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Mugabe is the George Washington of Zimbabwe
Episode 44
Tommy talks with Africa expert Ambassador Johnnie Carson about the coup in Zimbabwe that toppled Robert Mugabe, and the recent political turmoil in K…
8 years, 6 months ago
WTF happened in Lebanon and ISIS update
Episode 43
Tommy talks with Middle East and ISIS expert Rob Malley about the resignation of Lebanon’s Prime Minister and how it plays into a broader middle east…
8 years, 6 months ago
Trump’s adventures in Asia
Episode 42
Tommy and Asia expert and career diplomat Danny Russel discuss President Trump’s five nation, 13 day trip to Asia. They cover North Korea, Trump’s de…
8 years, 6 months ago
Middle East Peace
Episode 41
Tommy talks with former Senator Majority Leader and US Special Envoy for Middle East Peace George Mitchell and Alon Sachar about their book A Path to…
8 years, 7 months ago
Hunting Osama bin Laden
Episode 40
Tommy sits down with Michael Morell, the former acting Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. They discuss his experience as President Bush’s b…
8 years, 7 months ago
A civil, bipartisan foreign policy discussion (aka clickbait)
Episode 39
Tommy talks with Republican Congressman and Air Force veteran Adam Kinzinger. They discuss Trump’s decision to decertify the Iran deal, North Korea, …
8 years, 7 months ago
A republican critique of Trump’s foreign policy
Episode 38
Tommy and Eliot Cohen, a counselor to Condoleezza Rice during the Bush administration, talks about his Atlantic piece “How Trump is Ending the Americ…
8 years, 7 months ago
Mystery attacks in Cuba and the man who ran the Navy
Episode 37
First, Tommy talks with Ben Rhodes about the mysterious attacks on our diplomats in Havana and the Trump administration’s decision to expel Cuban off…
8 years, 7 months ago
The rise of the European far-right
Episode 36
Tommy talks with Europe expert Dr. Karen Donfried about the German elections and the rise of the far-right AfD party. They also discuss why Russian h…
8 years, 8 months ago
Crisis in Burma
Episode 35
Tommy talks with New York Times columnist Nick Kristof and Nexus Fund Executive Director Sally Smith about the ongoing ethnic cleansing happening rig…
8 years, 8 months ago