141: Abandoning our allies in Syria

141: Abandoning our allies in Syria

Tommy and Ben discuss Trump’s decision to pull US troops out of Syria and let Turkey begin a military campaign against the Kurds, a key US ally in the fight against ISIS. Then they try to understand why Republicans are only willing to criticize Trump’s Syria policy, explain why the NBA and Chinese government are fighting, and try to understand why Gordon Sondland, the US Ambassador to the European Union, was part of the quid pro quo with Ukraine. Finally they cover the latest on North Korea, Russia and Boris Johnson’s Brexit. Then Washington Post Beirut bureau chief Liz Sly calls in to talk about protests in Iraq and the view from the ground in Syria.

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255: Trump endorses a dictator

255: Trump endorses a dictator

Tommy and Ben talk about Trump’s endorsement of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and what it says about the future of democracy, the latest on Biden’s efforts to prevent Russia from invading Ukra...

5 Tammi 20221h 9min

254: China 101

254: China 101

Tommy and Ben are joined by Asia policy expert Danny Russel for a special episode that is entirely focused on China. They discuss Chinese President Xi Jinping’s background and worldview, Wolf Warrior ...

29 Joulu 20211h 4min

253: The Trump-Bibi Netanyahu bromance is dead

253: The Trump-Bibi Netanyahu bromance is dead

Tommy and Ben discuss why a holiday party is causing big problems for British PM Boris Johnson, why the Trump – Netanyahu bromance is officially dead, partying in Finland, an update on the assassinati...

15 Joulu 202159min

252: Biden’s Olympic Boycott

252: Biden’s Olympic Boycott

Tommy and Ben cover the US diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Olympics, Biden's call with Putin and rising tensions in Ukraine, Myanmar's ousted leader being unjustifiably sentenced to prison time, Jus...

8 Joulu 202155min

251: Rihanna replaces the Queen

251: Rihanna replaces the Queen

Tommy and Ben cover the Omicron variant, a history making Prime Minister in Sweden, the Nordstream 2 pipeline and tensions in Ukraine, corruption and spies in international soccer, Jared Kushner goes ...

1 Joulu 20211h 12min

250: What happened to Peng Shuai?

250: What happened to Peng Shuai?

Tommy and Ben talk about the allegations by and disappearance of Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai, calls to boycott the Beijing winter Olympics, British PM Boris Johnson’s rough couple of weeks, economi...

24 Marras 20211h 18min

249: The case for invading Australia

249: The case for invading Australia

Ben and Tommy talk about reports of a potential war crime by the US military in Syria, tensions on the border of Belarus and Poland, increased concern that Russia might invade Ukraine, Biden’s (virtua...

17 Marras 20211h 18min

248: Rhodes goes to Glasgow

248: Rhodes goes to Glasgow

This week, Ben calls in from the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow where he’s traveling with President Obama. In this episode Ben and Tommy cover the latest news from COP26, the increasingly dire civil ...

10 Marras 20211h 11min

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