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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231: An assassination in Haiti and protests in Cuba

231: An assassination in Haiti and protests in Cuba

Tommy and Ben discuss the assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse, the ongoing protests in Cuba, how President Biden should respond to ransomware attacks, new US ambassador nominations, the i...

14 Heinä 20211h 9min

230: World’s worst space race

230: World’s worst space race

Tommy and Ben discuss the US withdrawal from Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, why billionaires are racing to ride rockets, Xi Jinping’s speech celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Communist...

7 Heinä 20211h 13min

229: Private mercenaries and naked sunbathers

229: Private mercenaries and naked sunbathers

Tommy and Ben discuss updates on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan, the discovery of hundreds of bodies at former residential schools for Indigenous children in Canada, Saudi mercenaries getting trai...

30 Kesä 20211h 36min

228: Iranian elections and Justin Bieber’s state visit

228: Iranian elections and Justin Bieber’s state visit

Tommy and Ben discuss the results of the presidential election in Iran, regional elections in France and why Justin Bieber went to visit the French president, the impact of the Putin-Biden summit, Bit...

23 Kesä 20211h 9min

227: Bye bye Bibi!

227: Bye bye Bibi!

Tommy and Ben discuss President Biden’s first foreign trip and meeting with Vladimir Putin, the end of Bibi Netanyahu’s 15 year hold on power, a Twitter ban in Nigeria, a breakthrough in the fight aga...

16 Kesä 20211h 13min

226: Joe's Eurovision 2021

226: Joe's Eurovision 2021

Tommy and Ben discuss how Bibi Netanyahu has gone full Trump in an attempt to break up the opposition coalition in Israel, presidential elections in Nicaragua and Peru, crackdowns on journalists in My...

9 Kesä 20211h 10min

225: Boris elopes, Bibi on the ropes (with Afua Hirsch)

225: Boris elopes, Bibi on the ropes (with Afua Hirsch)

Ben and guest co-host journalist Afua Hirsch do a deep dive into the biggest stories in British politics including Dominic Cummings' damning testimony, Boris Johnson's secret wedding, why Viktor Orbán...

2 Kesä 20211h 26min

224: Belarus hijacks a plane (and Samantha Power)

224: Belarus hijacks a plane (and Samantha Power)

Tommy and Ben discuss how the Belarusian president forced a plan to land so he could arrest a journalist, the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, a spike in coronavirus cases in Japan ahead of the Tok...

26 Touko 20211h 32min

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