Madman Gambit or Madman Diagnosis?
Is the president playing three-dimensional chess with the world by constantly offering different policies with different tone and apparently different objectives from the rest of his team including hi...
3 Okt 201748min
Why Can't the Kurds Catch a Break?
In this episode of Deep State Radio we journey from Kurdistan to the ski slopes of Afghanistan, from senior proms in Kabul to Iraq, from Catalonia to China. In short, Tom Ricks, Kori Schake, Rosa Br...
28 Sep 201747min
The Only Discussion of the North Korea Situation You'll Ever Need
We could say a lot about this episode of Deep State Radio but there is really nothing more that needs to be said beyond the fact that this discussion featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning military historia...
26 Sep 201752min
Let's Have a Parade With Really Big Missiles!
Trump's unguided missile of a UN speech was not the only thing flying around the Deep State this week. On this episode of Deep State Radio, the heart of our line up, Kori Schake of Stanford Universi...
21 Sep 201749min
Will Donald Trump Despoil the UNGA Punchbowl?
It's UNGA week, the big party for the world's leaders as they come to NYC for the opening of the UN General Assembly. Of course, this year is marked by the fact that it's Donald Trump's first UNGA as...
19 Sep 201747min
NORK, NORK. WHO'S THERE?
It's the one question everyone in the world has on their minds--other than will Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson really run for president in 2020. And that is where will Johnson's predecessor as commander-i...
13 Sep 201748min
9/11 Sixteen Years Later: Would Bin Laden View Trump as a Sign of His Mission's Success
Donald and Melania Trump presided over 9/11 remembrance ceremonies on Monday for the first time as president. Trump seemed awkward and his language was stilted. He does not do compassion well. But ...
12 Sep 201743min
Intermestic? Domenational? How Trump’s problems at home translate into a global mess.
Donald Trump ends the DACA program. He tacitly supports white supremacists. He goes after Muslims. He wants a wall. He attacks the courts. He can’t get anything done but can’t stop talking about it. H...
7 Sep 201747min
