Peter Berkowitz on Israel at War: A Nation United and Divided
Three months after October 7 and amidst the ongoing war in Gaza, what is the national mood in Israel? How are the partisan divisions which gripped Israel in recent years playing out in wartime? How wi...
5 Jan 20241h 1min
Ruth Wisse on Anti-Semitism—and Why it Matters
What is anti-Semitism? Why is Israel under attack on college campuses?In this Conversation, released originally in 2014, Bill Kristol spoke with Ruth Wisse, a distinguished professor of Yiddish Litera...
14 Des 20231h 48min
Jonathan Karl: What Would a Second Trump Term Look Like?
Has Donald Trump changed since he first ran for president in 2015? How is he conducting his campaign now? What might a second Trump term look like?To discuss these questions, we are joined by Jonathan...
28 Nov 20231h 10min
Ray Takeyh on 10/7, Hamas, and Iran
To what extent was the Iranian regime involved in Hamas’s attack on Israel? What role are other Iranian proxies such as Hezbollah playing in the conflict—and where do things stand with Iran’s quest fo...
17 Nov 20231h 6min
Eric Edelman on the New World Disorder
Since Hamas launched its brutal attack on Israel on October 7, the Middle East is the site of a new war, which could escalate in ways that are unpredictable and dangerous. In Europe, the Ukraine War g...
31 Okt 20231h 11min
Jason Furman on the Economy: Where Are We Now—and Where Might We Be Going?
What is the state of the economy today? To discuss, we are joined, again, by Harvard economist Jason Furman, who was deputy director of the National Economic Council during the Financial Crisis and th...
11 Okt 202355min
Fred Kagan on Ukraine: Where Things Stand
Where do things stand in Ukraine? What are the battlefield results of the Ukrainian counteroffensive so far, and what military and political outcomes might follow? Why should the US and allies contin...
29 Sep 20231h 10min
James Carville on Biden, Trump, the Democrats, and 2024
t’s 14 months before the presidential election. With a Trump v. Biden matchup on the horizon, veteran Democratic strategist James Carville begins with a bracing assessment: “If this election was this ...
14 Sep 20231h 5min
