Aaron Friedberg on the Iran War and the View from Beijing
“It’s hard for me to see how [the war] ends in a way that enhances our position in the world generally—and, in particular, enhances our position with relation to the country that I still think is our ...
19 Mars 1h 20min
Doug Sosnik on What to Expect in 2026—and Why 2028 Will Be Different
“Whatever happens in 2026, I think no one should take any interpretation of that as a precursor to what’s going to happen in 2028.” So argues Doug Sosnik, former political director for Bill Clinton a...
27 Feb 1h 12min
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick: Trump’s Mass Deportation Regime
“The US government wants to arrest, detain, and deport one in every 24 people in the country—4% of the US population. That cannot be done without fundamentally transforming who we are as a people and ...
12 Feb 1h 20min
Francis Fukuyama on Trump’s Bullying and Europe’s Response
“The Europeans have been in this alliance [NATO] to protect themselves, largely from Russia and other aggressors. And now it has an aggressor within the gates, so to speak. And that’s quite an extraor...
22 Jan 1h 1min
Ron Brownstein on What’s Ahead in 2026—and in 2028
Where do things stand in American politics as we head into a midterm election year? To discuss these questions we are joined again by Ron Brownstein, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and senior CNN poli...
30 Dec 20251h 22min
Robert Kagan on Trump’s Foreign Policy and the New World Disorder
“We take for granted the degree of peace that we’ve enjoyed over the past eight plus decades. And we think that’s the norm. The norm is actually a lot more like what the world looked like before 1945....
4 Dec 20251h 13min
Steve Hayes on the Life and Legacy of Dick Cheney
Dick Cheney (1941-2025) is widely regarded as one of the most consequential vice presidents in American history. To discus his life and legacy, we are joined by Steve Hayes, CEO and editor of The Disp...
20 Nov 20251h 18min
Jonathan Karl on Trump’s Retribution Presidency
How has the second Trump presidency differed from the first? How did Trump’s experiences during his time out of office and on the campaign trail in 2024—including his trial in New York and the assassi...
28 Okt 20251h 5min
