There is a Game of 3D Chess Going On--The Question is Can Any World Leaders Actually Play?
Move are afoot--everywhere. In the Koreas, North and South are posturing pre-negotiations while back in the U.S. the president is writing his Nobel Prize acceptance speech. In the Middle East, Israe...
1 Maj 201856min
A EURONERD FEAST
Not since Chevy Chase's European Vacation has an American brought so much mayhem to U.S. Trans-Atlantic Relations. Perhaps new Secretary of State Mike Pompeo can start to make amends on his first tri...
26 Apr 201850min
He's a Nixer, Not a Fixer
With John Bolton loose in the West Wing, what will happen to US foreign policy? Deep State Radio's Rosa Brooks hosts in David Rothkopf's absence, joined by regulars Kori Schake of the International In...
24 Apr 201852min
The "Stormy" Kim Illusion
When Donald Trump thinks about Kim Jong Un he sees Stormy Daniels. At least he sees what he saw that night long ago with Ms. Daniels, which is something that he wanted very very much, that he needed ...
19 Apr 201848min
Trump's Got 99 Problems But Too Much Respect for the Law Ain't One of Them...
The Syria strike was likely highly ineffective due to the fact that it was limited in impact, came without a long-term strategy or much likelihood of follow-up actions to end the use of chemical weapo...
17 Apr 201851min
A Foolish Consistency is the Hobgoblin of Small Hands
Every day in Trumpassic Era seems like a million years in geological time. Sex scandals, echoes of old pee tapes, pending missile strikes in search of a strategy, waves of national security experts l...
13 Apr 201848min
The Steering Wheel Doesn’t Connect to the Engine
John Bolton’s first day as National Security Advisor presents him with the kind of opportunities he has waited his entire life for—a choice between worsening relations and possible military action aga...
10 Apr 201853min
The World After Trump
The day after Trump leaves office some things will change immediately (like a terrible management style or diplomacy via Twitter or bad relations with Mexico) and some things will take years to fix (l...
5 Apr 201843min
