North Korean state media published a statement reaffirming its commitment to maintain nuclear weapons in response to the US, Japan, and South Korea issuing a statement calling for the Korean Peninsula to be free of nuclear weapons. On Monday, Secretary of State Marco...
A senior Iranian official said the two sides remain far from a potential deal after US and Iranian officials held their first known indirect talks since the ceasefire collapsed in July. A senior Iranian official said on Wednesday that Tehran was reviewing Washington’s...
Download Audio. Scott interviews Ben Aris about the war in Ukraine. Aris uses his deep expertise of Russian society and the ongoing war to give us a window into the evolving nature of the conflict and the barriers to peace facing both sides. Discussed on the show:...
In response to US sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector, several Middle Eastern states have suspended flights operated by Iranian airlines. However, Beijing has not adopted the American sanctions, and flights to China continue. On Wednesday, a US deadline for...
The Senate narrowly voted to reject legislation that would require President Donald Trump to end the war against Iran. The Senate voted against the War Powers resolution 49-50 on Thursday, largely along party lines. Republican Senators Thom Tillis, Susan Collins,...
When President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping met in Beijing this past May, the outcome was largely as anticipated: ceremonial pomp, a handful of commercial commitments, rhetorical emphasis on “stability,” and little progress on the structural frictions...
Located in Northeast Africa, Sudan receives relatively little attention in discussions of global geopolitics. This is despite the country being embroiled in a devastating civil war between Sudan’s army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) since 2023. With potentially...
A miracle survival story can be true and still be used as propaganda, and that tension is exactly what we can’t ignore. We bring back Lt.Col. Karen Kwiatkowski to react to the long-awaited 60 Minutes appearance by the rescued Iran shootdown survivor known as “Bravo”...
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the US has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to attend the Group of 20 (G20) summit in Miami later this year. Rubio made the announcement after meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Ukrainian President...
Four Republican Senators penned a letter calling on the White House to approve massive weapons sales to Taiwan. According to sources speaking with Reuters, US arms sales to Taiwan will top Chinese President Xi Jinping's agenda when he meets with President Donald Trump...
