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Foreign Policy Focus #124 – North Korea Tests New Missile

by Kyle Anzalone | Nov 29, 2017 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #124, I discuss North Korea's recent missile test and events around Africa. I give the details and some analysis of Nort Korea's missile test. I also discuss the reaction from world leaders. I examine the situation In Zimbabwe, a new president has been sworn in...

5/5/17 Chris Deliso on US meddling in Macedonia’s government, and the European backlash against refugee migration

by Scott Horton | May 5, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Chris Deliso, author of Migration, Terrorism, and the Future of a Divided Europe: A Continent Transformed, discusses the indications that US Ambassador to Macedonia Jess Baily is trying to orchestrate a coup without the knowledge or approval of the Trump...

News Roundup 4/24/17

by Kyle Anzalone | Apr 24, 2017 | Blog

Trump says he is not involved in the decision to arrest Assage or not. Trump says he will support Sessions if he decides to pursue charges against Assange. [Link] A look into nuclear weapons around the globe. [Link] Worldwide defense spending was up 0.4% in 2016....

US General Wants to Hike Intervention in Somalia

by Jason Ditz | Mar 26, 2017 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Seeks Trump Approval for Airstrikes Against al-Shabaab US African Commander Gen. Thomas Waldhauser today confirmed that he is still seeking increased authority to carry out attacks in Somalia, seeking President Trump’s permission for more “flexibility” in carrying out...

3/10/17 Joost Hiltermann on Trump’s deluded reasoning for ramping up the fight in Yemen

by Scott Horton | Mar 10, 2017 | The Scott Horton Show

Joost Hiltermann, program director for the Middle East and North Africa at the International Crisis Group, discusses the Trump administration's mistaken view that the Houthis in Yemen are an Iranian proxy-militia like Hezbollah in Lebanon. Hiltermann also debunks...

Walter Scott Shooting: Single Juror Forces Deadlock

by The Guardian | Dec 2, 2016 | Featured Articles, Justice

The jury in the murder trial of former police officer Michael Slager, who shot and killed unarmed African American Walter Scott as he ran away, is at deadlock after a single juror indicated during dramatic scenes in court they were unwilling to find the 35-year-old...

Stanley L. Cohen on sabotaged hostage negotiations and the threat of a Clinton presidency

by Scott Horton | Sep 16, 2016 | The Scott Horton Show

Stanley L. Cohen, a lawyer and human rights activist who has done extensive work in the Middle East and Africa, discuses why the US government sabotaged his negotiations with the Islamic State to free humanitarian aid worker Peter Kassig, who was executed in 2014; and...

04/10/04 – Bill Kelsey – The Scott Horton Show

by Scott Horton | Apr 10, 2004 | The Scott Horton Show

Philip Dru interviews Bill Kelsey about the situation in Iraq. He is a pilot for Airserv International, which is an NGO that provides emergency relief aid to war-torn countries in Africa and the Middle East. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1z-rZAMmf0&t=2s

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