The FCC voted to repeal Net Neutrality regulations. [Link] The Walt Disney Company is attempting to acquire 21st Century Fox. [Link] In 2017, the US sold 58% of all global weapon sales. [Link] Nick Turse explains how Trump has expanded on the Obama policy of using...
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News Roundup 12/14/17
Omarosa Manigault resigns her position in the Trump administration. [Link] Trump's 60-day deadline for Congress to act on the Iran nuclear deal has passed. [Link] Tina Smith has been appointed to replace Al Franken in the Senate by the Minnesota governor. [Link] Doug...
Pentagon Openly Threatens to Shoot Down Russian Jets Over Eastern Syria
Two weeks ago I wondered if heightened Pentagon rhetoric about “unsafe Russian flying practices” in Syria was to prepare the media for a possible shoot down of a Russian plane by the US. Now the US has moved on to openly threatening to do so. Recall, on November 24th...
Foreign Policy Focus #119 – Zimbabwe Coup
On FPF #119, I discuss the coup to remove Robert Mugabe as president of Zimbabwe. The military commander behind the coup has insisted that this is not a coup. The former Vice President is poised to take power as the 93-year-old Mugabe is ousted. The AU and UN have...
News Roundup 11/17/17
The judge has declared a mistrial in Senator Bob Menendez's corruption case. [Link] The House passes a tax reform bill. [Link] 5,000 barrels of oil have spilled from the Dakota Access Pipeline. [Link] Dan McAdams explains how the US plans to influence Hungarian...
News Roundup 11/16/17
The FDA announces they will begin seizing shipments of kratom. [Link] Trump ends his Asia trip and skips the East Asia Summit. [Link] China will send a high-level envoy to North Korea. [Link] South Korea says the US needs their consent before attacking North Korea....
Foreign Policy Focus #115 – The Rise of ISIS with Will Porter
Will Porter returns to FPF for ep. 115. Will discuss the rise of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Will starts with the origins and founders of the group that would one day declare a caliphate. Will analyzes the US role in Iraq, Libya, and Syria that led to the...
News Roundup 11/6/17
26 people have been killed in a shooting at a Texas church. [Link] Senator Rand Paul was assaulted in his home. [Link] James Bovard on the increasing censorship of social media. [Link] The 'Paradise Papers' have been leaked. The papers include 13.4 million documents...
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