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FPF #227 – Trump’s Foreign Policy Playbook

by Kyle Anzalone | Aug 1, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF #227, I discuss Trump's foreign policy. It appears Trump is using the same plan with Iran that he believes brought North Korea to agree to denuclearize. I explain how Trump misunderstands how the peace process developed in North Korea and why a similar US...

7/23/18 Trita Parsi on Iran

by Scott Horton | Jul 27, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

Trita Parsi discusses President Trump's recent showdown with President Rouhani over Twitter. Some have suggested that much like with North Korea, Trump is simply using harsh language as a tactic to set up negotiations, but, Parsi argues, in the case of North Korea,...

News Roundup 7/23/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 23, 2018 | News Roundup

Trump invited Putin to the White House. [Link] Spain's Supreme Court withdraws its European Arrest Warrant for the Catalan separatist leaders. [Link] German leader Merkel said US/Russia talks should be normal. [Link] Sam Husseini tells his story of being removed from...

News Roundup 7/19/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 19, 2018 | News Roundup

US tech companies are becoming a part of the military-industrial complex. [Link] Trump questions if NATO's Mutual Defense Pact could lead to unnecessary war for the US. [Link] Trump is right to blame the US for the poor relationship with Russia. [Link] Trump said...

7/11/18 Franz-Stefan Gady on North Korea

by Scott Horton | Jul 15, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show

Journalist Franz-Stefan Gady joins Scott to discuss his recent article, "How the ‘Deep State’ Stopped a US President From Withdrawing US Troops From Korea", about President Carter's efforts to demilitarize and denuclearize the Korean Peninsula, before being stymied by...

Media, Hardliners Play Up North Korean Nuclear “Deception” Claim

by Gareth Porter | Jul 13, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy

Just as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was about to leave for denuclearization negotiations in Pyongyang, a spate of media stories reported that North Korea is deceiving the Trump administration by seeking to hide some of its nuclear facilities. Those stories suggest...

FPF #219 – Apathy Kills

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 13, 2018 | Conflicts of Interest

On FPF#219, I discuss how Americans apathy towards our foreign policy leads to unnecessary deaths. America's longest war has tried the same failed policies over and over with only death and destruction as a result. However, Americans continue to elect leaders and...

News Roundup 7/11/18

by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 11, 2018 | News Roundup

Trump pardons Oregon ranchers Dwight and Steven Hammond. [Link] Trump's policy of detaining and separating migrant families at the border will end. The new policy will be to allow families to remain in the US with GPS ankle monitors. [Link] North Korea's reaction to...

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