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...
Pakistan
7/27/18 Eric Margolis on Imran Khan’s Election in Pakistan
by Scott Horton | Jul 30, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Foreign correspondent Eric Margolis is interviewed on Imran Khan's winning campaign in Pakistan and the geopolitical implications of his election. Khan's biography, his political activities, and Margolis's thoughts on Pakistan's political direction is discussed in...
News Roundup 7/30/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 30, 2018 | News Roundup
A judge dismisses the murder for hire charge against Ross Ulbricht with prejudice. [Link] In 2018, the city of Chicago has agreed to pay $45 million in settlements for police misconduct. [Link] An ICE detainee with schizophrenia commits suicide after spending 21 days...
News Roundup 7/25/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 25, 2018 | News Roundup
A Georgia sheriff buys a $70,000 Dodge Charger with civil asset forfeiture money. [Link] Trump says he is ready to make a real deal with Iran. [Link] More than half of Germans believe Europe can defend itself without US assistance. [Link] South Korea will reduce...
News Roundup 7/12/18
by Kyle Anzalone | Jul 12, 2018 | News Roundup
A poll of Germans finds they do not want US troops in their country. [Link] Trump demands NATO member states spend 4% of GDP on defense. [Link] Macedonia is invited to join NATO. Macedonia's membership will be contingent on reaching a deal with Greece over the...
Diversity Agonies
by Craig Cantoni | Jul 8, 2018 | Featured Articles
The racial diversity movement began with R. Roosevelt Thomas, Jr., with his 1990 Harvard Business Review article, “From Affirmative Action to Affirming Diversity.” His thesis was that with the growth of racial minorities in the nation, it would behoove companies to...
6/29/18 Alyssa Sims on Drone Strikes in Libya
by Scott Horton | Jul 3, 2018 | The Scott Horton Show
Drone expert Alyssa Sims joins Scott to talk about the strikes in Libya and the difficulty in getting accurate estimates of civilian casualties. She explains that in some cases researchers have to resort to finding pictures of dead bodies on social media and...
Fool's Errand – A Late Review
by Zack Sorenson | Jul 2, 2018 | Featured Articles, Foreign Policy
When Scott Horton first published Fool’s Errand, I immediate bought and read about three quarters of it. Then I stalled. My excitement for this wonderful book soared, and I remember reading it so enthusiastically that I brought it with me into the wilds of an Oregon...
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Decoding Trump
We discuss Trump’s ideology (or lack thereof) and watch the 2nd presidential debate of 1992.
[GUEST] Matt Wolfson: Israeli Connection to Maduro Kidnapping/ Will Zionists Get Their War With Iran?
Missed signals are costly; misplaced confidence is worse. We open by unpacking the concrete indicators that war planners watch—carrier deployments, airspace changes, and last‑minute strike deliberations—and what they tell us about the real likelihood of a U.S. hit on...
Breathe the waves of peace
He stood composed, the wind pushed him. The trees waved and leaned above and around. Clouds considered rain, though retained a deep grey. Birds, breeze and his own breathing a convalescence of harmony. He was alone. Standing as if on a horse, the ancient position...
The Kyle Anzalone Show [GUEST] Nick Cleveland-Stout on Making Big Money on War: Polymarket and Think Tanks
What happens when war becomes a market and foreign policy turns into an odds board? We dive into the uneasy world of prediction platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi, where traders place bets on battlefield maps, covert raids, and even the exact words politicians will...
Maps Don’t Lie
The Greenland drama is amusing but reality about the players is rather sobering. A casual look at Russia's habitual military presence in the Arctic for generations dispels any illusion. Europe is presently making lots of noise in a scheduled exercise in Greenland to...
The Kyle Anzalone Show: From ICE To “I Seized Your Oil”
A young woman lies dead on a Minneapolis street, an ICE officer pulled the trigger, and the official story leans on power instead of necessity. We open with what the footage actually shows, why the shot trajectory matters, and how a federal investigation shifts...
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