Introduction In the mainstream view, al-Qaeda did not play a role in the Syria conflict until Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi dispatched his deputy, Abu Muhammad al-Jolani, to Syria in August 2011 to establish a wing of the group there, called...
President Trump doubled as chief dealmaker on Tuesday. “We're going to be signing a document today, very large transaction,” said Trump. “It’s a transaction that will be purchasing a lot of Boeing jets, that means a lot of jobs,” he added without elaborating....
After nearly two decades of bloodshed, meaningful progress is finally being made towards a conclusion of the war in Afghanistan. Negotiations with the Taliban in Qatar have achieved an uncommon consistency. On the domestic front, a bipartisan resolution matching the...
On FPF #317, I discuss Trump's meeting with Kim Jong-un and US talks with the Taliban. The meeting with Kim ended early and without a peace agreement. Trump said the talks were positive. In Qatar, US officials are meeting with Taliban leadership. The talks will be...
Kill 126. Just before sitting down to talk with Americans in Qatar. The Taliban always were known for their subtle sense of humor.
The US government estimates Medicare will be insolvent by 2026. [Link] A report claims that National Security Advisor John Bolton was barred from attending the meeting between Trump and Kim Yong Chol by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. [Link] Bowe Bergdahl will not...
3,000 Google employees sign an open letter addressed to the company arguing Google should not contract with the Pentagon. [Link] A video of Ahed Tamimi's interrogations has been released. The video show's the Israeli interrogators threatening Ahed's friend and family...
Reporter Mark Perry returns to the show to discuss his latest article for The American Conservative, "The Political Forces Behind Rex Tillerson's Firing." Perry begins by breaking down what he calls the "Qatar Fiasco" and the role that Israel and its friendly American...
Reporter Mark Perry returns to the show to discuss his latest article for The American Conservative, "The Political Forces Behind Rex Tillerson's Firing." Perry begins by breaking down what he calls the "Qatar Fiasco" and the role that Israel and its friendly American...
Foreign Policy in Focus columnist Conn Hallinan returns to the show to discuss his latest article for Foreign Policy in Focus, "The Tortured Politics Behind the Persian Gulf Crisis." Hallinan details the reasons for the rising tensions between Qatar and their former...
Mark Perry returns to the show to discuss his latest article in the American Conservative, detailing how Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner has the president's ear in the Middle East and how Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Secretary of Defense James Mattis...
Derek Davidson, formerly of the Rand Corporation, Middle East and Iran specialist and writer at lobelog.com, on his article from June 5th, “What’s Happening in the Persian Gulf”. Davidson explains the complex situation between the Whabbi Qataris and rival Saudis, the...
Gareth Porter, an independent investigative journalist and winner of the 2012 Gellhorn Prize for journalism, discusses President Obama's decision to help arm the Syrian opposition to appease Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar; then-CIA Director David Petraeus's role in...
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