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39:56

Accidents Will Happen

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2021/09/22

Chinese espionage expert Matthew Brazil and Jeff Stein break down the controversy about Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley’s backchannel contact with his Chinese counterpart, and Jeanne Meserve and transnational crime expert Tom Sanderson discuss the emergence of Talibani Afghanistan as a terrorist state. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42:48

"8 Year-Old Assholes Cannot be Shamed": The Big...

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2021/09/20

After 9/11, investigators concluded one of the factors that put America at risk was that only 57 percent of nominees for top national security positions had been confirmed by the Congress and were in place.Today, that number is just over 26 percent.Random holds on nominees for indefensibly political reasons are putting this country at risk.The two worst offenders?Senators Cruz and Hawley.We discuss this with expert Loren deJonge Schulman, VP for Research at the Partnership for Public Service as well

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25:08

Sometimes the unthinkable happens: A conversation...

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2021/09/17

“Into the Forest” by Rebecca Frankel is more than just one of the best books of the year, it is a revealing journey into what makes us human…the good, the bad, the noble and the horrific. It reads like a great novel and contains much of the drama and resonance you would expect from such a work but also is infused with the detail that comes of great journalism.We speak with the author, former Executive Editor of Foreign Policy, Rebecca Frankel, author of the New York Times best-seller “War Dogs”

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41:18

When the President is a Madman How Patriotism and...

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2021/09/16

In the news recently, reports that General Mark Milley sought to counsel Chinese leaders in way that might avoidaccidental conflict have caused controversy.Was Milley doing his duty? Or was he undermining his commander-in-chief? Similarly, it is reported that Vice President Mike Pence sought counsel from formerVice President Dan Quayle about whether he could or should follow throughon President Trump's request that he Pence invalidate 2020 election results.Quayle stood up for principle and the law

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56:41

Girding for New and Old Threats

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2021/09/15

Extremism expert Kathleen Belew talks with Jeanne Meserve about new factors raising the potential for violence at Sept.18 Capitol protests, while former senior CIA ops official Dan Hoffman tells Jeff Stein that the Kabul collapse has given Al Qaeda and ISIS new life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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34:36

How Do You Feel About the Urge to Surge?

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2021/09/13

While Congress holds hearings questioning the Secretary of State about.the conduct of America's exit from Afghanistan, it probably should also turn its attention to drawing the lessons of the 20 years of warfare, sacrifice and frustration that proceeded that exit. What might those lessons be? And what might come next for the Biden foreign policy team?We discuss with Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute, Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University School of Law and Ed Luce of the Financial

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43:19

The Talibanization of the Supreme Court

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2021/09/10

The midnight decision of the Supreme Court that basically allowed a technicality to sweep aside the constitutional right to an abortion that has been a fact of American life for half a century bodes very ill for the future of that institution and for the country.When Justice Brett Kavanaugh is the philosophical center of the court, you know we have entered a dark chapter in our history.The majority represent not conservative but religious extremist views and this most recent decision will likely be

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39:48

The Man Who Loved Spying

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2021/09/09

In a riveting new memoir, former senior CIA officer Doug London celebrates a career in espionage, but in a lengthy conversation with host Jeff Stein, he offer candid, even brutal observations on how 20 years of counterterrorism warped the agency’s priorities and managers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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31:24

Here, Right Matters...or Does It?: A Conversation...

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2021/09/08

Lt. Colonel Alexander Vindman knew when he went into the Trump White House to work on the National Security Council that he may be asked to do things that were "awful but lawful."As a serving army officer in those cases he would be obligated to follow the orders of the Commander-in-Chief. But he also knew there was a line that he would not cross. He would not follow an unlawful order, he would not help even the president break the law. As a result of his conscience--which drew directlyon his

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50:14

America's 2000 Yard Stare: Coping With Crises Closing...

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2021/09/02

COVID. Wildfires in the west. Hurricanes in the Gulf and storms in the East. A women's right to choose under siege. A corrupted justice system. Economic inequality. Racial division. Democracy in the ICU. Any one of these crises would be a challenge for a generation. We face them all at once.The result is something like "the 2000 yard stare," the sign of a battle worn soldier unable to fight. But we must fight. The question is how. We discuss all this on a vitally important special edition of the

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56:03

Kabul’s loss and a new 9/11 terror warning

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2021/09/01

Author Craig Whitlock talks with Jeff Stein about US intelligence’s place in 20 years of lies and deception in Afghanistan, and Jeanne Meserve interviews Coast Guard Commandant Karl Schultz about a terror alert for the 9/11 anniversary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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30:13

I Alone Can Fix It: A Conversation with Carol Leonnig

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2021/09/01

A lot of books have been written aboutDonald Trump and the Trump years president.Few have evoked the almost surreal atmosphere of those years as well as "I Alone Can Fix It,"the history of the last year of the administration from Washington Post reporters Carol Leonnig and Philip Rucker.We sit down with Carol Leonnig to discuss the book and what it has led her to conclude about the former president, those around him, their party and the state of American politics.Don't miss it. Hosted on Acast. See

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43:49

As We Approach the Afghanistan Deadline: Looking Back...

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2021/08/30

It has been difficult to have a serious, balanced conversation about what the U.S. and this administration has done right in managing the exit from Afghanistan and what we have done wrong. That is a problem that has plagued the U.S. for the entire 20 year period we have conducted the war and, in fact, it may be one of the reasons the outcome to that conflict has been so unsatisfactory.Nonetheless, on this episode we try to cover a range of views in a thoughtful and respectful way.Our guests are Max

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45:57

Why Did Trump Turn Away Our Afghan Allies?

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2021/08/27

The reason the crowds thronging the outskirts of the airportin Kabul were so large was in part due to a concerted effort--against the advice of many in his administration--by former President Trump and his aide Stephen Miller to block our Afghan allies (like allies in Iraq) from entering the United States. They shut down relevant visa programs. They created obstacle after obstacle. And they did so after being warned that such actions would put interpreters and otherswho assisted us at risk. That is

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46:06

The Human Factor

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2021/08/26

Top former CIA operations official William Murray talks with Jeanne Meserve about the loss of the agency's spy base in Kabul, while Africa expert Jacob Zenn assesses the impact of the Taliban-Al Qaeda triumph on militants across the continent, with Jeff Stein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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37:01

Rothkopf vs. the Washington Hivemind (a Reasonable...

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2021/08/23

An episode in which we bring to life the debate that even the best of friends can have over the conduct of recent events in Afghanistan, their likely origins, and their likely consequences.Why are so many peopleso wrong about this when host David Rothkopf is so right?Where does Rothkopf get his courage?And why do the producers let Rothkopf write these podcast summaries when either Ed Luce or Rosa Brooks, who are really the stars of the episode, would have described it so much better and so

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50:37

Implications for the Kabul Catastrophe

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2021/08/18

Counterterrorism expert and Georgetown University Professor, Bruce Hoffman explains the drastic implications of the Taliban triumph, and journalist Toby Harnden talks about his new book on the first CIA team to enter Afghanistan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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25:35

Ali Soufan on the Taliban’s Global Plans

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2021/08/17

The celebrated former FBI special agent and counterterrorism specialist says the Taliban aspire to undermining the West’s “Roman Empire.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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41:26

Afghanistan Special Report: Where Do We Go from Here...

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2021/08/16

The heart-rending scenes from Kabul Airport are now seared into our collective consciousness. The 20 year war in Afghanistan has clearly come to a disastrous end. While that may have been inevitable, the current chaos has nonetheless come as a shock.What should the administration do now? How to help those they can and manage the situation going forward?And what lessons can we draw after a two-decade long, misguided intervention in Afghanistan that will certainly go down as one of the great foreign

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45:02

America in a Moment of Grave Peril: A Conversation...

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2021/08/13

We are at a watershed in our history. Some days it feels like justice and accountability are gaining ground and the outcome of this turning point may be a good one.On other days, the threats to our democracy grow and the very real possibility of a turn to authoritarianism in the US looms.There are echoes of this moment throughout our history.We turn to Boston College history professor and noted commentator Heather Cox Richardson to discuss recent developments and long-term historical

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