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- Yesterday1h 5m
E269 - Palestine Three Years After October 7 w/ Rashid Khalidi
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Danny and Derek welcome back to the show Rashid Khalidi, Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University and author of Palestine: A Primer, to talk about changes in the regional and political landscape of Palestine since October 7. They discuss adapting The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine for a younger audience, the devastation of Gaza, Hamas’s October 7 strategy and its miscalculations, the Biden administration’s support for Israel, changes in the Middle East after the war with Iran, shifting American attitudes toward Israel and Palestine, the prospects for Palestinian resistance, and the destruction of Gaza’s cultural and historical heritage. Be sure to grab a copy of Palestine: A Primer, an adaptation of The Hundred Years’ War on Palestine aimed toward a younger audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 3 days ago11 min
Bonus - The Israel Lobby’s Influence on American Politics w/ Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick (Preview)
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny speaks with Eli Clifton, senior advisor at the Quincy Institute, and Ian Lustick, professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, about how the Israel lobby helps shape American politics and foreign policy. They discuss the changing nature of the Israel lobby, billionaire donors and campaign finance, Christian Zionism and declining evangelical support for Israel, U.S. support for Israel after October 7, suppression of criticism of Israel, shifting generational attitudes toward Israel, antisemitism and right-wing opposition to Israel, and Donald Trump’s relationship with pro-Israel megadonors. Grab your copy of Eli and Ian’s book Israel’s Lobby: America in the Grip of a Foreign Power. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 6 days ago49 min
News - U.S.-Iran Talks Stall, Russia Nuclear Warning, Brazil Election w/ Alex Jordan
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. As Derek completes the final phase of his vision quest, Alex Jordan of the Always at War podcast fills in once more. In this week’s news: U.S.-Iran talks stall over the order of concessions ; Gulf oil exports return to prewar levels ; Netanyahu uses an attempted seizure of a FlyDubai flight to reinforce his agenda as an election approaches ; in Iraq, the U.S. ends its counter-ISIS mission ; Pete Hegseth launches Project Meridian to study the “future of warfare” ; Trump hosts tech leaders who pledge “tremendous” self-regulation ; British police arrest five men near RAF Fairford amid claims of Iranian involvement ; U.S. intelligence says Saudi Arabia is keeping a nuclear weapons option open ; Russia warns NATO of a nuclear response if Kaliningrad faces a blockade ; Germany’s foreign minister meets Russia’s foreign minister as Russian attacks hit Ukraine’s energy grid ; and Brazil prepares for a presidential election between Lula and Flávio Bolsonaro . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago1h 9m
E268 - A Modern History of Assassination w/ Simon Ball
Subscribe now to skip the ads and get all of our episodes. Danny and Derek welcome Simon Ball, professor of international history and politics at the University of Leeds, to the show for a discussion about the history of political assassination in the modern era. They talk about the assassination of Franz Ferdinand, political killing as a tool of statecraft, assassination and British imperial rule, its use by Western powers during World War II, the CIA and Cold War assassination programs, the JFK assassination and its surrounding conspiracies, the investigations of the 1970s and Gerald Ford’s ban on the practice, the rise of counter-assassination security, and the strategic limits of assassination. Be sure to grab a copy of Simon’s book Death to Order: A Modern History of Assassination. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago11 min
Bonus - The Struggle for Power in Libya w/ Wolfram Lacher (Preview)
Subscribe now for the full episode. Derek speaks with Wolfram Lacher, a senior associate at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs and author of Libya’s Fragmentation, about Libya’s political and military breakdown since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. They discuss Khalifa Haftar and the power dynamics in eastern Libya, militia power and political fragmentation in Tripoli and western Libya, control of Libya’s oil, Turkish and Russian involvement, the spillover of Libya’s conflicts into Mali, Chad, Sudan, and the Sahel, migrant smuggling and detention, Massad Boulos’s power-sharing plan, and the prospects for elections and a political settlement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 1 weeks ago45 min
News - Trump-Xi Summit, Iran Offers Hormuz Deal, Drones Near NATO Military Sites w/ Alex Jordan
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. Don’t forget that AP puts out a YouTube exclusive episode and a video version of our Wednesday episode every week! Studio 54 and Palladium are long gone, so the UN General Assembly is the biggest party New York currently has to offer. Meanwhile, Danny and guest host Alex Jordan bring you the news: Trump welcomes Xi as the U.S. and China extend the Busan trade truce ; at the UNGA, Trump threatens Iran and gloats about U.S. control of Venezuelan oil ; Iran offers to reopen the Strait of Hormuz with conditions ; Trump and Zelenskyy discuss an energy ceasefire ; the U.S. denies Mahmoud Abbas a visa as Benjamin Netanyahu gives his UN address ; the U.S., Denmark, and Greenland sign an Arctic security deal ; Venezuela pledges elections as Trump secures oil access ; the U.S. seeks a Sudan ceasefire ; the Houthis/Ansar Allah consolidate coastal gains and strike Saudi Arabia ; drones are spotted near NATO military sites in Germany and Poland ; Germany sees the AfD gain ground ; and United Russia wins Russia’s first parliamentary election since the Ukraine invasion . Watch Alex and Courtney Rawlings on Quincy’s Always at War. And check out the new mockumentary Lords of War. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago55 min
E267 - Mutiny of the College-Educated Worker w/ Noam Scheiber
Subscribe now for an ad-free experience and all of our episodes. Danny and Derek talk with Noam Scheiber, New York Times reporter and author, about the radicalization of American college graduates. They discuss a Starbucks union campaign, underemployment among recent grads, the Taylorization of white-collar jobs, AI, corporate fixation on labor costs, the “con” of college for millennials, and the collapse of meritocracy. Buy your copy of Noam’s book on the subject, Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
- 2 weeks ago11 min
Bonus - American Politics After the 2024 Vibe Shift w/ David Wallace-Wells (Preview)
Subscribe now for the full episode. Danny and Derek speak with journalist David Wallace-Wells about the decline of the liberal order before Trump 2.0 and the current political moment. They discuss the post-2024 vibe shift, Trump's falling popularity, the erosion of institutional trust, the new generation of Democratic Party leaders, the lack of oversight of AI, and China's leadership in green technology. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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