Tommy and Ben talk about the drone strike by an Iranian-backed group on a US base in Jordan that killed three US service members, the pressure on Biden to retaliate against Iran directly, and the muddled politics of war. They also cover allegations that UN employees in Gaza participated in the October 7th Hamas attack, the International Court of Justice’s ruling about genocide charges against Israel, and Nancy Pelosi’s odd criticism of activists calling for a ceasefire. They also discuss NATO member fears about Russia, Trump floating major tariffs on China, a Kenyan court blocking the deployment of police to Haiti, and French farmers laying siege to Paris. Then, Tommy speaks with Ali Vaez, Iran Project Director at the International Crisis Group, about Iranian proxy groups, why Iran funds them, and the US conventional wisdom that Iran can only be deterred through military action.
Assassinations in Iran & Biden’s foreign policy team
A very Worldo mailbag
One last war for the road?
Trump lost, the world won
How the world sees our election
A Biden foreign policy
Rudy Giuliani's disinformation expo
North Korea debuts a massive new missile
COVID Commander-in-Chief
Trump’s foreign IOUs
Assassin-in-Chief
The Missing Peace
Trump’s military complex
From Putin to pandas with Karen Attiah
The RNC live from Jerusalem
Blockbuster Senate report on Russian election interference
Kamala Harris on the world stage
Explosions in Beirut
Ambassadors Gone Wild
Everything Mike Pompeo touches turns to sh*t
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