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Danger Lurks in J.D. Vance’s Negotiations with Iran
Mark Dubowitz on the high-stakes uncertainty surrounding ceasefire negotiations.
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Danger Lurks in J.D. Vance’s Negotiations with Iran
Mark Dubowitz on the high-stakes uncertainty surrounding ceasefire negotiations.
Aaron MacLean
42M
Neal Stephenson on AI, Rome, and How Civilizations Decline
Why the prophetic sci-fi author looks to ancient Rome to understand the future.
Shilo Brooks
47M
Did Live Nation Kill Live Music?
As a jury gets set to weigh whether Live Nation violates antitrust laws, one promoter says the company has crushed the independent music business.
Poppy Damon and Evan Gardner
10M
Why Iran’s Reform Movement Failed
Historian Arash Azizi lived through Iran’s failed reform movement. Now he studies it.
Eli Lake
53M
Niall Ferguson: Why Iran Thinks It’s Winning
‘President Trump may have made a mistake by not deploying ground forces. Because without them, it’s simply not going to be possible to shut down the…
Rafaela Siewert
36M
Is the Strait of Hormuz Closed Forever? with Sal Mercogliano
The maritime history and shipping expert explains the way that maritime traffic remains at the center of the global economy, and how it ought to remain…
Aaron MacLean
58M
America’s Incredible Rescue of Its Downed Airmen in Iran and Trump’s Strategic Options Ahead
Rich Goldberg and Garrett Exner join Aaron MacLean to discuss the weekend’s rescue operation and the road ahead in Iran.
Aaron MacLean
44M
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