Here is my new piece on the future of the world order, and how the most distinctive feature of 21st century international relations is that, unlike the last two centuries, it is not organized around ideology theideasletter.org/essay/pow…
From this week's news roundup:
The U.S. may try to buy the Chagos Islands after the UK transfers control to Mauritius, which could preserve America’s Diego Garcia base while permanently expelling the Chagossian people.
Bonus - The World Cup in 2026 America w/ @david_j_roth and @ToLey88@DefectorMedia's own David Roth and Tom Ley are on the show to talk all things World Cup!
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Germany's put the kibosh on Europe's fighter jet plan.
Deutschland has nixed Europe’s Future Combat Air System program, creating another obstacle to the continent building military independence.
@GranadosCeja of @DropSiteNews lays out what exactly is behind the Hondurasgate scandal, which features a trove of audio recordings suggesting collaboration between right-wing politicians in Honduras, the U.S. government, and Israel to undermine the left in the region.
Remember a few months ago when Netanyahu said he was fine phasing out US military aid?
That's because he had a better idea. Section 224 of this year's defense bill would fuse the US and Israeli military sectors so deeply that the billions we send to Israel no longer require a congressional vote or any meaningful oversight.
Basically, it would take the question of military aid to Israel out of voters - and even their government's -hands.
That's what we're breaking down on the latest Always at War.
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.@GranadosCeja of @DropSiteNews : Marco Rubio’s influence is clear in the Trump administration’s aggressive Cuba policy, including sanctions pressure and attempts to foment regime change.
New piece co-authored with the excellent @triofrancos!
For @phenomenalworld, we analyse the core features of Trumpian state capitalism, its fundamental limits, and faultlines, as manifest in the US’s quest to secure critical minerals
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Graham Platner / I don’t think you’re wack sir / You made some mistakes / You’ve been stepping on rakes / You’re stupid tattoo / Just reveals that you / Are a millennial
Bonus - The China Consensus and Trump’s Xi Meeting w/ @jwdwerner
Jake Werner returns to the show! How did we get to our current posture toward China? And what happened at the big Trump-Xi summit this week?
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E252 - Hondurasgate and U.S. Power in Latin America w/ @GranadosCeja
José Luis Granados Ceja is on the show to talk about the Hondurasgate scandal and the U.S. empire in the region.
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Special - Iran Retaliates as Israel Escalates in Lebanon
Danny and Derek update us on the latest strikes and why they're particularly significant.
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Bonus - Political Capitalism and Trumpism w/ Dylan John Riley
Dylan Riley is on the pod to talk about the crisis of capitalism and its relationship to MAGA.
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