The history and military motivations beh...

Chinese president Xi Jingping may use the 100th anniversary of the People's Liberation Army in 2027 as motivation to invade Taiwan. The US has military bases in Japan and Korea, so any move on Taiwan would inevitably include America, bringing about the likelihood of World War III ... Show More

The Washington consensus is about the major driving forces in the global economy stemming from the US government.  Joe Biden is now leading a NEW consensus, focusing on keeping the US economy strong, by focusing not on the global economy, toward onshore manufacturing.  Bringing i ... Show More

The National Organization for Women was a game-changer for women. It led the second wave of feminism creating opportunities unimagined a generation before. It was funded and grew through grassroots activism and fundraising. American academic Katherine Turk suggests donation-drive ... Show More

How did apparently Russian-made munitions kill two people on NATO soil? An accident in the fog of war seems likely, but listen closely: the immediate international response has been telling. Donald Trump <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/11/16/of-course-donald ... Show More

How did apparently Russian-made munitions kill two people on NATO soil? An accident in the fog of war seems likely, but listen closely: the immediate international response has been telling. Donald Trump <a href="https://www.economist.com/united-states/2022/11/16/of-course-donald ... Show More

As the US sends more troops to Eastern Europe, Christiane speaks with Vladimir Chizhov, Russia’s ambassador to the EU … Journalist George Packer reviews his gut-wrenching reporting on America’s chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan … Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman tells Miche ... Show More

Fact vs. propaganda...Vic, Gabriel and Vitaliy discuss the peace talks in Turkey, the aftermath of the bombing in Mariupol, and why every bit of info coming out of the conflict needs to be treated with scepticism. The White House have expressed concerns that Russia might use chem ... Show More

As President Trump prepares to meet Vladimir Putin, an effort to punish Indian purchases of Russian crude complicates a delicate post-war supply balance. In this week’s Viewsroom, Breakingviews columnists discuss how traders view this crucial pincer moment. Visit the Thomson Reut ... Show More

<p>Sean sits down with his military A-team to discuss options with North Korea. All of the years of Obama appeasement has left the world surprised by President Trump's strong rhetoric toward North Korea. This is Trump's Cuban Missile Crisis. The Sean Hannity Show is live weekdays ... Show More

Donald Trump has not started any new wars… yet. But his administration is pouring gasoline on several initiated by his predecessors. This week on Intercepted: US forces are deploying in Syria, as drone strikes expand in Yemen. And Russia and Iran loom over everything. We talk to ... Show More

<p>Suzi talks to professor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cox_(academic)" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">Michael Cox</a> about what is behind Putin’s bluster at the Ukrainian border and the hawkish, confrontational response from the US, UK, and NATO.&nbsp;Is t ... Show More

A high-stakes face-off is happening amid diplomatic talks between the United States and Russia after new evidence shows Putin is putting together an ever more massive military force along the Ukraine border. What does the Russian president want? Is it war? Or something else?  A ... Show More

<p>President Donald Trump called the weekend strike on Sumy a “mistake”; other leaders called it a war crime. We examine the prospects for peace when Russia is brazenly <a href="https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/04/13/russia-continues-to-rain-down-death-on-ukrainian-cities?ut ... Show More