Today we’re going to do a show about the scariest US-China news story I’ve seen in years, that “The US has intelligence that the Chinese government is considering providing Russia with drones and ammunition for use in the war in Ukraine.”
Would China really arm Russia, and if so what will that mean for the world if the US and China end up on opposite sides o ... Show More
Jan 24
Second Breakfast: Battleships, Golden Dome, Greenland, Kash, Presidential Comedy
Bryan Clark (former submariner at Hudson), Eric Robinson, and Justin McIntosh report for duty. Davos disco: https://suno.com/s/2SpR62beigk2JeDr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
1h 12m
Apr 2021
Are the US and China entering a Cold War?
<p>The US president has promised that, after four years of retreat from the global stage, “America is back”. Over the past few years, China has continued to expand its economic and political influence and matched its growing clout on the world stage with a bigger m ... Show More
27m 35s
Mar 2023
China, Russia and the Risk of a New Cold War
<p>As Xi Jinping, China’s leader, meets with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia in Moscow this week, Chinese officials have been presenting his trip as a mission of peace. But American and European officials are watching for something else altogether — whether Mr. Xi will add ... Show More
23m 18s
Sep 2023
Kim Jong Un and Putin’s Budding Bromance
<p>Ben and guest host Max Fisher talk about the latest headlines on the Russia/Ukraine war, including Putin’s refusal to sign a new grain deal with Turkey’s Erdogan, a rumored visit by Kim Jong Un, more drones in Russian airspace, and a rise in pro-Russian disinformation in Europ ... Show More
1h 25m
May 2023
Inside Putin's Russia; Is China peaking?; Knowledge in the digital age
This week Fareed hosts a panel on Russia with Puck's founding partner and Washington Correspondent Julia Ioffe and Russian investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov. They discuss the power dynamics between Putin, the Russian military, and mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, as wel ... Show More
41m 4s
Mar 2022
U.S.: “We Won’t Stand By” If Beijing Helps Putin
The U.S. is warning China not to help the Russians as more Senators push Biden to give fighter jets to Ukraine. How much longer can the world stay out of Putin’s war? Also, the U.N. is calling one port city the center of hell because of mass graves, a maternity hospital bombing, ... Show More
42m 3s