Dan Senor, a former White House foreign policy advisor and the bestselling author of “The Genius Of Israel: The Surprising Resilience of a Divided Nation in a Turbulent World,” joins Scott to discuss the global response we’ve seen thus far from the war in Israel.
Scott opens with his thoughts on consolidation.
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Israel at War After Unprecedented Intelligence Failure
We get the latest on conflict in Israel with Mick Mulroy, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East, Dr. Ariel Cohen, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, Israel's former Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon, Head of Macro Strategy at Academy Secu ... Show More
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Dana Stroul: The U.S. Defense Strategy in the Middle East
This week on Babel, Jon Alterman speaks with Dana Stroul, the former deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Middle East. They talk about the U.S. defense strategy in the Middle East before and after the war in Gaza, how the conflict has changed U.S. security partnerships w ... Show More
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The Strategy, Economics and Devastation of War
Major General (Ret.) Mastin Robeson, Geopolitical Intelligence Advisor at Academy Securities, shares his thoughts on the Israel-Hamas war. Lior Susan, Founder and Managing Partner at Eclipse Ventures, talks about the economics and the stifling of innovation as a result of the Isr ... Show More
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Rapid Response: Supporting Palestinian builders versus destroyers, w/Kind’s Daniel Lubetzky
Can you foster peace between Palestinians and Israelis through business engagement? That’s been a priority of Daniel Lubetzky, founder of Kind Snacks, who has worked with entrepreneurs across the region for decades. Lubetzky joins Bob Safian for this special episode of Rapid Resp ... Show More
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