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Apr 2019
52m 37s

Podcast - Sri Lanka and the Green Party.

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The investigation continues into the attacks from over the weekend in Sri Lanka.
What’s the latest? 

Guest: Adil Najam, Dean, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University.

 Are we now in an age of tit-for-tat terrorism?

Guest: Phil Gurski, President and CEO, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting. 

The U.S. President said that ISIS was gone. With what has happened in Sri Lanka, this has proven him false. How is this going to play out on an international relations scale?

Guest: Dr. Ajay Parasram, Assistant Professor, Department of International Development Studies, Dalhousie University.

PEI has elected a minority PC government in their election yesterday, however the opposition is the Green Party. Will this spell a good omen for the federal Green Party?

Guest: Michael Taube, Troy Media syndicated, columnist, and Washington Times contributor.

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