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Jan 2025
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The Decline of the American Empire — wit...

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On this week’s episode, acclaimed journalist and author Robert Kaplan joins New Lines’ Faisal Al Yafai on The Lede for a discussion on Donald Trump, the Iraq War and his new book “Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis.” Further listening: The American Experiment From Outside and Within — with Hari Kunzru and Faisal Al Yafai Produced by Finbar Anderson 
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