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Jan 2025
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What does Trump's second term mean for g...

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Can Donald Trump end global conflicts? The newly inaugurated US president says he can. But as he pledges to build what he calls the strongest military, will the world be safer?

In this Episode:  

  • PJ Crowley, Former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State

  • Rama Yade, Senior Director at the Atlantic Council's Africa Center and Senior Fellow of the Europe Center

  • Nabeel Khoury, Senior non resident fellow at the Arab Center

Host: James Bays

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