In recent days, President Trump has reached new levels of emboldenment when it comes to his ongoing authoritarian takeover. He’s vowing retribution at news organizations that displease him with greater audacity. He’s responded to Democrats and others who criticized him by threatening to send troops to their cities or unleash state power against them in other ... Show More
Today
Best of DSR: America Attacks Iran… What’s Next?
Original air date: June 22, 2025 The moment has finally arrived: America has bombed Iran. As the dust settles, we’re left with more questions than answers about what the attack achieved and what comes next. Thankfully, Jon Wolfsthal, Gen. Mark Hertling, and Steven Cook join David ... Show More
40m 28s
Yesterday
Best of DSR: Emergency Episode: After the Trump-Zelensky Oval Office Fiasco
Original air date: February 28, 2025 There’s no way to sugarcoat it — the Trump/Zelensky meeting was a disaster. The betrayal of Ukraine is confirmed, and the administration is past the point of no return. Doug Lute, Rosa Brooks, and Marc Polymeropoulos join David Rothkopf to bre ... Show More
48m 16s
Jan 2025
The Rising Threat of Terrorism in the US
In the wake of the New Orleans truck attack, Fareed is joined by Harvard professor of government Graham Allison to discuss what he believes to be a growing threat of terrorism in the United States, and the domestic and international factors at play. Next, Fareed speaks with Kori ... Show More
43m 1s
Jul 2024
Global Elections, Foreign Affairs, and National Security — with Admiral James Stavridis
Admiral James Stavridis, a retired four-star U.S. naval officer, and currently Partner and Vice Chairman of Global Affairs for The Carlyle Group, joins Scott to discuss foreign affairs and the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Scott opens with his thoughts on Biden remaining ... Show More
50m 55s
Dec 2021
The Doorstep: Grading the Biden/Harris "Foreign Policy for the Middle Class" with Mo Elleithee
The Biden/Harris team had big plans for re-engaging the U.S. with the world after four years of retrenchment under Trump. But the continuing pandemic, runaway inflation, and rising populism have upended the new administration's 2021 goals. Mo Elleithee, executive director of Geor ... Show More
43m 22s
Jul 7
Three Experts on Trump’s Foreign Policy
Today on the show, in a special edition of GPS from the Aspen Ideas Festival, Fareed speaks with two former national security advisers, John Bolton and Susan Rice, and former CIA Director/US Army retired Gen. David Petraeus about the Trump administration’s foreign policy, includi ... Show More
41m 10s
Aug 2024
Washington Weekly Podcast: SCOTUS reform, Fentanyl curbing, Geopolitics
On this week’s episode we examine President Biden’s proposed reforms from the US Supreme Court, along with an initiative from the White House the curb the flow of fentanyl into the US. We also spend time on the regional implications of recent escalations related to the Israel-Ham ... Show More
10m 34s