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Today, we're sharing another episode from NPR's newest podcast, Sources & Methods. Each Thursday, host Mary Louise Kelly breaks down the week's biggest national security news with NPR's team of reporters covering the military, State Department, and spy agencies. NPR correspondents stationed around the world also join the conversation. 

This episode: Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and international correspondent Anthony Kuhn discuss the Trump administration's use of the military against South American drug cartels, and unpack the geopolitical significance of an historic gathering with the leaders of China, Russia, and North Korea. 

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