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  • News - Knesset Bans UNRWA, Sudan Massacre, Georgia Election

    News - Knesset Bans UNRWA, Sudan Massacre, Georgia Election
    2024/11/01
    Nothing's spookier than the news, but Danny and Derek find their courage. This week: in Israel-Palestine, a new report of the Biden administration ignoring Israeli war crimes (0:30), the Knesset votes to ban UNRWA (2:43), and yet more ceasefire talks (8:12); in Lebanon, Hezbollah names a new leader (10:32) and a push for a ceasefire there (12:25); regarding Iran, the aftermath of the Israeli strikes (15:36) and reports of an imminent retaliation (19:10); North Korea/DPRK tests an ICBM (22:07); Japan's Liberal Democratic Party loses its parliamentary majority (24:33); in Sudan, a new massacre by the RSF (26:52) and a UN report on sexual violence in the conflict (29:18); Somalia kicks out another diplomat from Ethiopia (30:28); in Russia-Ukraine, North Korean soldiers in Kursk (32:49), Russia makes gains in Donetsk (34:50), and new talks on sparing energy sites (36:56), the results of Georgia's election (37:59); Venezuela withdraws its ambassador from Brazil over BRICS (41:07); and the annual UN General Assembly's vote over the embargo of Cuba (42:43). Subscribe now at Supporting Cast
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    46 分
  • E182 - The Ongoing Catastrophe of Sudan's Civil War w/ Khalid Medani

    E182 - The Ongoing Catastrophe of Sudan's Civil War w/ Khalid Medani
    2024/10/29
    Danny and Derek welcome back to the podcast Khalid Medani, associate professor of political science, director of the Institute of Islamic Studies, and chair of the African Studies Program at McGill University, to talk about the state of play in Sudan's civil war. They delve into the military stalemate between the Sudanese Army and Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the humanitarian crisis reaching 13 million displaced and 26 million on the brink of starvation, involvement from outside actors including Egypt and the UAE, the strategic importance of the besieged city El Fasher in Darfur, the defection of the RSF’s Gezira commander, Abuagla Keikal, over to the Sudanese military, and more. Note: After the recording of this episode, the RSF massacred 120 people in eastern Sudan. Subscribe now at Supporting Cast Don't forget to get your copy of Matt Christman’s Book ¡No Pasarán! here.
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    1 時間 11 分
  • Special - Where Things Stand: Iran, Israel, and Lebanon w/ Séamus Malekafzali (Preview)

    Special - Where Things Stand: Iran, Israel, and Lebanon w/ Séamus Malekafzali (Preview)
    2024/10/28
    Séamus Malekafzali once again joins Danny and Derek, this time to talk about Iran's lack of a retaliation (so far) to Israel's strike this weekend, what Israel might be hoping to get out of that and its invasion of Lebanon, the effect of the latter on Lebanese Americans, Iran's grand strategy, and more. To hear the full episode, subscribe now at Supporting Cast.
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    9 分
  • Bonus - The Current US Foreign Policy Moment w/ Adam Tooze (Preview)

    Bonus - The Current US Foreign Policy Moment w/ Adam Tooze (Preview)
    2024/10/27
    Adam Tooze, the Shelby Cullom Davis chair of history at Columbia University and director of the European Institute, is back on the program, this time to talk about his recent piece for The Guardian, "Facing war in the Middle East and Ukraine, the US looks feeble. But is it just an act?". They get into the "post-Cold War order", how Biden's foreign policy compares with that of Trump's, US "allies" vs adversaries' "axes", US policy in Palestine, the state of "international law", Russian Keynesianism, and more. Subscribe now at Supporting Cast for the full episode
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    10 分
  • Special - Israeli Strikes on Iran (October 2024) (Preview)

    Special - Israeli Strikes on Iran (October 2024) (Preview)
    2024/10/26
    Danny and Derek talk about what we know so far regarding Israel's strikes on Iran last night, their apparent targets, to what extent they're performative, whether there will be a counterstrike, how this factors into domestic US politics, and more. Subscribe now at Supporting Cast for the full episode
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    3 分
  • Special - Yahya Sinwar and the Situation in Gaza w/ Mohammad Alsaafin (Full Episode)

    Special - Yahya Sinwar and the Situation in Gaza w/ Mohammad Alsaafin (Full Episode)
    2024/10/25
    This the full version of the special episode we posted last Friday after the death of Yahya Sinwar. Subscribe now for immediate access to all specials. Derek welcomes back to the program Mohammad Alsaafin, journalist at AJ+, to talk about the death of Yahya Sinwar, the Israeli offensive in northern Gaza, the potential for resettlement, IDF assassinations of Hezbollah leadership, where the Biden administration currently stands, and more. You can follow Mohammad on Twitter @malsaafin Check out his video for AJ+, "What Does Hamas ACTUALLY Want?"
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    53 分
  • News - BRICS Summit, IDF Assault on Lebanon, India-China Border Agreement

    News - BRICS Summit, IDF Assault on Lebanon, India-China Border Agreement
    2024/10/25
    It's 80 degrees in late October here at AP headquarters, but Danny and Derek remain cool as a cucumber to bring you the news. This week: the 2024 BRICS summit was held, featuring Vladimir Putin pushing for a dollar alternative and potentially alienating some member states (1:36); in Palestine-Israel, an update on Northern Gaza (9:10), Antony Blinken visits (12:31), and a leaked document on Israel's planned counterattack on Iran (16:22); in Lebanon, the IDF targets the Qard al-Hassan banking network (18:22), US special enovy Amos Hochstein visits with special demands (21:13), and the IDF targets Tyre for the first time in this assault (23:45); in Turkey, a terrorist attack interferes with the Kurdish peace process (25:19) and Fethullah Gülen of (of the eponymous movement) dies (28:02); India and China negotiate a border agreement, with Xi and Modi meeting while at the BRICS summit (31:11); in Sudan, an RSF commander defects (34:18); the M23 ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo appears to have failed (36:03); in Ukraine, Russian forces are pressuring several towns (37:57) amid talk of DPRK/North Korean soldiers being deployed (40:18); and finally, a new UN climate report says countries have made no progress in cutting emissions to tackle climate change (43:42). Subscribe now at Supporting Cast. Don't forget to get your copy of Matt Christman’s Book ¡No Pasarán! here.
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    46 分
  • E181 - The State Department, Weapons Deals, and Israeli Obstructions of Humanitarian Aid w/ Brett Murphy

    E181 - The State Department, Weapons Deals, and Israeli Obstructions of Humanitarian Aid w/ Brett Murphy
    2024/10/22
    Derek speaks with ProPublica's Brett Murphy about recent revelations showing the US government's continued arming of Israel despite the State Department's knowledge of Israel preventing humanitarian aid getting into Gaza. They delve into the laws regarding arming countries engaging in such policies, Antony Blinken's denial of knowing Israel's humanitarian aid obstruction in Gaza, America's rationale for an unconditional flow of arms, and more. Brett's pieces on the matter: Israel Deliberately Blocked Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, Two Government Bodies Concluded. Antony Blinken Rejected Them. Inside the State Department’s Weapons Pipeline to Israel Don't forget to get your copy of Matt Christman’s Book ¡No Pasarán! here.
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    44 分