Inside the White House’s Defense Strategy

It’s widely accepted that the post-WWII order has changed, but the question remains—what comes next? Political scientist Hal Brands maps out three possible scenarios in a cover essay for Foreign Policy’s latest print issue and joins FP Live to discuss. Brands is a professor of gl ...  Show more

It’s no secret that democracy is in trouble. Studies show that a growing number of countries are less free, and polls suggest ordinary citizens are losing faith in their governments. What can be done to fix this? Hélène Landemore has a radical solution: to get rid of politicians ...  Show more

President Biden has been clarifying some of his comments after his nearly two hour news conference. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki joins to answer some of the lingering questions. The State Department has approved the transfer of United States weapons from allies to Ukra ...  Show more

President Biden reveals the United States may move some troops soon as the White House says a Russian invasion of Ukraine is imminent. We’re learning that Ukrainian officials have a different take on the urgency of the threat. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced she is running f ...  Show more

War breaks out in Ukraine. In this episode I address the disturbing details of the attack.  News Picks: This account of a Trump - Putin meeting is worth reading about. Did we evacuate terrorists to the US from Afghanistan? New study finds strong evidence that COVID leaked f ...  Show more

BREAKING NEWS: President Biden gives a chilling warning during a closed door Democratic fundraiser about the dangers of Vladimir Putin's threats to use nuclear weapons as his forces suffer setbacks in Ukraine, comparing the situation to the Cuban missile crisis. CNN Chief White H ...  Show more