Political and geopolitical analysis from the world's top experts, hosted by Dan Senor.
297 episodes transcribedMatti Friedman is one of the most thoughtful writers when it comes to all matters related to Israel, on the broader Middle East, and also on trends in...
What is happening right now in Vienna with the negotiations over the future of Iran’s nuclear program? What was the significance of Putin’s recent tri...
Why did Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taipei get such outsized attention? She’s not the first US Speaker to travel to Taiwan. Why did the killing o...
Air travel this summer seems broken. On some days, major airlines have been canceling 10 percent of their flights. In normal times, it’s something l...
This next week will be among the most consequential in contemporary British politics. Ballots are sent out to Tory party members on August 1st, and th...
Inflation hit a staggering 9.1% over the last 12 months, rising 1.3% for the month of June. The increases were “broad-based,” as the Bureau of Labor...
Are there comparable periods in our history that can guide us through the current ‘“woke” debates? Is there precedent for this kind of thing burning o...
Dan recently joined the Commentary Magazine podcast to share analysis on the current state of Israeli politics. We are posting that conversation here....
What have we learned so far about this election cycle, and what does it tell us about what’s likely to happen in the midterm elections of 2022, and th...
The Biden administration has announced that the President will take his first trip to the Middle East as president. His first stop will be in Israel t...
After the 100-day mark of the 2022 Russian war against Ukraine. we assess some grim facts of this war, and try to understand how they should inform wh...
When it comes to the future of sports and entertainment, Jon Patricof is always trying to innovate and disrupt. He’s had the added challenge of launch...
What are his objectives at this point in his war against Ukraine? And what are Ukraine’s objectives? What are US objectives? After all, the goals of d...
In Israel we sit down with an entrepreneur and former Naval officer, who has built a company that has had to navigate the twin crises of Russia’s inva...
Should we be surprised that there seems to be a renewed by bi-partisan consensus in response to Putin’s war? Are we back in a Cold War posture, both i...
Is Putin crossing almost every line the West did not anticipate he would cross? What does this tell us about where he might might ultimately escalate...
The 1970s were a tragedy – inflation, rising crime and crumbling cities, American humiliation abroad from the Iranian hostage crisis and the Soviet in...
The security situation continues to deteriorate in Israel -- tragic developments, including right in the heart of Tel Aviv. We continue to monitor dev...
Regardless of how or when the Russia-Ukraine war ends, is it possible to see the very early signs of a new geopolitical order taking shape? There are...
While we are all following the minute to minute developments in Russia-Ukraine, a new international deal with Iran on its nuclear program may be on th...
