This week The Forward Observers challenge some of the conventional wisdom coming out of Washington. Dr. Daveed Gartensein-Ross, from the Foundation for the Defense of Democracy joins the program to discuss how Al Qaeda is far stronger and

And Now A Message From ISIS

Dec 19th, 2014

This week the Forward Observers discuss a must-read article, “ISIS Has a Message. Do We?” The author, Daily Beast’s Jamie Dettmer, joins the show to discuss this troubling point:“Denouncing murder and enslavement should be an easy task,

Dungeons & Dragons and Hollywood Blockbusters

Dec 9th, 2014

The Senate Intelligence Committee, chaired by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), released a summary of itsreport on the CIA’s post-September 11 interrogation and detention techniques. And is North Korea really capable of hacking into Sony?A Bl

Winter Is Coming

Dec 4th, 2014

Putin Plays a Game of ThronesAnd What We Don’t Know About Islam May Kill UsOn this week’s episode of Forward Observers, Clifford D. May, the president of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins the conversation with AEI’s Rebecc

How Kerry Learned to Stop Worrying and Love a Nuclear Iran

Nov 26th, 2014

Yet another Secretary of Defense gets the boot and a dagger in his back. Sec. Hagel is the third Defense Secretary to leave his post in such a manner. So who would be insane enough to take the job next?In the B Block, the Vienna talks fel

When Governments Deceive, Inveigle, Obfuscate

Nov 20th, 2014

It sounds like an X Files episode: An American working with classified military technology is found dead in his apartment in a foreign country. Even though the evidence points to murder, the governments of China, Singapore, and the United S

After The Wall, Will Liberal Democracies Fall Next?

Nov 13th, 2014

The Berlin Wall may have fallen 25 years ago, but are East-West relations better today? The Heritage Foundation’s Michaela Dodge brings the perspective of both a national security analyst and an Eastern European. We’ll also tell you about

Vote Locally, Think Globally

Oct 30th, 2014

With significant changes taking place abroad, how is American foreign policy impacting the midterm elections?The Ricochet foreign affairs team discusses elections around the world and at home. How is our foreign policy shaping races and h

Kissinger’s World Order, Rewriting History, and The War of the Week

Oct 17th, 2014

A Block: Doomed To Repeat The Rewritten Past?The New York Times told readers that Henry Kissenger’s World Order is “a book that every member of Congress should be locked in a room with — and forced to read before taking the oath of office.

Closing Our Borders and The Millennial Problem Goes Global

Oct 12th, 2014

In Politics They Say Demographics Is Destiny. Does the Same Apply to Foreign Affairs?A BLOCK: Ebola at Our BorderThe government begins checking people who travel to the Unites States from Western Africa. But is it enough? Some are calling

The Netwar Against ISIS, Plus Batman & Moses?

Oct 3rd, 2014

With yet another beheading today, the menace of the Islamic State appears to be here to stay. Our coalition is growing, but are we winning on every front?A BLOCK:Winning the Wrong Battle Against The Islamic StatePresident Obama may be w

The United States v. The Islamic State (and Global Warming)

Sep 27th, 2014

President Obama went to the United Nations this week with three items on his agenda: The Islamic State, global warming, and Ebola.In Episode 1 of Foreign Affairs we had a comprehensive conversation about Ebola. This week our conversation f

Ladies & Gentlemen, Foreign Affairs

Sep 20th, 2014

Making Sense of A Seemingly Senseless WorldEbola got you down? Are you reluctant to welcome our Chinese over lords? Did you really want to wake up this morning and yell, “Freeeeeeeeeee-dom!” Wow, you kinda had a rotten Friday … which is w

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