Is Buttigieg a foreign policy hawk?  Is international relations really just about Russian foreign policy?   Van points out the obvious--Tulsi Gabbard is not a Democrat, and not progressive.  Why America sucks up to India (hint: it’s all about China), and why it shouldn’t.  The Pod implores Bernie Sanders to weigh in on the Transformers v. Usual Suspects debate that Matt Duss started.  And finally, is ‘Chained Globalisation’ here to stay, and what can we do about it? 

Predictions:

• Will Ankara (Turkey) follow up on their threat to shut down the U.S controlled Incirik AFB before the end of 2019? | No
• Will Congress pass any resolutions addressing the New START treaty (which expires in 2021) before February 2020? | No
• Will the U.S resume peace talks with the Taliban before the end of 2019? | No

Links:

• Benjamin R. Young on North Korea and Time - https://www.nknews.org/2019/12/the-need-for-speed-time-as-a-political-tool-in-north-korea/
• Daniel Larison on Pete Buttigieg’s Foreign Policy - https://www.theamericanconservative.com/larison/buttigiegs-increasingly-hawkish-foreign-policy/
• Jason Kander on Tulsi Gabbard - https://twitter.com/JasonKander/status/1207487212234969088
• Tom Nichols on Gabbard - https://twitter.com/RadioFreeTom/status/1207476464356143104
• Tim Draper on India and Religious Freedom - https://twitter.com/TimDraper/status/1207674025616519173
• Paul Poast on Russia and Foreign Affairs - https://mobile.twitter.com/ProfPaulPoast/status/1204745930144174080
• Journal of Global Security Studies special issue on American Bias -https://academic.oup.com/jogss/article-abstract/4/3/299/5521930
• Henry Farrell and Abraham Newman on Chained Globalisation - https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/united-states/2019-12-10/chained-globalization