Danny and Derek discuss the Lebanese election (0:35), fighting in Libya (6:28), problems confronting Finland and Sweden's attempt to join NATO (10:23), and Ukraine (16:28). They then speak with Annelle Sheline (20:28), research fellow at the Quincy Institute, about the UAE, how it functions and its growing geopolitical prominence, before pivoting into a discussion of the current situation in Yemen and tensions in US relations with both the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

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