Chris is on a beach somewhere soaking up the rays, so this week George Mason's Trevor Thrall joins the podcast. The gang discusses NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg's address to Congress on the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Washington Treaty. What is NATO's mission 30 years after the fall of the Soviet Union? What does the addition of member states mean for the Alliance and for American national security? What effect has President Trump's rhetoric regarding the responsibilities of other members and the possibility of the United States leaving the Organization had? Finally, Trevor warms Melanie's heart with puppy stories and Bryan rejoices in UVA's national title and the return of Game of Thrones. 

 

Links

• General Jens Stoltenberg, "NATO: Good for Europe and Good for America," NATO, April 04, 2019
• "Deciphering the Navy's 2020 Budget Request and Shipbuilding Plan," Heritage Foundation, April 15, 2019
• Michael Burke, "Buttigieg Slams Electoral College for Overruling Popular Vote 'Twice in My Lifetime," Hill, April 14, 2019
• Craig Timberg and Drew Harwell "A Computerized YouTube Fact-Checking Tool Goes Very Wrong: In Flaming Notre Dame, It Somehow Sees Sept. 11 Tragedy," Washington Post, April 15, 2019
• Michael Weiss, "Julian Assange Got What He Deserved," Atlantic, April 12, 2019
• Eugene Scott, "Bernie Sanders is Now a Millionaire. Can He Still Speak for Working=Class Americans?" Washington Post, April 15, 2019
• Declan Walsh and Joseph Goldstein, "Amid Euphoria in Sudan, a Delicate Dance Over Who Will Lead: Soldiers or Civilian," New York Times, April 16, 2019
• Robby Soave, "Concordia University Disinvites Harvard Professor Harvey Mansfield Over His Conservative Gender Views," Reason, April 16, 2019