• Guest Bio: Alexander Downes
• Targeting Civilians in War
• “Rohingya Account Atrocities,” New York Times

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• Guest Bio: Ariane Tabatabai
• “Preserving the Nuclear Deal”
• “Regime Change in Iran Wouldn’t Work”

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• Guest Bio: Joshua Pollack
• What Does the Timing of North Korea’s Missile Tests Mean?
• Is Ballistic Missile Defense the Answer?

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Today we talk about Trump’s new Afghanistan strategy with Sameer Lalwani. Is there anything new here?

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• Guest Bio: Sameer Lalwani
• Trump’s Televised Speech on Afghanistan Strategy

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• Guest Bio: John Glaser
• John Glaser, “Withdrawing from Overseas Bases: Why a Forward‐​Deployed Military Posture Is Unnecessary, Outdated, and Dangerous”

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Christopher Preble joins us to discuss what restraint in foreign policy means and what it would look like in practice.

Show notes:

• Guest Bio: Christopher Preble
• Barry Posen, Restraint: A New Foundation for U.S. Grand Strategy
• Cato Institute, “Our Foreign Policy Choices: Rethinking America’s Global Role”

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