Original Air Date: August 5, 2022

On this week's episode, we talk about why Biden's political successes are translating into better polling, abortion rights in Idaho and Kansas, and the latest news on January 6th. We ground all of our analysis in the words of Karine Jean-Pierre and Merrick Garland.

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Original Air Date: May 17, 2021

The Biden Administration is working hard to maintain a fairly traditional front for US-Israel relations during the current crisis. Which is to say they are essentially following the playbook the Obama Administration would have followed (Trump's bromance with Bibi was an outlier). But times are changing, the views of Democrats are changing, the generational outlook is changing, and don't forget Bibi's bromance with Trump which did not help matters. We discuss what could trigger a change with former top Israeli diplomat and foreign policy specialist Alon Pinkas, the American Enterprise Institute's Kori Schake and Rosa Brooks of Georgetown Law School. Don't miss it.

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Nearly a week after the attack by Hamas, Israel and the world are grappling with the unexpected consequences. To understand the potential implications of the conflict, David Rothkopf is joined by Natan Sachs and Mara Rudman to look ahead at the future of Israeli politics.

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The escalation in Israel’s war with Hamas would have profound effects on the region and the global community. Kim Ghattas joins Jon and David to predict what could come next in the conflict, what role the rest of the region will play, and how the rest of the world will feel the effects.

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The three-hundred eighty-first episode of the DSR Daily Brief.

Stories Cited in this episode:

Israel orders civilians to evacuate Gaza City

Israel targets Hamas’s labyrinth of tunnels under Gaza

Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorus in Gaza, Lebanon

EU launches probe into Elon Musk’s X over Israel-Hamas war content

Steve Scalise drops speaker bid as House devolves into further turmoil

Dysfunction in Washington leaves Middle East without key US diplomats

UAE island breaks message in a bottle world record

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With Norm away this week, Kavita is joined by Laurie Garrett for a conversation on a potpourri of topics. From the situation in Israel, to the House speaker race, to updates on COVID, there is a little bit of everything in this week’s episode. Don’t miss it!

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The three-hundred eightieth episode of the DSR Daily Brief.

Stories Cited in this episode:

Gazans bombarded by Israel have no hope and no escape

US seeks to prevent spread of Israel-Hamas war with Blinken visit

White House walks back Biden’s claim he saw children beheaded by Hamas

Russians intensify blitzkrieg attacks in eastern Ukraine

Republicans fail to coalesce around speaker choice, leaving House in limbo

NATO meets as war rages in Israel, tensions mount in Kosovo and other crises

Instagram star's gurning ability breaks world record

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Many questions remain after the first few days of this crisis. We talk to leading experts Aaron David Miller, Ed Luce, Kori Schake, and Rosa Brooks to look ahead at what the conflict means for the future of Israel, US-Israel relations, and the region as a whole.

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This week’s installment of the Road to COP 28 features the second half of a discussion from a panel of experts chaired by Frederick “Fritz” Mayer, Dean of the Josef Korbel School of International Studies. Our panel of experts includes author and science journalist Laurie Garrett, NASA Climate Scientist Peter Kalmus, Professor at the University College London Mark Maslin, Professor at Yale School of the Environment Robert O. Mendelsohn, Associate Professor in the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Karen M. O’Neill, Associate Professor at the University of California Santa Cruz and the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Malin L. Pinsky, and Director of USC Annenberg’s Center for Climate Journalism and Communication Allison Agsten. Tune in for the rest of their conversation on what actions both individuals and governments must take to combat climate change. In addition, we’ve included a segment from our recent conversation with Dr. Michael Mann, who shares his outlook for the COP 28 conference.

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The three-hundred seventy-ninth episode of the DSR Daily Brief.

Stories Cited in this episode:

Israel pounds Gaza by air; Biden condemns 'evil' Hamas attacks

Analysis: Why did it take Israel three days to return to Gaza’s boundary?

How a secretive Hamas commander masterminded the attack on Israel

Zelenskyy arrives in Brussels for surprise visit ahead of NATO meeting

Having ousted Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans are hitting trouble trying to nominate a new speaker

Russia fails to win back seat on human rights council after UN vote

2,749-pound pumpkin breaks world record at California weigh-off

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