Dr. Michael Patrick joins the latest conversation, regarding the ongoing political battle between the Trump administration and Harvard University. There is no surprise that Trump is shaking up all the political and economic noises, since taking office. Education is about to take a huge U-Turn, given the fact that parents in the US are disappointed towards the current academic results. Plus, the ongoing trade war is getting more attention between China and the US. Based on China's latest move, the economy in the US could be challenged for a while. In this brand-new episode, Michael and I address all those topics.

According to Dr. Jamsheed Choksy, who is an expert on US-Iran Relations, believes the upcoming talk between US and Iran this Saturday is rather crucial, especially for the US. It is rather fascinating to see how Trump administration will play the cards, in order to de-escalate the tension between the two nations. One more note to this is the factor of China. China is one key player for the US to get sanity of Iran. Will Iran trust US again this time?

Since US President Donald Trump placed additional tariffs upon the nation of Vietnam, the relationship between the two nations are rather rockier than ever. Based on the recent article of the Washington Post, "A 46 percent tariff on Vietnam makes no sense," and it will only hurt the American business owners more. In the latest episode, Dr. Hai Hong Nguyen, Visiting Scholar In Residence of American University joins the show to discuss how Vietnam will hit back to Trump's trade war, and why this nation is misunderstood today.

The stock market faced a major setback right after Donald Trump placed more tariffs upon the nations worldwide. Nations like China, Japan, South Korea, Australia vowed to fight back in order to make the world economy more balanced. Meanwhile, no one was very much surprised to see how Trump is navigating the economic and the political world. Bob Davis has covered most every big economic story of the past 40 years including the rise of China, the challenge from Japan and the global financial crisis. Along the way, he covered the Gulf War and the space program and was posted overseas in China and Europe. He was part of a team of reporters who won a Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the Russian financial crisis. Bob joins the latest show to discuss the current economic relationship between the US and China.

Dr. Michael Patrick and Will had an another amazing chat, regarding the current affairs. In this latest episode, we talked about the trade war between China and the US, the possibilities of Xi-Trump Summit, and more.

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There is no surprise that wars can bring additional financial burden and political division to any nation today. After seeing the political fall-out between the two parties in the US, which was majorly related to the war in Ukraine, little by little, the US is sending strong signals to the world - US is done with involving itself with unnecessary wars. How should we understand the real purposes of avoiding wars today? Should the US put more efforts in handling domestic conflict?

Dr. Dan Reiter is the Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Political Science at Emory University. His scholarly interests include interstate conflict, gender and international relations, civil-military relations, alliances, military effectiveness, public opinion and foreign policy, war termination, and others.

It is rather unfathomable to accept the fact that Ukraine could lose the war to Russia, given the fact that Russia has not given up on fighting. It is one thing to preserve the national dignity, it is another critical factor to know that Russia does not accept any compromise. More than 1000 days, we are seeing how both nations are experiencing somewhat fatigue from fighting. Are we seeing any "peace-deal" soon? How should European nations react to the fall-out between Ukraine and the US? Is it too late for Ukraine to "restart?"

After the White House fallout between US President Donald the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, things are not going so well for Ukraine right now. While waiting for the response from Russia, no one knows what will happen to the war in Ukraine. In this conversation, Dr. Harold James, a well-known scholar, author joins the show to discuss the war in Ukraine and why it is crucial for China to pay attention to the details.

Dr. Harold James, the Claude and Lore Kelly Professor in European Studies at Princeton University, is Professor of History and International Affairs at the Woodrow Wilson School, and an associate at the Bendheim Center for Finance. His books include a study of the interwar depression in Germany, The German Slump (1986); an analysis of the changing character of national identity in Germany, A German Identity 1770-1990 (1989); International Monetary Cooperation Since Bretton Woods (1996), and The End of Globalization (2001), which is available in 8 languages. He was also coauthor of a history of Deutsche Bank (1995), which won the Financial Times Global Business Book Award in 1996, and he wrote The Deutsche Bank and the Nazi Economic War Against the Jews (2001). His most recent books include Family Capitalism, Harvard University Press, 2006.

Donald Trump, Victor Orban, Narendra Modi, Rodrigo Duterte, what do those leaders have in common? The answer is rather simple - they all represent modern day the characters of nationalism. As we continue to pay attention to the political changes and economic shifts, we need to understand how nationalism is making waves across the continents. Historically speaking, what was the relationship between nationalism and culture?

Dr. Eric Storm is a specialist in Spanish history of the 19th and 20th centuries. He also conducted extensive research into the construction of regional identities in France, Spain and Germany between 1890 and 1940. At present, I mainly publish about nationalization processes in a comparative perspective. Dr. Storm focuses on high culture (art, architecture) and more banal forms of nationalism (tourism, world fairs, domestic sphere, cuisine). His latest book is called "Nationalism: A World History."

Historically speaking, the concept of populism has long been a major concern for all nations, especially among the Latin American region. Looking at what is happening in the US, Hungary, and Europe, more political scientists believe that it is high time that we address the real threat from populism leaders today. If we desire to protect our democracy, it is a must for us to understand how populism continues to spread, and why it is critical for us to eliminate its presence.

Guest: Kurt Weyland is Mike Hogg Professor in Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin ([email protected]). Based on research conducted in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, and Venezuela, he has published many journal articles, book chapters, and seven books. One of his amazing book is called Democracy’s Resilience to Populism’s Threat.