Tommy and Ben talk about US strikes against facilities in Iraq and Syria used by Iran-backed militia groups, White House denials that the conflict in Gaza has drawn America into a regional war, haunting statistics for children in Gaza, souring public opinion on the war, and dehumanizing commentary about the Middle East. They also discuss how Biden’s foreign policy agenda is being held up by Congress, Zelensky’s potential government and military shake-up, Tucker Carlson’s interview with Vladimir Putin, El Salvador’s election and Bukele’s rising popularity, polling in Europe that forecasts momentum for far right parties, a historic first in Northern Ireland, King Charles’ cancer diagnosis, Rishi Sunak’s insane fasting regimen, and Liz Truss’ plans to attend CPAC. Then Tommy speaks to Alex Ward, national security reporter at Politico about his new book “The Internationalists”.
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Oprah upends the British Empire
President Biden, Saudi Arabia and human rights
Bobi Wine’s fight against a military dictatorship
Biden confronts the war in Afghanistan
Why Rihanna cares about the farmers' protests in India (and you should too)
The coup in Myanmar, explained
Putin's plush palace
The world Biden inherits
Samantha Power’s point
New year, new strain
Barack Obama, Worldo-in-Chief
Biden's controversial pick to run the Pentagon
Assassinations in Iran & Biden’s foreign policy team
A very Worldo mailbag
One last war for the road?
Trump lost, the world won
How the world sees our election
A Biden foreign policy
Rudy Giuliani's disinformation expo
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