Around The Empire – Episode 18: Kurdish Fighters In Iraq and Syria Feat. Joe Lawrence
Dan and Joanne interview photographer and film director Joe Lawrence about Kurdish fighters in Iraq and Syria.
Who Benefits From Increased Tensions In North Korea?
President Trump essentially threatened to launch a pre-emptive attack on North Korea if intelligence shows they could hit the U.S. with a nuclear missile.
Around The Empire – Episode 16: The Blacklisting of Independent Media Feat. Kyle Kulinski
Journalist Kyle Kulinski discusses media concentration and the seemingly coordinated strategy to weaken, undermine, and destroy independent media.
Around The Empire – Episode 15: Were The Chemical Weapons Attacks In Syria A Slam Dunk? Feat. Brad Hoff
Dan and Joanne interview educator, investigative journalist, and Marine veteran Brad Hoff on the use of chemical weapons in the Syrian Civil War.
Around The Empire – Episode 14: The Future of China In The Age Of Trump Feat. Peter Lee
China expert Peter Lee joins the Around The Empire podcast to discuss how solving the Korean crisis is actually antithetical to the goals of U.S. empire.
Turkey’s Praise For Trump’s Syria Missile Strikes Latest Round In Double Game
Turkey has long played a double game in Syria, claiming to partner with the United States and oppose extremism, while actively helping Al Qaida and ISIS.
Around The Empire – Episode 13: CrowdStrike’s Russian Hacking Claims Feat. Jeffrey Carr
Cybersecurity expert Jeffrey Carr discusses Crowdstrike’s controversial claims on successfully identifying Russia as the actor that hacked the DNC.
Danger Looms As Trump Outsources Military Decisions To Pentagon
President Trump is increasingly giving more and more power for command military decisions to the Pentagon.
Around The Empire – Episode 12: The Battle For Raqqa And Future Of Syria Feat. Joshua Landis
On this episode of Around The Empire, Syria expert Professor Joshua Landis discusses the battle for Raqqa and the competing forces in Syria’s civil war.
Trump Administration Officially Drops Regime Change Objective In Syria
The U.S. will focus only on eliminating ISIS and other terror groups as part of its counter-terrorism program, not regime change.