In This Episode
Tommy and Ben talk about Trump’s trip to London for the NATO summit, including his dustup with the French President and the health of NATO in 2019. Then they discuss the Iranian government’s crackdown on protestors, Trump’s visit to Afghanistan, Ben’s trip to Hong Kong, the expanding trade war, amazing reporting about India’s Prime Minister, and why US foreign aid keeps getting mysteriously frozen. Then The Intercept’s Mehdi Hasan joins to talk about the upcoming British parliamentary elections, the London Bridge attack, and Brexit.
Show Notes:
- The New Yorker: “Blood and Soil in Narendra Modi’s India”
- NYT: “A Mass Citizenship Check in India Leaves 2 Million People in Limbo”
- NYT: “India Plans Big Detention Camps for Migrants. Muslims Are Afraid.”
