Syria. The World. Under Trump 2.0 with Joe Cirincione
The Bill Press Pod
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4.7 • 601 Ratings
🗓️ 10 December 2024
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Today’s guest is our go to man on Foreign Policy and National Security, Joe Cirincione. He is the former President of the Plowshares Fund and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He and Bill cover a wide range of global crises and upheaval, including the sudden collapse of the Assad regime in Syria, ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza, and South Korea, and the prospect of Donald Trump returning to power. Cirincione provides insights on the key events and their geopolitical implications, such as the surprising fall of the Assad government, the weakening of Russia and Iran's influence in the region, and the risks a Trump presidency would pose in terms of nuclear proliferation and global instability. Cirincione emphasizes the need for U.S. leadership and support to help rebuild Syria and stabilize Europe, while cautioning against Trump's isolationist tendencies and potential to undermine existing international alliances and security frameworks. You can read and subscribe to Joe Cirincione’s excellent Substack, Strategy and History here.
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| 1:04.7 | Good day, good friends, and thank you. |
| 1:09.6 | Thank you for joining us here on the Bill Press pod, |
| 1:12.7 | where we turn our eyes for a moment away from the political crisis here at home to consider |
| 1:18.6 | the turmoil around the globe. The world, in fact, is on fire. In just the last week, we watched |
| 1:26.4 | the governments of France and South Korea fall apart, |
| 1:29.7 | and then the sudden collapse of Assad's murderous regime in Syria. Meanwhile, Russia continues |
| 1:36.7 | its unprovoked war in Ukraine, Lebanon struggles under an uncertain ceasefire, and Israel continues |
| 1:43.7 | to pound what little of Gaza has not |
| 1:46.5 | already been leveled. All of this, while Donald Trump prepares to retake the reins of American |
| 1:52.3 | foreign policy, having pledged to pull out of NATO, abandon the Paris Climate Accords, |
| 1:58.8 | and give Vladimir Putin and BB Netanyahu whatever they want. |
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