Oct 30, 2020
On Conflicts of Interest #27, Will and Kyle break down a series
of recent stories that illustrate ramped up tensions between the US
and China, as Washington carries out joint war games with Japan
with eyes on Beijing and attempts to build an alliance of Asian
states to act as a bulwark against the Chinese.
The Trump...
Oct 28, 2020
On Conflicts of Interest #26, Kyle and Will go over a recent report stating that the US military has flown airstrikes in support of the Taliban – its supposed mortal enemy in Afghanistan – on a limited basis at least since last year. According to US military personnel, the strikes are only carried out to help the...
Oct 26, 2020
On Conflicts of Interest #25, Will and Kyle welcome Joanne Leon as the first-ever guest of COI. Joanne hosts the Around the Empire podcast, which Kyle and Will have appeared on several times. Joanne breaks down the foreign influence accusations traded by Biden and Trump at the last debate. Joanne and Will highlight the...
Oct 23, 2020
On Conflicts of Interest #24, Kyle goes solo recapping Thursday night's presidential debate, which conspicuously skipped foreign policy altogether, instead of focusing on race relations and the coronavirus pandemic.
Kyle updates Washington's struggles to extend New Start as Russia signals a deal is far off.
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Oct 21, 2020
On Conflicts of Interest #22, Kyle and Will update the situation between the US and Iran after a 13-year UN arms embargo expired over the weekend, as was set out in the 2015 nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Despite throwing a fit, Washington did not get its way on the weapons blockade. Don't expect to hear...