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National SecurityPoliticization of GovernmentAuthoritarianism
Trump is Remaking National Security to Enforce His Agenda (w/ Tom Joscelyn)
Tom Joscelyn and Bill Crystal dissect how the Trump administration is systematically politicizing and weaponizing national security agencies, from the Pentagon to the FBI, to enforce a specific ideological agenda against perceived domestic opposition.
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Iran policyUS foreign policyCIA operations
Trump Says He’ll Choose Iran’s Next Leader (w/ Marc Polymeropoulos)
A former CIA officer dissects the Trump administration's chaotic Iran strategy, revealing a dangerous lack of planning, divergence from Israeli goals, and a 'brain drain' within US intelligence agencies.
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