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Apr 12, 2026US Foreign PolicyNATOInternational Alliances

Trump's Path of Destruction | Shield of the Republic

This episode dissects how former President Trump's actions and rhetoric are systematically dismantling America's global alliances and democratic norms, from NATO to the Middle East, and the alarming rise of illiberalism both domestically and abroad.

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Apr 9, 2026Hungarian PoliticsViktor OrbanAuthoritarianism

Trump Wants to Invent a Fake Reality (w/ Anne Applebaum) | The Bulwark Podcast

Anne Applebaum details how Hungary's Viktor Orban employs 'post-reality' politics and disinformation to maintain power, a model increasingly adopted by the American far-right, while critiquing Trump's chaotic foreign policy and the breakdown of international relations.

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