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Trump’s Lies Undermine National Security

Eric and Eliot discuss this week's jackassery (Joni Ernst's dismissive attitude towards Medicaid cuts, Trump's obsessive posting on Truth Social and his disconnection from reality) before moving into a discussion of the Ukrainian drone attack on Russian Long-Range Aviation and the degree to which it represents an inflection point in military affairs. How much will future wars in different parts of the world look like what we witnessed this past weekend? How will autonomy and AI combine to change the character of war? They also discuss the situation in Gaza, the difficulty of discerning a political objective in Israeli military operations, Israeli policy in Syria which may be self-defeating and its potential impact on how Bibi responds to what may be a Trump Iran deal that looks an awful lot like President Obama's JCPOA.

Eric Edelman

Biden’s doctor failed to properly assess fitness for office, Obama’s doctor says

“Whether it’s family who are worried for them or people who work for them and don’t want to lose their jobs, no one has a vested interest in hearing the truth about the president’s health — except for the American people and the world,” said Barbara Perry, a presidential historian at the University of Virginia.

Barbara Perry

Why America’s Allies Are Losing Faith

He and Eric discuss the President's reliance on totally fraudulent evidence while ambushing the President of South Africa with a video alleging genocide against whites in his country, the President's bizarre commencement address at the "Army Academy," the disemboweling of the national security council staff, and the continued sniping in the immediate office of the Secretary of Defense.

Eric Edelman

No New START

The looming expiration of the New START Treaty, the only remaining bilateral nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, has focused national security experts on what comes next. Given the impending deadline, some strategists argue that the United States should engage Russia in a new nuclear agreement and that the way to do so is to open negotiations while continuing to abide by the limits set by New START even after the treaty expires, in early 2026. The first part of this argument has some merit; the second does not. To meet the current moment, the United States must move past New START.

Eric Edelman

Donald Trump’s tariffs barrel into US economic growth, says OECD

“To Trump, loyalty über alles [above all],” said Barbara Perry, professor of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center. “This may be a rift that’s not mendable in Trump’s mind.”

Barbara Perry