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Trump’s “Destroy and Deal” Doctrine: Impulse, Improvisation and Empire

Season 2026 Episode 8132 | 17m 25s

America's shifting objectives for its war with Iran are giving the world whiplash. New York Times Diplomatic Correspondent Edward Wong says it's all part of the president's "destroy and deal" doctrine. Wong joined the show to discuss this, and China's increasingly complicated role in the Middle East.

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John Kirby; Vali Nasr; Edward Wong
Brian Goldstone discusses his book "There Is No Place for Us."
Jon Alterman; Dmytro Kuleba; Brian Goldstone; Hoda Sobhani
Julianne Smith; Jim Scuitto; Lynn Harfoush; Nicholas Lemann
Nicholas Lemann speaks about reconnecting with his Jewish faith.
Leon Panetta; Jon Lee Anderson; Susan MacManus
Susan MacManus discusses the state of the Democratic Party.
Bill McKibben; Hamidreza Mohammadi; Chuck Klosterman
"Football" author Chuck Klosterman outlines the sport's importance to American culture.
Kim Ghattas explains the Israel/Lebanon front of the war in the Middle East.
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