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The DSR Network
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Episodes
The DSR NetworkThe End of America, The Gaggingly Hubristic?
Do you ever get the impression people are laughing at you, America? More so recently? It could just be your imaginations. But in the view of our experts…
The DSR NetworkRosa's Magical Global Hypocrisy Tour
Among other things, our amazing Rosa Brooks is part of an elite team of hypocrisy specialists who travel the globe in search of hypocrites in government…
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Nukes in Paradise and Shitholes as Far as the Eye Can See
While the people of Hawaii were terrified by an errant alert indicating an incoming ballistic missile attack, the rest of the country remained frightened by…
The DSR NetworkWho are you going to believe, the CIA or David Sanger?
Mike Pompeo, Director of the CIA and yet oddly, a former Congressman who still seems to be running for something, threw down the gauntlet to the true Deep…
The DSR NetworkTHE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE
Late at night in the office of Chief of Staff John Kelly. The phone rings. He picks it up and hears heavy breathing. Then a raspy voice…could it be…
The DSR NetworkIt is Difficult to Make Predictions, Especially About the Future
Contrary to popular belief, according to quoteinvestigator.com, Sam Goldwyn did not utter the immortal line that is the title of this episode. Nor did…
The DSR NetworkWhat the F%#k Just Happened: Our Look Back at 2017
Is it over yet? Can we come out of our basements now? Is the worst year ever over? Well...yes and no. Yes, dear Deep State Radio nerds, you can come out of…
The DSR NetworkWhat Does Putin Most Desire?
In David Rothkopf’s absence this week, Rosa Brooks hosts and reminds listeners that the Deep State Radio crew will soon be retreating into the bunker for some…
The DSR NetworkWe Sink Into Irrelevance
With David Rothkopf away circling the globe this week on the Deep State Radio spy plane, Rosa Brooks and Kori Schake are joined by the Atlantic’s Julia Ioffe…
The DSR NetworkBlame the Nerds
It's easy to blame the pols. For the pols its easy to blame one another. (Or if you are Roy Moore, who used to be a Senate candidate in the U.S., you can blame…
The DSR NetworkFeelin' Schadenfreudy
Was the Jerusalem deal a complete scam? Has it torpedoed US influence on the peace process? Was it not even the most important Mideast news of the past few…
The DSR NetworkSlouching Past Jerusalem
In a week marked by a "stunning" announcement about U.S policy toward Jerusalem and more Russia revelations, is the biggest shock of all is that Trump's…
The DSR NetworkDumber by Design
As panelist Kori Schake recounts, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers once noted that if you staff an administration exclusively with "C" people you will…
The DSR NetworkDeep State Radio's 50th Podcast Special
You would think that Deep State Radio would have a special celebration for our 50th podcast. You probably imagined a giant blow out in silo somewhere with…
The DSR NetworkThe Void: What is the Opposite of Foreign Policy?
In Sochi, Russia, Iran and Turkey got together to divvy up parts of the Middle East. It was eerily similar to a meeting 780 miles and 72 years earlier...in…
The DSR NetworkA Very Deep State Thanksgiving
What are Deep State Radio nerds thankful for this Thanksgiving? We poll our experts and we get just the responses you would expect. One said he is thankful we…
The DSR NetworkShould We Hack? Does Democracy Have a Future in the Cyber Era?
You may think election meddling is as Russian as borscht but it is also as American as apple pie. We have been doing it for years. The question is do new…
The DSR NetworkWho Needs a State Department Anyway?
With Trump just back from an Asia trip that ran the gamut of outcomes from negligible to awful, the question turns again to what's going on with U.S. foreign…
The DSR NetworkTrump in Asia: He Didn't Start a Nuclear War! Yay.
The President is returning from Asia. He says it was the greatest trip there since Marco Polo. His defenders note that he didn't start screwing up too badly…
The DSR NetworkIt's a Mobbed-Up World
Robert Mueller is approaching the Trump investigation as one would approach the wrong-doing of a crime family. And why not? Money-laundering, lying to the…
The DSR NetworkTeam of Dupes?
In honor of Trump's visit to Asia, the Deep State Radio gang take a look at the problems that are haunting him back home. Susan Hennessey of Lawfare, Rosa…
The DSR NetworkTrump Will Probably Not Defect to North Korea on His Asia Trip!
President Trump embarks on a 12 day, five nation trip to Asia at a moment he has never been weaker...and when the stakes are very high. With a perilous…
The DSR NetworkSpecial Episode: The Beginning of the End for Donald Trump
9 months into his administration, Donald Trump has entered a political crisis unlike any other. With the indictments of his campaign chairman and his deputy…
The DSR Network100% Guaranteed No Trump Episode
It seems impossible, but on this episode of Deep State Radio, our indomitable team of Kori Schake of Stanford, Rosa Brooks of Georgetown, Ed Luce of the…
The DSR NetworkA Gold Star for Hypocrisy
The current political dust-up over the President's mishandling of expressing his sympathies (or his interpretation of what sympathies would be like if he were…
The DSR NetworkThe Birth of Strategic Muddling Through
In this episode of Deep State Radio, a discussion about the state of the rudderless, visionless Middle East (and America's rudderless, visionless foreign…
The DSR NetworkThe Nullification Crisis of 2017: Present at the Destruction
Is the president leading a nullification of the power of the federal government from within--appointing enemies of departments to head departments and…
The DSR NetworkThe Art of Undoing America's Deals
In a recent interview with Forbes, President Trump said he didn't feel any obligation to honor deals struck by representatives of the United States during past…
The DSR NetworkIs the Establishment Taking it Too Easy on the Donald?
How did we get here? How did we get to the Secretary of State calling the president a moron and the Republican Head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee…
The DSR NetworkCan't Afford a Manafort?
n this episode of Deep State Radio guests Susan Glasser of Politico, Laura Rosenberger of the German Marshall Fund and regulars Kori Schake of Stanford and…
The DSR NetworkMadman Gambit or Madman Diagnosis?
Is the president playing three-dimensional chess with the world by constantly offering different policies with different tone and apparently different…
The DSR NetworkWhy Can't the Kurds Catch a Break?
In this episode of Deep State Radio we journey from Kurdistan to the ski slopes of Afghanistan, from senior proms in Kabul to Iraq, from Catalonia to China. In…
The DSR NetworkThe Only Discussion of the North Korea Situation You'll Ever Need
We could say a lot about this episode of Deep State Radio but there is really nothing more that needs to be said beyond the fact that this discussion featuring…
The DSR NetworkLet's Have a Parade With Really Big Missiles!
Trump's unguided missile of a UN speech was not the only thing flying around the Deep State this week. On this episode of Deep State Radio, the heart of our…
The DSR NetworkWill Donald Trump Despoil the UNGA Punchbowl?
It's UNGA week, the big party for the world's leaders as they come to NYC for the opening of the UN General Assembly. Of course, this year is marked by the…
The DSR NetworkNORK, NORK. WHO'S THERE?
It's the one question everyone in the world has on their minds--other than will Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson really run for president in 2020. And that is where…
The DSR Network9/11 Sixteen Years Later: Would Bin Laden View Trump as a Sign of His Mission's Success
Donald and Melania Trump presided over 9/11 remembrance ceremonies on Monday for the first time as president. Trump seemed awkward and his language was…
The DSR NetworkIntermestic? Domenational? How Trump’s problems at home translate into a global mess.
Donald Trump ends the DACA program. He tacitly supports white supremacists. He goes after Muslims. He wants a wall. He attacks the courts. He can’t get…
The DSR NetworkNorth Korea: What’s on the Other Side of the Twitter Redline?
Donald Trump has taken establishing foolish redlines into the 21st Century with the use of social media. In the case of North Korea, he is threatening…
The DSR NetworkMaking Afghanistan Safe for Mini-skirts
President Trump has a new Afghanistan strategy, just like the old Afghanistan strategy. Are we starting our seventeenth one-year war in Afghanistan, or is the…
The DSR NetworkCan Trump Be President After Charlottesville?
Trump's racism and affinity for the worst sorts of right wing extremists poured forth defiantly in the wake of the unrest in Charlottesville. The result was an…
The DSR NetworkA Nuke in Every Pot
While you were busy fretting about Nazis and the sudden implosion of Donald J. Trump, the Deep State Radio team maintained its steady focus on nuclear…
The DSR NetworkThis Week In Apocalypse: Nazis, The KKK, and Nuclear War!
It’s been a validating week for apocalypse watchers. On this episode of Deep State Radio, David hides in his hardened bunker while Rosa, Kori and guests Alice…
The DSR NetworkHead for Your Silos
In the latest episode of Deep State Radio Julia Ioffe of the Atlantic, Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University and host David Rothkopf take a look at the current…
The DSR NetworkThe Many Meanings of Putin's Torso
What is the geopolitical significance of Putin's torso? What do his exposed nipples say about Russia and its people. Why is it absolutely vital that the…
The DSR NetworkThe Great Thucydides Cage Match
We present you, our beloved Deep State nerds, with the face-off you've been anticipating all summer. Our expert team breaks down rising powers, ruling powers…
The DSR NetworkWhat Happens After Scaramooch Fandangos?
Clearly the world has gone, in the words of one Deep State Radio listener nerd, "nuclear grade bonkers." On this episode of the pod, Rosa Brooks, Kori Schake…
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The Cost of Trump’s Mixed Messages
This week, Ben Wittes of Brookings and Lawfare and David Sanger of the New York Times chat with David Rothkopf about the global consequences of domestic…
The DSR NetworkIn Search of Something Nice to Say About Jared
Jared Kushner took centerstage in the America's favorite circus as the week began and in this episode of Deep State Radio, our excellent guest, Lawfare editor…
The DSR NetworkHobbesian Barrel Roll Over Continues.
If we didn't have Trump we would have to go back to watching "House of Cards" and "Scandal" for completely implausible, mind-boggling dramas about public…
The DSR NetworkThe Philosophical Origins of Trumpism
Is Trumpism a philosophy? Does it have any hint of a philosophy within it? Is there any philosopher that ever existed that would embrace Trump? Does David…
The DSR NetworkFredo or Uday: Which One Does Donald Trump, Jr. Resemble and Why We Should Care
On this episode of Deep State Radio, Lawfare managing editor Susan Hennessey, Georgetown Law School Associate Dean Rosa Brooks and perennially optimistic…
The DSR NetworkDSR Emergency Fantasy Felony League Edition: Putin's Unicycle
If you were playing in the Trump Division of a Fantasy Felony League, who would you pick in the draft to accumulate the most points for subpoenas, indictments…
The DSR NetworkWas Trump's Europe Trip a Fiasco? Let Us Count the Ways!
Rotten Tomatoes gives "National Lampoon's European Vacation" a score of 39 percent. But if they had rated "Donald Trump's European Vacation" the score would…
The DSR NetworkWith Elites Like These No Wonder We Need the Deep State
On this second episode of Deep State Radio recorded in the sylvan beauty of Aspen, Colorado during the Ideas Festival, our regulars including Kori Schake of…
The DSR NetworkReport from Aspen: Is it Really "Immaterial" that the President is Unfit to Serve?
In this report from the Aspen Ideas festival and other undisclosed but nonetheless elitist locations, the Deep State Radio gang--including Ed Luce and David…
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What Poses a Greater Threat to America, Terrorists or the GOP Health Care Bill?
Generals understand it. America’s health is related the country’s military readiness. That’s why they’ve produced reports like, “Too Fat to Fight” points out…
The DSR NetworkWhy Does All This Winning Feel So Much Like Losing?
America’s last three presidents couldn’t have been more different and yet they all contributed to declining U.S. international influence in real ways. So, is…
The DSR Network16 Years Down, 50 to Go: An Update on the Changing Nature of the War on Terror
Do low tech attacks on soft targets suggest a change in the nature of both the war on terror and how our societies express their political dysfunction? Or is…
The DSR NetworkWhat is “Crift” and Why Should It Worry You?
On this episode of Deep State Radio, our regulars Kori Schake of Stanford, Rosa Brooks of Georgetown and host David Rothkopf are joined by former top White…