France France's Elusive Dream: The Struggle for a European Third Pole France's "third pole" concept for a strong, independent Europe faces hurdles like diverse interests, economic gaps, and limited military power. Despite challenges, it endures as a key aspect of European strategy.
Covert Contact Understanding the Israel-UAE Deal Alon Pinkas returns to Covert Contact for a quick dive on the drivers behind the deal and what it means for the region.
Covert Contact Israel and The United States: Past, Present, and Future with Alon Pinkas Alon joins Covert Contact to look at the state of the relationship, look at where it could (and should) evolve, and to dive into some of the socio-political dynamics that shape the relationship and how it is viewed from both sides.
Covert Contact Evaluating the North Korean Threat Phil Walter joins returns to the show to look at how the U.S. processes and evaluates the threat posed by North Korea. We try to separate the rhetoric and action to cut through the hype. Is war with North Korea likely? Is it justified?
Iraq Ambassador Lukman Faily on Iraq's Future, the Travel Ban, and ISIS Lukman Faily served as Iraq’s ambassador to the United States for three years. He left that post, and the Iraqi Foreign Service, in 2016. A lot has transpired since our last chat and we plan to follow this short exchange with a more in depth discussion on Covert Contact soon.
Diplomacy Book Excerpt: The Embassy: A Story of War and Diplomacy The Embassy [https://www.amazon.com/Embassy-Story-War-Diplomacy/dp/0825308259%3FSubscriptionId%3DAKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q%26tag%3Dduckduckgo-d-20%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3D0825308259] is a graphic, cinematic retelling of the harrowing climax of the Liberian civil war and the U.S. and West African role in ending it. Through interviews with the
Covert Contact Art in Diplomacy and Conflict Dr. Julia Tatiana Bailey is an art historian specializing in visual politics in the Cold War and art as propaganda, diplomacy and resistance. She recently completed a PhD focusing on official and unofficial Soviet-American cultural exchange and works as Assistant Curator of International Art at Tate Modern in London. Julia
Covert Contact Intelligence Failures, eDiplomacy, and Agent Storm In episode one of the Covert Contact podcast [https://blogsofwar.com/tag/podcast/] I am looking at the notion of intelligence failures and why they’re often more complicated than they seem – or not failures at all. I’m also taking a look at the new biography of Murad Storm,
Interviews Anthony Bourdain Talks Travel, Food, and War I’ve never met anyone interested in the world around them who isn’t terribly envious of Anthony Bourdain. Fans of his books [http://www.amazon.com/Anthony-Bourdain/e/B001H6GY4C/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1405910889&sr=8-2-ent] and shows like No Reservations [http://www.travelchannel.com/tv-shows/
Iraq A Brief Chat with Iraq's Ambassador to the United States, Lukman Faily Ambassador Faily [https://blogsofwar.com/tag/lukman-faily/] and I have traded tweets for some time now but I am honored that he agreed to take time out what must be an overwhelming schedule to answer a very short list of questions for Blogs of War readers. You can follow Ambassador
