The DSR Network

On today’s edition of the DSR Daily, we cover the Houthis’ promise not to stop Red Sea attacks until Israel ends the Gaza war, Pope Francis approving the blessing of same-sex couples, Serbian election controversies, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Congressional Republicans have been using Ukraine aid as a political football - to the delight of the Kremlin. Ambassador Bill Taylor and Michael Weiss join David and Marc to assess the conflict in Ukraine, and how Congressional feet-dragging threatens to tip the scales in Russia’s favor.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On our Monday edition of the DSR Daily, we discuss a ruling that Rudy Giuliani will pay $148 million to election workers, growing frustration in the Biden administration over polls, an EU investigation into X, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Air Date: August 8, 2022Gen. Mick Ryan explains how Ukraine has handled Western weapons platforms, and why it's wisely gone back to a war of "corrosion" against Russian forces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From January 6th to the Democracy Summit, 2021 has been an eventful year for foreign policy and national security. To throughly review the year, adjudicate President Biden's performance, and discuss what you might have missed, DSR host David Rothkopf talked with Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University, Ed Luce of the Financial Times, Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute, and David Sanger of the New York Times. What will historians write about 2021 in 2201? How did Biden's first year in office impact the great foreign policy issues of our moment? What did we not focus on enough this year? Find out the answers to these and other questions as we look back on 2021. Don't miss this thoughtful conversation.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Democrats have their work cut out for them moving into the new year. With monumental elections on the horizon, Norm has plenty of ways the Democrats can press the advantage. In this insightful episode, David Rothkopf fills in for Kavita to discuss the House, Senate, and presidential elections. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As if there weren’t enough reasons to worry about a second Trump term, Jon has reminded us of another reason to be afraid. Jeffrey Lewis joins David Rothkopf and Jon Wolfsthal to discuss the nuclear chain of command in the United States and other nuclear powers and what safeguards stand between us and the fallout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On our Friday edition of the DSR Daily, we cover the annual defense budget, Hungary blocking the EU’s aid to Ukraine, rising global coal use, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Allison Agsten, director of USC's Annenberg Center for Climate Journalism, and David Sandalow, energy policy expert at Columbia University, share their insights from the recent climate conference. They discuss critical outcomes like methane emission reductions and a significant $700 million fund for loss and damages. The duo also highlights cultural dynamics at COP28 and the vital role of youth activists. Additionally, they explore how AI can transform climate journalism while addressing its challenges, emphasizing the need for comprehensive climate narratives.

On today’s DSR Daily, the Supreme Court announces that it will make a decision on Mifepristone, the House votes to formalize the Biden impeachment inquiry, Putin makes statements on war in Ukraine, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices