The DSR Network

While much conventional wisdom has been optimistic about Ukraine's defense against Russia, Julia Ioffe, the Founding Partner and Washington correspondent for Puck, isn’t convinced. Joining David and Marc, she explores Ukraine's challenging path to victory, the impact of US aid on the conflict's trajectory, and more. Don't miss it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Air Date: September 16. 2022On this week's episode, Norm and Kavita talk about Biden's successful handling of the potential train workers strike and the intersection for foreign and domestic policy. For members, Kavita and Norm talk about the Fetterman-Oz race and a Washington Post Editorial about Fetterman's health. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Original Air Date: August 16, 2022Mar-a-Lago was searched for classified national security documents. David Rothkopf discusses the implications of this for our national security with Ed Luce of the Financial Times, Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University, and Joe Cirincione. Is this just another nothingburger? Will America come apart at the seams? How much of a threat is the GOP to America's national security? Find out in this thoughtful conversation. Don't miss it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The roots of the GOP's MAGA madness go back many, many years. Author of "American Psychosis” David Corn joins David Rothkopf to discuss what may come next for the GOP and why deep problems will persist long after Trump is gone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is no secret that the media remains hyper-focused on Joe Biden’s age and the growing desire for a younger generation of politicians. As the election cycle continues to ramp up, Norm and Kavita break down how the conversation around Joe Biden and Kamala Harris will make waves in 2024. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The three-hundred-sixty-fourth episode of the DSR Daily BriefStories Cited in the Episode:Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskiy to visit Biden as Congress debates $24bn in aidShuffle of Russian military chiefs preceded death of Wagner boss PrigozhinFlooding death toll soars to 11,300 in Libya’s coastal city of DernaMacron skips UN General Assembly amid busy diplomatic scheduleU.S. auto workers target Detroit Three with first simultaneous strikeLi Shangfu: Top US envoy questions China defence minister’s absenceCircus performer breaks world record with eight flaming hula hoops Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oppenheimer’s success has pushed nuclear weapons back into the public consciousness. Experts Alex Wellerstein and Heather Williams join David and Jon Wolfsthal to assess the movie's accuracy and merit's through the lens of nuclear policy, and whether the general public's decreasing worry of nuclear conflict is justified.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The three-hundred-sixty-third episode of the DSR Daily BriefStories Cited in the Episode:Zelenskyy heading to New York to court the rest of the worldNo sign of Kim Jong Un as his Russia visit continues and Seoul expresses concern over Putin meetingsHouse punts on Pentagon bill, an ominous sign as shutdown loomsBeijing blasts 'protectionist' EU probe as China EV stocks slipRogue Russian pilot tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022Senate subpoenas Saudi’s $700bn sovereign wealth fund over US dealings‘Just Ken’ no more? Barbie sidekick among 12 finalists for National Toy Hall of Fame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

President Biden and VP Harris have wrapped up dual trips to Asia, but aside from the photo ops and headlines, how effective were their efforts? Georgetown’s Rosa Brooks and Politico National Security reporter Alex Ward join David to dissect the trips, how reporters are covering Biden’s foreign policy, and balancing ideals and realpolitik when countering Russia and China. Join us for all this and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yascha Mounk’s latest book, “The Identity Trap,” explores the origins, consequences, and limitations of what has been called “wokeness” as well as the creation of the “identity synthesis”. Yascha joins David to explore his conception of the “identity synthesis”, the future of identity politics, where the conversation around identity becomes counter-productive, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices