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PREVIEW: Kelly Currie HEADLINE: Indonesia's Governance Struggles: Democracy vs. Authoritarianism SUMMARY: Kelly Currie, former Ambassador to the United Nations, explains Indonesia's complex governance cycle, oscillating between authoritarianism and democr

PREVIEW: Kelly Currie HEADLINE: Indonesia's Governance Struggles: Democracy vs. Authoritarianism SUMMARY: Kelly Currie, former Ambassador to the United Nations, explains Indonesia's complex governanc…

00:02:06 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

PREVIEW: John Hardie HEADLINE: Ukraine Scales Up Air Defense Against Russian Air Attacks SUMMARY: John Hardie of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies discusses Ukraine's enhanced air defense efforts. Pledges for Patriotsystems will counter Russian b

PREVIEW: John Hardie HEADLINE: Ukraine Scales Up Air Defense Against Russian Air Attacks SUMMARY: John Hardie of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies discusses Ukraine's enhanced air defense ef…

00:01:43 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

PREVIEW: Ernesto Araújo: Brazil's Lula da Silva distances himself from "terror cartel" leader Maduro to project a democratic image globally, avoiding association with Venezuela's problematic regime. MORE LATER.

PREVIEW: Ernesto Araújo: Brazil's Lula da Silva distances himself from "terror cartel" leader Maduro to project a democratic image globally, avoiding association with Venezuela's problematic regime. …

00:02:36 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

PREVIEW: Malcolm Hoenlein: Iraq accuses Iran of disguising its crude as Iraqi exports to bypass sanctions, launching a high-level probe into the oil smuggling network, signaling a major relationship shift.

PREVIEW: Malcolm Hoenlein: Iraq accuses Iran of disguising its crude as Iraqi exports to bypass sanctions, launching a high-level probe into the oil smuggling network, signaling a major relationship…

00:01:25 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

PREVIEW: Janatyn Sayeh: Iran seeks rearmament, pursuing defense systems from Russia via Belarus and hoping for more from China, despite impending UN sanctions and effectiveness doubts. More later.

PREVIEW: Janatyn Sayeh: Iran seeks rearmament, pursuing defense systems from Russia via Belarus and hoping for more from China, despite impending UN sanctions and effectiveness doubts. More later.
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00:03:10 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

PREVIEW: GAZA CITY: Colleague David Daoud comments on the pending IDF operation in the urban landscape of Gaza City. More tonight.

PREVIEW: GAZA CITY: Colleague David Daoud comments on the pending IDF operation in the urban landscape of Gaza City. More tonight.
1922 SECOND BATTLE OF GAZA CITY.

00:02:14 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

#Londinium90AD: Gaius and Germanicus debate why the Optimates assert that "our democracy" is at risk? Gaius asks, what do they mean by "our democracy?" Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos. Headline: Roman Elite's Democra

#Londinium90AD: Gaius and Germanicus debate why the Optimates assert that "our democracy" is at risk? Gaius asks, what do they mean by "our democracy?" Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating …

00:14:28 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

#LONDINIUM90AD: Gaius & Germanicus debate the cycle of Optimates and Populares. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos Headline: Roman Political Factions: The Eternal Cycle of Elite vs. Popular Power In 90 AD Londinium, Gaiu

#LONDINIUM90AD: Gaius & Germanicus debate the cycle of Optimates and Populares. Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos

Headline: Roman Political Factions: The Eternal …

00:18:06 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus debate the question: Do empires need allies? Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos. Headline: Ancient Rome's Imperial Dilemma: Alliance Strategy in 90 AD In 90 AD Londinium, two Roman figu

#Londinium90AD: Gaius & Germanicus debate the question: Do empires need allies? Michael Vlahos. Friends of History Debating Society. @Michalis_Vlahos.

Headline: Ancient Rome's Imperial Dilemma: Alli…

00:17:46 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

Book Title: Wild Ride: A Short History of the Opening and Closing of the Chinese Economy Author: Anne Stevenson Yang Headline: Ghost Cities, Mounting Debt, and Xi Jinping's Increased Surveillance The cash influx led to building "ghost cities" like Kangbas

Book Title: Wild Ride: A Short History of the Opening and Closing of the Chinese Economy Author: Anne Stevenson Yang Headline: Ghost Cities, Mounting Debt, and Xi Jinping's Increased Surveillance

T…

00:05:54 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

Book Title: Wild Ride: A Short History of the Opening and Closing of the Chinese Economy Author: Anne Stevenson Yang Headline: Central Government Seeks Control Amid Economic Booms and Crises After the economy grew "out of control" in the 1980s, the centra

Book Title: Wild Ride: A Short History of the Opening and Closing of the Chinese Economy Author: Anne Stevenson Yang Headline: Central Government Seeks Control Amid Economic Booms and Crises

After …

00:13:46 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

Book Title: Wild Ride: A Short History of the Opening and Closing of the Chinese Economy Author: Anne Stevenson Yang Headline: Deng Xiaoping's Reforms and the Rise of Red Capitalism Following Mao Zedong's death, Deng Xiaoping initiated economic reforms in

Book Title: Wild Ride: A Short History of the Opening and Closing of the Chinese Economy Author: Anne Stevenson Yang Headline: Deng Xiaoping's Reforms and the Rise of Red Capitalism

Following Mao Z…

00:07:58 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

Book Title: Wild Ride: A Short History of the Opening and Closing of the Chinese Economy Author: Anne Stevenson Yang Headline: Early Economic Opening and Author's Unexpected Role in Xian In 1994, Anne Stevenson Yang was invited to Xian, China, to represen

Book Title: Wild Ride: A Short History of the Opening and Closing of the Chinese Economy Author: Anne Stevenson Yang Headline: Early Economic Opening and Author's Unexpected Role in Xian

In 1994, A…

00:09:52 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

BOOK TITLE: The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph over China AUTHOR: Jonathan DT Ward HEADLINE: The Second Great Divergence: Democracies vs. Dictatorships in the Economic Battleground

BOOK TITLE: The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph over China AUTHOR: Jonathan DT Ward HEADLINE: The Second Great Divergence: Democracies vs. Dictatorships in the Economic Battlegr…

00:07:20 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

BOOK TITLE: The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph over China AUTHOR: Jonathan DT Ward HEADLINE: Taiwan: The 'Lock on the Island Chain' and a Key to China's Regional Dominance

BOOK TITLE: The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph over China AUTHOR: Jonathan DT Ward HEADLINE: Taiwan: The 'Lock on the Island Chain' and a Key to China's Regional Dominance

Ch…

00:12:20 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

BOOK TITLE: The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph over China AUTHOR: Jonathan DT Ward HEADLINE: China's Response to Geographical Weakness: Expansionism and Global Power Projection

BOOK TITLE: The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph over China AUTHOR: Jonathan DT Ward HEADLINE: China's Response to Geographical Weakness: Expansionism and Global Power Projection
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00:07:15 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

BOOK TITLE: The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph over China AUTHOR: Jonathan DT Ward HEADLINE: The Russia-China Axis: A Decade in the Making and Shaping the Future The invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, and the apparent Russia

BOOK TITLE: The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph over China AUTHOR: Jonathan DT Ward HEADLINE: The Russia-China Axis: A Decade in the Making and Shaping the Future

The invasion…

00:10:35 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

Book Title: The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 Author: Jonathan Healey Headline: James II, Catholicism, and the Glorious Revolution James II, brother of Charles II, converted to Catholicism, leading to a movement to exclu

Book Title: The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 Author: Jonathan HealeyHeadline: James II, Catholicism, and the Glorious Revolution

James II, brother of Charles II,…

00:06:59 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

Book Title: The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 Author: Jonathan Healey Headline: The Restoration of Charles II and Its Aftermath Following Oliver Cromwell's death in 1658 and a period of political chaos, George Monk led t

Book Title: The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 Author: Jonathan HealeyHeadline: The Restoration of Charles II and Its Aftermath

Following Oliver Cromwell's death i…

00:12:35 | Mon 08 Sep 2025

Book Title: The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 Author: Jonathan Healey Headline: Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate and Its Challenges After Charles I's execution, John Lambert drafted the "Instruments of Government," establi

Book Title: The Blazing World: A New History of Revolutionary England, 1603-1689 Author: Jonathan HealeyHeadline: Oliver Cromwell's Protectorate and Its Challenges

After Charles I's execution, John…