Category Archives: Foreign Affairs

Terrorism: a Realistic Assessment — Podcast January 19. 2015

Posted on January 22, 2015 by William Timberman

Terrorism: Making Sure That the Cure Isn’t Worse Than the Disease. Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, and Steve Williamson look at the varied definitions of terrorism, the difficulties confronting the U.S. and other Western governments in their attempts to come to grips with so-called asymmetric warfare, … Continue reading →

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The Senate Select Committee’s Study of the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program — Podcast January 12, 2015

Posted on January 13, 2015 by William Timberman

Is This REALLY Who We Are? How Torture Became Enhanced Interrogation, and Moral Depravity Became Official U.S. Policy: Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, and Steve Williamson evaluate the 576 page summary of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s still unreleased Study of the Central Intelligence Agency’s … Continue reading →

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Paul Lenze Interview — Podcast December 22, 2014

Posted on December 23, 2014 by William Timberman

ISIS, ISIL, The Islamic State: Who Are They, What Do They Want, And How Big a Threat Are They? Democratic Perspective’s Gary LaMaster and Steve Williamson discuss the impact of the Islamic State on Middle Eastern politics, and on United States’ and European … Continue reading →

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Israel and the Palestinians: the Fulcrum of Conflict in the Middle East — Podcast December 15, 2014

Posted on December 16, 2014 by William Timberman

The U.S. As Honest Broker, the Oslo Accords, the Peace Process, the Two-State Solution: Does ANY of This Still Make Sense Today? Democratic Perspective’s Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster and Steve Williamson consider the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and what appear to be the … Continue reading →

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Juan Cole Interview — Podcast September 8, 2014

Posted on September 10, 2014 by William Timberman

Whatever Happened to the Arab Spring? Professor Juan Cole on the Continuing Aspirations of the Millennial Generation in the Middle East: Dr. Juan Cole, Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan, expert on Middle Eastern affairs, and … Continue reading →

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2013 Year in Review — Podcast December 30, 2013

Posted on January 1, 2014 by William Timberman

2013: What the Mainstream Media Did and Didn’t Tell Us. Democratic Perspective‘s Mike Cosentino, Gary LaMaster, Dick Searle, and  Steve Williamson look at the major stories of 2013 that were underreported or misreported by our major media. https://verdevalleyindependentdemocrats.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/DemPerspective-12-30-13.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | … Continue reading →

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Benghazi: A Year of Propaganda, Lies, and Media Incompetence — Podcast November 11, 2013

Posted on November 12, 2013 by William Timberman

Benghazi: Why It’s Still a Story, and Why We Still Can’t Get It Right.  Democratic Perspective’s Steve Williamson, Mike Cosentino, and Gary LaMaster discuss the September 11, 2012 attack on the American Diplomatic Mission in Benghazi, Libya, and its lingering effects … Continue reading →

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A Realistic View Of US Foreign Policy In The Middle East.

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Gary LaMaster

On July 29, 2013, Democratic Perspective hosted Stephen M. Walt, professor of international affairs at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Professor Walt is an author, a widely respected expert on foreign policy and a leading proponent of … Continue reading →

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Stephen M. Walt Interview — Podcast July 29, 2013

Posted on July 30, 2013 by William Timberman

American Foreign Policy in the Middle East: What Are the Prospects for Success? Democratic Perspective’s co-hosts Mike Cosentino and Steve Williamson interview Stephen M. Walt, professor of international affairs at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government about U.S. Foreign Policy and … Continue reading →

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The Surveillance State: Who’s Got Our Data, and What Are They Doing With It? — Podcast June 24, 2013

Posted on June 28, 2013 by William Timberman

The Questions We Should Be Asking about Telecommunications Data Mining by Government and  Business: In the wake of Edward Snowden’s recent revelations, Democratic Perspective‘s Mike Cosentino, Chuck Williamson, and Steve Williamson discuss some of the broader implications of data mining operations by … Continue reading →

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