Kyle Anzalone

February 21, 2022

AFRICOM is ready to begin this year’s annual special operations training for African military leaders, dubbed ‘Flintlock.’ The program is labeled as part of America’s counter-terrorism strategy on the continent, yet its graduates often have goals other than fighting jihadists. Most recently, two-time Flintlock grad Lt. Col. Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba seized power in Burkina Faso, […]

Conflicts of Interest

February 21, 2022

On COI #236, Kyle Anzalone breaks down Biden’s recent press conference where he said he believes Putin decided to invade Ukraine. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.

Andrew Day

February 21, 2022

Ongoing talks in Vienna to salvage the Iran nuclear deal (JCPOA) are showing signs, however faint, of progress. But even if the U.S. under Biden re-enters the accord, a Republican president may once again exit it. Tehran understands this, which is why it is demanding some assurance that a new agreement with Washington won’t be […]

Conflicts of Interest

February 20, 2022

On COI #235, Kyle Anzalone discusses America’s war in Yemen. Dave Smith recently shattered the war party’s Yemen narrative. Then, TimCast guest Cory Mills attacked Smith, alleging he was misrepresenting Iran’s role in the war. Kyle breaks down Macron’s announcement that European troops will leave Mali. Subscribe on YouTube and audio-only.

Edward Curtin

February 20, 2022

Experienced foreign policy analysts such as Ray McGovern, Scott Ritter, and Pepe Escobar, while agreeing that the Biden administration is clearly guilty of provoking Russia over Ukraine, are divided over whether it will lead to war. All agree that Russia has no intention of invading Ukraine and that it is clearly justified in demanding safe […]

Walt Zlotow

February 20, 2022

President Biden announced Friday he’s “convinced” Russia will invade Ukraine “in the coming week. When challenged why he thought that, he replied “significant intelligence capabilities. Of course, the president and Congress  have been saying attack is imminent for the last 2 months. During that time both have been ratcheting up weapons sales to Ukraine and […]

Ray McGovern

February 19, 2022

Our discussion started with a key question: Why is it that Secretary of State Antony Blinken seemed at sea when asked why Russia would invade Ukraine? Yesterday, on Morning Joe, Blinken was gently asked: “What would be the upside for Putin by invading Ukraine?” Strangely, it seemed clear that Blinken had not thought that one […]

Michael Zigismund

February 19, 2022

America’s image abroad seems to have revived significantly with the entry of the Biden administration. But the reason may simply be the changing of the guard, since President Joe Biden’s foreign policy scorecard has been mixed at best. In the Washington Post this month, however, columnist Jennifer Rubin made the case that "Biden is on […]

Kyle Anzalone

February 18, 2022

French President Emmanuel Macron announced that European troops will begin exiting Mali after nine years. Operation Barkhane – which has become known as ‘France’s Forever War’ – will wind down its ground operations over the next six months. The decision comes after months of increasing tensions with the ruling military leadership of Mali, headed by […]

Conflicts of Interest

February 18, 2022

On COI #234, Kyle Anzalone and Connor Freeman discuss the February 16th non-invasion of Ukraine, the state of U.S.-Russia tensions, and the latest Iran/JCPOA news. Kyle covers the Biden administration’s dubious claims of a Wednesday Russian attack falling flat. The legislative branch continues to put forward competing bills that would sanction the Nord Stream 2 […]