Episodes
Monday Oct 13, 2014
Mark Helprin
Monday Oct 13, 2014
Monday Oct 13, 2014
MARK HELPRIN, bestselling author of “In Sunlight and in Shadow”:
- A macro look at the current progressive-liberal view on war
- The Administration’s failure to distinguish between rational and irrational actors in the international arena
- A historic analysis of the new Islamic conquest
PART TWO
- How the direct threat of “civilization jihad” is systemically eroding American values
- Updates on the battle for Kobani, Syria
- Evidence of civilization jihad in the previous efforts to construct a mosque at Ground Zero
PART THREE
- A recurrent and existential threat posed to mankind by emerging pathogens
- Russia’s long historical memory and Putin’s writing of the newest chapter of Russian aggression towards its neighbors
- Economic dependence as a means of domination for ambitious nations
PART FOUR
- The atrophy of the American military industrial base in the post-Cold War era
- The additional risks associated with a reduced military capacity for crisis management stemming from budget cuts
- Confronting the ideology of retrenchment in a more dangerous world
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