Dan Wright

Trump Sides With Sunni Extremists In Middle East Sectarian War

President Trump campaigned on getting the United States out of the Middle East and away from ‘stupid wars’. But his actions and rhetoric so far as president indicate he is not ready to deviate from long-held U.S. policy.

May 30th, 2017

By Dan Wright

Trump Sides With Sunni Extremists In Middle East Sectarian War

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. In a speech that contradicted numerous public statements, President Donald Trump praised the rulers of Saudi Arabia and other Gulf state autocracies for fighting Islamic terrorism in his first foreign

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The Battle For Raqqa And The Future Of Syria Feat. Joshua Landis

Professor Landis discusses the difficulty the United States has in deciding who to work with once ISIS is driven out of its claimed capital of Raqqa.

April 04th, 2017

By Dan Wright

The Battle For Raqqa And The Future Of Syria Feat. Joshua Landis

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. On this episode of Around The Empire, Dan and Joanne interview Syria expert Professor Joshua Landis on the battle for the Syrian city of

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Perpetual War For Perpetual Peace In Afghanistan

The underlying logic of the Afghan policy is that in order to prevent the risk of Afghanistan becoming a launching pad for terrorist attacks like 9/11, it must be permanently occupied.

March 14th, 2017

By Dan Wright

Perpetual War For Perpetual Peace In Afghanistan

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Given America is constantly expanding its military footprint around the world—most recently into Syria and the

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Despite Campaign Rhetoric, Trump Wades Further Into Middle East

Despite that campaign platform and electoral mandate, now-President Donald Trump is doubling down on military intervention in the Middle East.

March 13th, 2017

By Dan Wright

Despite Campaign Rhetoric, Trump Wades Further Into Middle East

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. ANALYSIS --- In the 2016 election cycle, then-candidate Donald Trump drew widespread support for opposing military adventurism by the United States in the Middle East, famously slamming

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Michael Flynn Was Taken Down By A Deep State Leak Campaign

There is a raging power struggle going on between the CIA and President Trump. Flynn was one of the CIA’s major targets, but hardly their only one.

February 15th, 2017

By Dan Wright

Michael Flynn Was Taken Down By A Deep State Leak Campaign

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. After one of the most blatant leak campaigns by national security officials in recent memory, former General Michael Flynn resigned from office as national security advisor Monday evening. The official

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Botched Raid Frays US-Yemen Relations As Slaughter Continues

The raid, conducted on January 29th, killed numerous civilians including the eight-year-old daughter of Anwar al-Awlaki.

February 09th, 2017

By Dan Wright

Botched Raid Frays US-Yemen Relations As Slaughter Continues

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. A botched raid by U.S. Special Forces last month that left numerous civilians dead has led, according to The New York Times, to the government in Yemen

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Trump Purges State Department, CIA May Be Next

By “cleaning house” at the State Department, President Trump is going to be able to exert even more influence in shaping the department for years to come.

January 27th, 2017

By Dan Wright

Trump Purges State Department, CIA May Be Next

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. Today, four State Department senior leaders resigned from their positions. The senior State Department leaders were reportedly

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