Bronwyn Bruton, a democracy and governance specialist with extensive experience in Africa, discusses Somalia's 23 years as a failed state since the "Black Hawk Down" Battle of Mogadishu, and why it's time for the US government to take a new approach in denying Al Qaeda and other terrorist groups a safe-haven there.

Joe Lauria, an independent journalist covering international affairs, discusses his firsthand account of the war against Islamic State from his vantage point in Erbil, Iraq; why the Western media won't tell us the motives of terrorists attacking Europe; and the incredible danger posed by the badly-damaged Mosul dam.

Jim Lobe, founder of Lobelog.com, discusses the neoconservatives who have dominated US foreign policy for decades - who they are, and what their agenda is.

Andrew Bacevich, a retired Army colonel and bestselling author, discusses his new book America's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History; and why the basic flawed premise of US foreign policy remains unchallenged by the Republican and Democrat presidential candidates.

Ted Snider, a writer on US foreign policy and history, discusses the telltale signs that a US-sponsored "silent coup" is taking place in Brazil; and how the Operation Lava Jato anti-corruption probe is being used to take down Brazil's leftist Workers' Party, including former President Lula Da Silva.

Jason Ditz, news editor for Antiwar.com, discusses how a conflict over the Nagorno-Karabakh region could lead to war between Armenia and Azerbaijan; and why Libyans don't want any more "help" from Western intervention.

Gareth Porter, an award-winning investigative journalist and historian, discusses why the US, EU, and UN still threaten sanctions against Iran even though they are fulfilling their obligations under the nuclear agreement.

Daniel Lazare, a journalist and author of The Frozen Republic: How the Constitution is Paralyzing Democracy, discusses how the Obama administration's arming of Syrian jihadists facilitated the Islamic State's rise and led to the terrorism now targeting Europe.

Kenneth Rapoza, a writer at Forbes.com, discusses the recent improvement in relations between Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, and how this bodes well for US-Russia relations despite conflicts in Syria and Ukraine and the rabid anti-Russia attitude in Congress and the media.

Greg Mello, Secretary and Executive Director of the Los Alamos Study Group, discusses why the Nuclear Security Summits in Washington DC don't focus on eliminating nuclear weapons from the countries with vast stockpiles (like the US), instead concentrating on an anti-terrorist nonproliferation agenda.

Philip Giraldi, a former CIA officer and Executive Director of The Council for the National Interest, discusses Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's sycophantic speeches at AIPAC's annual summit meeting in Washington, where Israel was held up as the closest US ally and Iran was deemed the number one sponsor of global terrorism.

Journalist Robert Bryan discusses his attendance at AIPAC's conference at the Washington Convention Center; how AIPAC resembles a cult - demanding unquestioning allegiance from its members to the state of Israel; and why equal protection under the law for minorities is OK for the US, but for some reason represents an "existential threat" to Israel.

Martha Mundy, a professor of anthropology at the London School of Economics, discusses Saudi Arabia's efforts to stop negative reporting on its US-backed bombing campaign and blockade of Yemen - which should be classified as war crimes; and the destruction of Yemen's agricultural economy before and during the war.

Doug Bandow, a senior fellow at the Cato Institute, discusses why the US and Europe aren't going to rescue Ukraine from becoming a failed state; and Donald Trump's reasoning for disbanding NATO.