Ray McGovern, a veteran CIA analyst and peace activist, discusses why its so important to rebuild a trusting relationship between President Obama and Russian President Putin; the neoconservatives pushing for a dangerous confrontation over Ukraine; and how the US media deludes Americans into believing all kinds of nonsense about world affairs.

Kelley Vlahos, a Washington, D.C.-based freelance reporter, discusses why Afghanistan's government is still broken, despite a power sharing deal brokered by Secretary of State John Kerry.

Jason Ditz, news editor for Antiwar.com, discusses the latest on the hack of Sony Pictures - which increasingly looks like an inside job, not the work of North Korean boogeymen; and why the US and Israeli governments are distressed about the Palestinian Authority's request to join the International Criminal Court.

Bel Trew, a reporter on Middle East issues for The Times (UK), discusses the imminent civil war in Libya, where 1500 militias on the government payroll fight for their piece of the pie.

Boyd Cathey, a scholar and assistant to the late conservative author and philosopher Russell Kirk, discusses his article, "Examining the Hatred of Vladimir Putin and Russia: A Conservative Analysis."

Reese Erlich, a freelance foreign correspondent and author of Inside Syria: the Backstory of Their Civil War and What the World Can Expect, discusses why the new Iraq War is doomed; how the Islamic State has ensured its own eventual destruction; and why war hawks shouldn't count on the US antiwar movement remaining dormant much longer. Erlich has a webpage - www.reeseerlich.com, and a Twitter account - @ReeseErlich

Mark Thornton, Senior Fellow at the Mises Institute, discusses the relation between oil prices and the world economy, and how Colorado's first year of marijuana legalization proves that ending drug prohibition doesn't mean criminals and teenagers will run wild in the streets.

Frank Ledwidge, author of Investment in Blood: The True Cost of Britain's Afghan War, discusses his laughable attempt to institute a justice system in Helmand province in southern Afghainstan, and why the military is terrible at building civil societies in conquered foreign countries.