Giorgio Cafiero of Gulf State Analytics discusses the mess that U.S. foreign policy has made of the Middle East in light of the news that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is in fact alive after many claims and rumors to the contrary. President Trump, Scott and Cafiero agree, has made a few good moves against America’s recent foreign policy trend, but for the most part has adhered exactly to the precedents of Obama, both Bushes, and Clinton.

Discussed on the show:

• “Baghdadi’s Alive, and So Is Islamic State’s Narrative” (LobeLog)
• “ISIL chief Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi appears in propaganda video” (Al Jazeera)
• “Undefeated, ISIS Is Back in Iraq” (New York Review of Books)
• “Audio Evidence: John Kerry confirms arming Daesh” (YouTube)
• “The Redirection” (The New Yorker)
• “Preparing the Battlefield” (The New Yorker)
• Devil’s Game
• Asad: The Struggle for the Middle East by Seale

Giorgio Cafiero is the CEO and founder of Gulf State Analytics, a geopolitical risk consultancy based in Washington, DC. He writes regularly for the Middle East Institute, The National Interest, and LobeLog. Find him on Twitter @GiorgioCafiero.

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