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Larry Johnson joins the show to talk about what he witnessed on his recent trip to Russia and the absurd march towards regime change in Venezuela.

Discussed on the show:

• Sonar 21
• “On Russia-Ukraine, the misdiagnosed patient is flatlining” (Responsible Statecraft)
• “Pentagon Tells Congress It Doesn’t Know Who It’s Killing in Latin American Boat Strikes” (Antiwar.com)

Larry C. Johnson is a former CIA officer and intelligence analyst, and a former planner and advisor at the US State Department’s Office of Counter Terrorism. Follow his analysis at Sonar21.

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Nasser Arrabyee joins Scott again to give an update on Yemen. The ceasefire has held for more than a year, but there is still much for the various factions to negotiate. Arrabyee gives an account of where things stand on the ground, and then the two take a step back and look at the broader geopolitical context. 

Discussed on the show:

• “‘Al-Qaeda’ attack kills secessionist commander and three fighters in Yemen” (Al Jazeera)

Nasser Arrabyee is a Yemeni journalist based in Sana’a, Yemen. He is the owner and director of Yemen-Now.com. You can follow him on Twitter @narrabyee.

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Dennis Marburger returns to the show to talk about the humanitarian crisis occurring right now in Nagorno-Karabakh. Marburger gives the historical context behind what’s happening before digging into the details of the current blockade, which began late last year. Scott and Marburger then look at the geopolitical context and discuss how this can be resolved. 

Discussed on the show:

• “The Crisis We Ignore” (The Critic)
• Origins Discovery
• Armenophobia
• Maro Kochinyan
• “‘They want us to die in the streets’: inside the Nagorno-Karabakh blockade” (The Guardian)
• “Nations by Consent” (Mises.org)

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Kyle Anzalone was back on Antiwar Radio this week to talk about Ukraine. Scott and Anzalone take stock of the Ukrainian counteroffensive and discuss the reaction of American officials. They then touch on the political aspect of this war before finishing with a quick look at the reports that the Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash. 

Discussed on the show:

• “‘Fight Russia to the Last Ukrainian’ Is Official White House Policy” (Libertarian Institute)
• “US ‘Fears’ Ukraine Is Too ‘Casualty Averse’” (Antiwar.com)
• Scott’s recent interview with Daniel Davis
• “Prigozhin Believed to Be Dead After Plane Crash in Russia” (Antiwar.com)

Kyle Anzalone is news editor of the Libertarian Institute, opinion editor of Antiwar.com and co-host of Conflicts of Interest with Will Porter and Connor Freeman. Follow him on Twitter @KyleAnzalone_

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Scott was joined by Brad Pearce on Antiwar Radio this week to discuss what’s happening in West Africa. Pearce has been following the region closely. He puts the recent coup in Niger in context and explains some of the current geopolitical dynamics in the broader region. 

Discussed on the show:

• The Wayward Rabbler
• “France never stopped looting Africa, now the tables are turning” (The Cradle)
• “The Last Domino Falls in the Sahel” (The Wayward Rabbler)
• “Rumors of War in West Africa” (The Wayward Rabbler)

Brad Pearce is a writer focused on international relations and politics. He writes at The Wayward Rabbler. Follow him on Twitter @WaywardRabbler

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Jim Bovard joins the show to talk about some of his recent articles on Joe and Hunter Biden. Scott and Bovard examine what we know about Hunter Biden’s crimes and shady business deals and also how his father fits into the story. They also discuss the broader political consequences of the effort to hide and ignore these revelations.

Discussed on the show:

• “Merrick Garland’s latest dirty trick to protect the Bidens” (New York Post)
• “House’s corruption probe goes after Biden documents at National Archives” (Washington Times)
• “Biden censors battered — expect an epic Supreme Court showdown” (New York Post)

Jim Bovard is a columnist for USA Today and the author of Public Policy Hooligan: Rollicking and Wrangling from Helltown to Washington. Find all of his books and read his work on his website and follow him on Twitter @JimBovard.

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Scott is joined by Trita Parsi to talk about Iran. They go over developments with U.S-Israeli relations and the new American troop deployments, both of which Parsi says make war with Iran more likely. They finish with a quick look at the recent U.S-Iran prisoner deal.

Discussed on the show:

• “By caving to Israel, Biden opens the door to war” (Responsible Statecraft)
• “With Marines on Persian Gulf vessels, is Biden risking war with Iran?” (Responsible Statecraft)

Trita Parsi is the Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy. Parsi is the recipient of the 2010 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. Follow him on Twitter @tparsi.

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Ted Snider joined Scott on Antiwar Radio this week to talk about some concerning developments in Eastern Europe. They start with the tensions on the Polish-Belarus border where forces have been building up since Wagner forces moved in after the Prigozhin ordeal. Snider goes over what’s happening and what it might mean. They then talk about the Neo-Nazi compound in Maine whose leader claims to be training forces to go fight in Ukraine. They finish with some of the disheartening language we’re hearing about the backchannel talks between U.S. and Russian officials.

Discussed on the show:

• “The Poland-Belarus border is becoming a tinderbox” (Responsible Statecraft)
• “A neo-Nazi is building a compound in rural Maine for his ‘Blood Tribe’” (Forward)
• “American Neo-Nazi Training Forces in Maine to Fight for Ukraine” (Libertarian Institute)

Ted Snider has a graduate degree in philosophy and writes on analyzing patterns in U.S. foreign policy and history. He is a regular writer for Truthout, MondoWeiss and antiwar.com.

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Lyle Goldstein is back to talk with Scott about a recent U.S. wargame simulating a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. While Goldstein has some problems with the game’s design, he thinks it was far superior to most in its realism. And that, above all, the report authors were honest about the sheer scale of losses both sides face if diplomatic solutions dry up or go ignored.

Discussed on the show:

• The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan
• Accompanying video
• 2034: A Novel of the Next World War by Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis 

Lyle J. Goldstein is the Director of Asia Engagement at Defense Priorities. He is the author of Meeting China Halfway: How to Defuse the Emerging US-China Rivalry. Follow his work at The National Interest and on Twitter @lylegoldstein

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