E5 - Blues Coups w/ Assal Rad

American Prestige

English - August 06, 2021 16:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 578 ratings
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Danny and Derek spend the first part of the episode talking about Libya from its independence through the rise and fall of Muammar Gaddafi, the civil war, and its faltering peace process. Then, Derek is joined by Assal Rad, senior research fellow at the National Iranian-American Council, to discuss her recent piece on the role economic warfare plays in extending the US empire and on the state of American-Iranian relations.

Check out Assal's article here:
https://bit.ly/2TZR8AD

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