Peter Van Buren - Making Sense of the Corona Virus News - As the world responds to the COVID-19 outbreak, we feature folks who know this business. Our guest is Peter Van Buren who worked with the Dept of State for 24 years. In 2004, Peter was part of the US's response in Thailand following the tsunami that killed thousands of people. In this episode, he lends his experience to explain how government response--and helps us to understand what actions are worthy of critique. and Peter go back over 10 years to their days in Baghdad Iraq. During that time they both saw the wasteful actions of the Govt--which creates an interesting lens through which they see the world.  HaikuCorona virusState level aid in crisisWhat really mattersSimilar episodes:​ Executive Producer/Host/Intro:  ​​Producer: Damjan Gjorgjiev ​ The Break It Down Show is your favorite best, new podcast, featuring 5 episodes a week with great interviews highlighting world-class guests from a wide array of topics.