Contemporary Geopolitical Implications of Military Displays

Trump's anti-drug warfare. China, Russia, and North Korea stand shoulder to shoulder.

This episode, Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman and NPR international correspondent Anthony Kuhn join Mary Louise Kelly to break down the Trump administration's military strike against a boat the President says was transporting drugs, and his larger confrontational posture toward Venezuela and South America. And they explain the geopolitical message behind China's massive military parade this week. 

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