The Al Franken Podcast

145: Year in Review: Anne Applebaum & Frank Foer on Foreign Affairs

Dec 10, 2023
Guest
Frank Foer
Guest
Anne Applebaum
Foreign affairs experts Anne Applebaum & Frank Foer discuss the House Oversight Committee's investigation into Hunter Biden, the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Israel's politics under Netanyahu, sacrificing national interest in the Gaza war, and the battle between democracy and autocracy.
Ask episode
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
Investigation into Hunter Biden and Geopolitical Year in Review
02:29 • 6min
3
The Costly Victory of the Battle of Bachmout
08:39 • 11min
4
Russia's Pursuit of Genocide in Ukraine
20:07 • 12min
5
Leader-to-Leader Conversations and Netanyahu's Impact on Israeli Politics
32:32 • 5min
6
Sacrificing National Interest for Political Careers in the War in Gaza
37:19 • 13min
7
The Battle Between Democracy and Autocracy: Domestic Dysfunction and the Crisis of American Democracy
50:49 • 4min