With War Between Israel and Iran Inevitable, a Strategic Analysis of How Much It Could Escalate
We begin with a strategic analysis of the likely moves by Iran and Israel; with a looming war between them inevitable, how much it will escalate is the only question. We discuss a third option which is for Iran to continue the standoff, which is causing Israel great economic pain, with the northern part of the country depopulated. Joining us is Nicholas Heras, Senior Director for Strategy & Innovation at the New Lines Institute, who from 2016-17 served as the tenth 1st LT Andrew J. Bacevich, Jr., USA Fellow at Center for New American Security. He has conducted an extensive study on Iran’s proxies in the Middle East for the National Defense University.
Kamala Harris and Donald Trump’s Competing Tax Proposals on Tips Aimed at Winning Nevada
Then we examine Kamala Harris’s and Donald Trump’s competing tax proposals on tips, which are aimed at winning the swing state of Nevada, where workers in the hotel, casino, and restaurant industries depend on tips, since the Federal Labor Standards Act permits employers to pay the sub-minimum “tip credit” paltry wage of $2.13 an hour. Joining us is John Lawrence, a visiting professor at the University of California, Washington Center, who worked in the House of Representatives for 38 years and served as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s chief of staff for 8 years. His latest book is Arc of Power: Inside Nancy Pelosi’s Speakership, 2005-2010. He blogs at Domeocracy, where his latest article is “A Tip to the Wise.”
Putin’s Long Game Counters the Current Optimism, as Ukraine Takes Russian Territory
Then finally, with Ukraine taking Russian territory, we assess Russia’s long game that counters the current optimism of a Ukrainian victory and speak with Anastasia Edel, a Russian-born American writer and social historian. She’s the author of Russia: Putin’s Playground: Empire, Revolution, and the New Tsar and is currently at work on a new book, The Gone Empire. We discuss her article at The New York Times, “Putin Has Victory in His Grasp.”