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Semiconductor chips have become the lifeblood of the modern economy and also modern warfare. In his new book, "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology" Chris Miller traces the problem and provides some recommendations about how American can win the war for chips. How extensive are the problems around chip supply and fabrication? Should America embrace industrial policy to solv...

The war in Ukraine may have fallen out of the headlines but it continues to grind on. David speaks with Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University, Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute, Andrew Weiss of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Andrea Kendall-Taylor of the Center for a New American Security about the latest updates from Ukraine and what could come next. How bad was...

Congress is supposed to be the preeminent branch of government but in foreign policy and technology issues it often feels woefully behind. Grant and Zoe talk about this issue with Geo Saba, Chief of Staff to Ro Khanna (CA-17), and about his experience working on Capitol Hill.   In our final segment, Zoe discusses the success of the DART program, Geo Saba talks about the Nobel Prize winners in Phys...

Originally Aired 9.6.22 Liz Truss is the latest Prime Minister in the United Kingdom but how will she do? David discusses with Ed Luce of the Financial Times and Clive Priddle of Public Affairs. How did she win the leadership race? Will she be a marked difference from Boris Johnson? Will she make it through the year? Find out in this timely and insightful conversation. Join us! Learn more about yo...

Peter Baker and Susan Glasser chronicled the four years of the Trump Administration in their latest book "The Divider: Trump in the White House, 2017-2021". David Rothkopf sat down to talk with Peter about the revelations in the book. Why did people join and stay in the Trump administration? What surprises do those years still hold? What fears does Peter have for the future? Find out in this speci...

While we normally focus on election related issues during this podcast, we couldn't help but start the show with a brief conversation between David Rothkopf and Ed Luce of the Financial Times about Liz Truss and the shortest stint of a Prime Minister in the United Kingdom for more than 100 years. The rest of the episode is a conversation between David Rothkopf, Simon Rosenberg of NDN, and Tom Boni...

With all the talk of decoupling and economic nationalism, was globalization even real? Shannon O'Neil takes on globalization and makes the case that for why regionalization, not globalization, has been the biggest economic trend of the past forty years in her new book. Did globalization miss most of the world? How can regionalism increase economic prosperity? Is there a way to beat back the econom...

This is the first episode of a six part mini-series on the people and issues featured in David Rothkopf's forthcoming book American Resistance: The Inside Story of How the Deep State Saved the Nation. This episode features Olivia Troye who served as the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism advisor to Vice President Mike Pence. David and Olivia discuss her experience in the Trump administration,...

Marissa’s guest this week on podcast is Miles Taylor, the man formerly known as “Anonymous,” who was one of the first people from inside the Trump administration to speak out honestly about what life in the White House was really like (hint: just as you imagined during your worst nightmares). Marissa and Miles spoke just hours after the January 6 Committee gave its last public hearing and you won’...

Originally Aired: January 07, 2022 In the midst of a pandemic, with almost 4000 people dying every day, when the nation should be coming together, the President of the United States once again tore it asunder. Worse, what he did was mobilize the first violent coup attempt in US history on the back of his months long seditious efforts to nullify the November election and steal the sovereign power o...

In a special episode of Deep State Radio, David Rothkopf talks with Kurt Andersen about where his "evil geniuses" are now and the state of the country as we head into the midterms. They are joined by Nell Scovell and Marissa Rothkopf who both worked for Kurt at Spy Magazine. How have the Republican party and the media been corrupted? Why are Harvard and Yale graduates railing against the "elites"?...

A new, election-focused revamp of the Deep State Radio Thursday podcast, we dive deep on what is going to drive outcomes in the November elections and welcome new co-hosts for this series Simon Rosenberg of NDN and Tara McGowan of Good Information and Courier Newsroom. Which seats are in play? How are abortion restrictions impacting the campaign? Are campaigns making the best use of new communicat...

There is very little scholarship on the Civil Rights Movement using a warfighting lens. So Tom Ricks set about creating some. In his new book, "Waging a Good War: A Military History of the Civil Rights Movement, 1954-1968" Tom talks about the strategy and tactics that the Civil Rights Movement used to defeat segregation. How did members of the civil rights movement train? How did they use nonviole...

Putin continues to saber rattle his nuclear weapons and President Biden continues to warn of armageddon. To cut through the rhetoric David Rothkopf talks with Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University, David Sanger of the New York Times, and Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute. How worried should we be about nuclear war? What should we make of the recent moves by OPEC+? What more can the B...

On this week's episode, Norm and Kavita talk with Anna Greenberg of GQR about the polls headed into the midterms and the broader conversation around the value of public polling in our extremely partisan environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Originally Aired: 12/21/17 In David Rothkopf’s absence this week, Rosa Brooks hosts and reminds listeners that the Deep State Radio crew will soon be retreating into the bunker for some holiday eggnog, before resuming in the new year. The Atlantic’s Julia Ioffe argues that Putin is overrated, and the BBC’s Kim Ghattis and Kori Schake argue that the new US National Security Strategy is also overrat...

Recent reporting has revealed the Trump may be holding onto additional classified documents. To discuss this news and the future of the January 6th committee, David spoke with Mary McCord of Georgetown University and Norm Ornstein of the Words Matter Podcast. Should the DOJ approach its case differently as Trump is a former President? Is the DOJ pursuing additional searches? What is in store for t...

Donald Trump's big lie about the 2020 election has not died. The lie and its impact on America's political culture is core to Jonathan Lemire's new book "The Big Lie: Election Chaos, Political Opportunism, and the State of American Politics After 2020". What is the power of the big lie? How has Trump built upon the lies of Republicans before him? How is the big lie impacting the 2022 midterms? Fin...

Russia has mobilized but has continued to take losses across Ukraine. To talk about Russia's failures and what the future will hold for it David speaks with Rosa Brooks of Georgetown University, Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute, and Stephen Sestanovich of Colombia University. How bad is it for Putin? What weapons might he turn to next? Is there any chance for a diplomatic path to b...

The one hundred and fifty-second episode of the DSR Daily Brief.   Stories Cited in the Episode Putin to annex areas of Ukraine after 'sham' referendums Eurozone inflation hits record 10%, highest in the history of the euro What you need to know about Bosnia’s general election Prayut to continue as Thai prime minister after court rules on tenure limit Lebanon fails to elect new president as politi...

Originally Aired 11/01/2018 With the midterm elections days away, our experts discuss just what the past two years have taught us about Trump, about the American electorate, and about the world. We also talk about where we are headed and what we can expect from the next two years of Trump's term...if he makes it all the way through them. Bow your heads and pray to the deity of your choice for the...

The midterms are only 42 days away and the polls are tightening. With everything at stake in these elections, David Rothkopf talks with Mara Rudman, EJ Dionne, and Wajahat Ali about how the Democrats can finish strong. What messages are breaking through? Why does it seem like the midterms have not captured the attention necessary? The answer to these and other pressing question during this energiz...

Following the election of Donald Trump, women lawyers sprang into action. Dahlia Lithwick explored their stories in her new book "Lady Justice: Women, the Law, and the Battle to Save America". Who were the unsung heroines working on the side of justice during the Trump years? How are their stories unique to the field of law? What hope can we have for the future given the partisan tilt of the court...

Italy elects its farthest right leader since Mussolini and Sweden also turns to the right. David Rothkopf brings together Rosa Brooks of Georgetown, Ed Luce of the Financial Times, and Kori Schake of the American Enterprise Institute to discuss these results, Kori's trip to Ukraine, and her recent New York Times Op-Ed. Why has Europe recently elected conservative leaders? What did Kori learn from...

The Queen is dead and Brexit lives on. Grant and Zoe talk with Scott Bade of the Eurasia Group about how these changes will impact the United Kingdom and elsewhere. In our all podcast final segment, Zoe talks about Patagonia and the Climate, Scott talks about Space Policy, and Grant talks about a variety of border clashes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices