Published: July 25, 2017, 1:30 p.m.
Susan Hennessey of Lawfare and Rational Security fame joins Radha and Erin to wade through recertifying the Iran deal, social media shenanigans in the Persian Gulf, and whither the new Russia sanctions. Also on tap: all the leaks! and how we forgot about our $1 billion in foreign loans. Radha swoons over a baby hippo and Erin begs Loren to return so we can talk about Jon and Sansa.
Reading:
- Peter Baker, \u201cTrump Recertifies Iran Nuclear Deal, But Only Reluctantly,\u201d\xa0The New York Times.
- Monika Nalepa, \u201cThe attack on Poland\u2019s judicial independence goes deeper than you may think. Here are 5 things to know,\u201d\xa0The Monkey Cage.
- M. Taylor Fravel, \u201cDanger at Dolam,\u201d\xa0The Indian Express.
- Barkha Dutt, \u201cCould a war break out between India and China \u2014 again?\u201d\xa0The Washington Post.
- Mark Champion and Marek Strzelecki, \u201cWhen Trump Goes Abroad, Radical Change Follows in His Footsteps,\u201d\xa0Bloomberg.
- Jana Winter, Robbie Gramer, and Dan De Luce, \u201cTrump Assigns White House Team to Target Iran Nuclear Deal, Sidelining State Department,\u201d\xa0Foreign Policy.
- Robert Windrem and William Arkin, \u201cWho Planted the Fake News at Center of Qatar Crisis?\u201d\xa0NBC News.
- Karen DeYoung and Ellen Nakashima, \u201cUAE orchestrated hacking of Qatari government sites, sparking regional upheaval, according to U.S. intelligence officials,\u201d\xa0The Washington Post.
- \u201cWhile Fighting the Odds, Fiona the Hippo Becomes a Social Media Star,\u201d\xa0NPR.