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On today's episode of Loud & Clear, Brian Becker is joined by international affairs and security analyst Mark Sleboda.

The U.S. coalition in Syria has shot down an Iranian drone, two days after it downed a Syrian jet near Raqqa. The U.S. says it is only interested in fighting Daesh, but do these incidents indicate a shift back to the goal of regime change?

Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko met with Donald Trump at the White House earlier today, praising his country’s reforms and saying Ukraine is a story of success. Is Trump signaling that his administration will continue the policy of aggression towards Russia? Jim Jatras, political analyst and a former U.S. diplomat, joins the show.

Donald Trump has tweeted about North Korea today, saying ominously that while he appreciates the efforts of China ‘it has not worked out’. The tweet comes just hours after he condemned the ‘brutality of the North Korean regime’. Will Griffin, an organizer with the U.S.-based Stop THAAD in Korea and US Militarism in Asia and & Pacific, joins Brian.