Behind the News: Trump’s Militaristic Master Plan w/ Anatol Lieven
Plus: Susannah Glickman on how the US government is transforming into a private equity firm.
December 15, 2025
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December 15, 2025
Behind the News: Trump’s Militaristic Master Plan w/ Anatol Lieven
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<p>Anatol Lieven of the Quincy Institute analyzes Trump’s official national security strategy. Susannah Glickman, <a href="https://www.nybooks.com/online/2025/11/21/runaway-short-termism-trump-political-economy/" rel="nofollow">recently interviewed</a> by the <em>New York Review of Books</em>, looks at the transformation of the US government into a private equity firm.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.leftbusinessobserver.com/radio.html" rel="nofollow"><em>Behind the News</em></a>, hosted by Doug Henwood, covers the worlds of economics and politics and their complex interactions, from the local to the global.</p>
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