Week in Review: The Mideast Unravels, Europeans Push Back at Muslims, Gridlock in the U.S., and Much More

 

Show Notes

  • The Middle East is destabilizing, due mostly to increasing aggression and belligerence from Iran.
  • In Europe, traditional populations are becoming less and less tolerant of the refusal of some Muslim immigrants to assimilate and to adopt European cultural norms.
  • In Asia, two longtime rivals appear to be “burying the samurai” and moving toward closer cooperation and alignment.
  • Meanwhile, the United States is gridlocked. The government remains shut down as the country’s internal divisions deepen.
  • We also discuss the German military considering recruiting EU citizens, an early election called in Israel, anti-Semitism of American politicians, and a devastating tsunami in Indonesia.

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