Understanding Today’s Puzzling U.S. Economy
Inflation is high. The GDP has shrunk. But the job market has never been better. The Washington Post's Damian Paletta helps make sense of the U.S. economy today.
An Iraqi woman believed to be associated with terrorist Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi has been arrested in connection with last week’s deadly bomb attack. We’ll talk about the on-going investigation, reactions in Jordan, and implications for the Arab world.
Guests
- Ivo Daalder U.S. Ambassador to NATO, former senior fellow in foreign policy studies at the Brookings Institution, former director for European Affairs for the National Security Council, and author of "Beyond Preemption: Force and Legitimacy in a Changed World".
- Reuel Marc Gerecht Senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, former Middle East specialist for the CIA
- Ambassador Edward Gnehm Visiting Professor of International Affairs, co-director, Undergraduate Program in International Affairs at The George Washington University, and the former U.S. ambassador to Jordan (2001- 2004)
- Ambassador Karim Kawar Ambassador to United States from Jordan
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