War in Ukraine: airstrikes, drones and a looming counteroffensive
This week saw heightened tensions in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. A wave of drone strikes hit the Russian capital Tuesday morning, bringing the war to Moscow for the first…
The founder of the private security firm Blackwater testifies on Capitol Hill after a shooting incident in which 17 Iraqis were killed, and we look at the larger questions about the role of private security contractors in Iraq.
Guests
- Doug Brooks President of the International Peace Operations Association
- Karen DeYoung Senior diplomatic correspondent, The Washington Post.
- Deborah Avant Professor and director of International Studies at the University of California, Irvine
- Ali Al-Dabbagh Special envoy for the Iraqi Prime Minister and spokesman for the Iraqi government
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