Filkins, Dexter

March 4, 2021

52:30

Trump's Deal To End War In Afghanistan Leaves Biden With 'A Terrible Situation'

The Trump White House agreed to a May 1 troop withdrawal. New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins says Biden must now decide whether to honor a deal that included the Taliban but not the Afghan government.

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May 2, 2019

42:59

Journalist Explains John Bolton's Push For 'Aggressive Use' Of American Power

New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins says President Trump's current national security adviser is a hawk who sees America as "a colossus operating anywhere it wants."

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October 10, 2017

41:37

Tensions Rise Between Tillerson And Trump As The Threat Of War In N. Korea Looms

New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins says Sec. of State Rex Tillerson is a diplomat in an administration that doesn't value diplomacy: "Rex is a sober, steady guy, and the president is anything but that."

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Trump's Deal To End War In Afghanistan Leaves Biden With 'A Terrible Situation'

Journalist Explains John Bolton's Push For 'Aggressive Use' Of American Power

Tensions Rise Between Tillerson And Trump As The Threat Of War In N. Korea Looms

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