Trump’s Iran War: America's Loss Is China’s Win

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David Frum discusses Trump's Iran War and its implications for US-China relations with guest Phillips O’Brien.

On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his reaction to President Trump’s shocking settlement with the IRS and his new $1.8 billion slush fund for victims of political “weaponization.” Then, David is joined by Phillips O’Brien, a military historian and a professor of strategic studies at the University of St. Andrews, for a discussion about the fallout from the war in Iran, Russia’s stalemate with Ukraine, and Trump’s recent meeting with President Xi Jinping in China. Frum and O’Brien discuss Trump’s lack of commitment toward Taiwan and how he has greatly diminished America’s standing with China. Finally, David ends the episode with a discussion of “What Science Says About Astrology,” by Carlos Orsi. Sign up for David Frum’s newsletter alert. Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Atlantic subscribers also get access to exclusive subscriber audio in Apple Podcasts. Subscribe today at TheAtlantic.com/Listener. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Host: David Frum

Guest: Phillips O’Brien

Topics covered

• Trump's Iran War
• US-China relations
• military strategy
• political weaponization
• Taiwan
• Russia-Ukraine conflict

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran
• China
• Taiwan
• Ukraine
• political weaponization
• Phillips O’Brien
• David Frum
• astrology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Atlantic

Books & works: What Science Says About Astrology

Places: Iran, Ukraine, China

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