About this episode

Professor Scott Lucas discusses the escalating Iran war and various geopolitical challenges facing Trump and the US.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Maddie Hale to break down the escalating Iran war and the economic danger facing Trump, Putin’s attempts to lure the US with lucrative business deals, Ukraine’s desperate need for air defences ahead of winter, and Trump’s rapidly escalating trade war with Canada, which shows no signs of backing down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Maddie Hale

Guest: Scott Lucas

Topics covered

• Iran war
• Trump's economic challenges
• US foreign policy
• Ukraine air defenses
• trade war

Keywords

• Trump
• Iran war
• Putin
• Ukraine
• trade war
• Canada
• economic danger

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump, Putin, Canada, Ukraine

Places: Iran

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