Kent, NATO, Orban, Iran

About this episode

Walter and Jeremy discuss recent political events including Joe Kent's resignation and NATO's role in the Gulf.

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss Joe Kent's resignation, Trump's frustration with NATO's refusal to help in the Gulf, JD Vance's show of support for Viktor Orban, and the state of the war in Iran.

People in this episode

Host: Walter Russell Mead

Guest: Jeremy

Topics covered

• politics
• international relations
• war
• NATO
• resignation
• support

Keywords

• Joe Kent
• Trump
• NATO
• JD Vance
• Viktor Orban
• Iran
• politics
• resignation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NATO

Places: Iran

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