The Foreign Report

Follow The Show:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:  https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en Follow our Guest:https://www.instagram.com/mehrsabaradaran/?hl=en Check out The Quiet Coup: Neoliberalism and the Looting of America here: https://wwnorton.com/books/9781324091165 Articles referenced:https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGw5V03NAOV/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ%3D%3Dhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/world/americas/trump-mexico-tariffs-sheinbaum.htmlhttps://www.cnbc.com/2025/03/04/trump-tariff-compromise-canada-mexico-commerce-lutnick.htmlhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yx02nnnyvohttps://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-aid-cutoff-netanyahu-hunger-war-940ceea2c2b754d197a4f07c0cad86dehttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/03/business/treasury-bond-yields-trump-economy.html

Follow The Show:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:  https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en Follow our Guest:https://www.instagram.com/justin_williams_comedy/?hl=en Articles referenced:https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c4gm41lq6rlthttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/world/europe/trump-ukraine-russia-war.htmlhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/world/europe/germany-election-east-west-iron-curtain.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLWLb0RM7HQhttps://www.npr.org/2025/02/23/nx-s1-5306403/center-right-germany-election-results-far-right-afdhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn04lpe38rwohttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyj1198wy3ohttps://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/2/21/are-white-afrikaners-at-risk-in-south-africa-not-really-most-sayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6RDYOuhupc

An update on the TikTok ban, the U.S. labels Mexican cartels as terrorist organizations, and Trump and Putin have left Zelenskyy out of any peace talks. We dive into the secret CIA drone operations over Mexico and the potential military action that could follow. Major shifts in the Russia-Ukraine war negotiations—Trump is making moves with Putin while sidelining Europe, fueling tensions at the Munich Security Conference. As U.S. officials clash with European leaders over NATO, defense policy, and Ukraine’s future, is a transatlantic split inevitable? Follow The Show:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:  https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en Follow our Guest:https://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Articles referenced:https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/02/17/repub/billions-of-dollars-at-stake-for-farmers-hit-by-trump-funding-freeze-pause-on-foreign-aid/https://www.instagram.com/tmjnewsnetwork/reel/DGPn4toRMmv/https://www.instagram.com/reel/DGROJ0vxFdo/https://www.justsecurity.org/107850/us-military-mexico-illegal/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_F07bIhKE0chttps://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-war-kellogg-zelenskyy-437f4c8fa4531059007dd3ab00c23458https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/us/politics/trump-zelensky-russia-ukraine-war.htmlhttps://www.vox.com/world-politics/400408/ukraine-talks-trump-putin-zelenskyyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPvI5D5ay6shttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMYiSuLd0zAhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz4inlsZLRw

Big announcement on the show this week: we’ve bid adieu to Saman, and we’ll miss him terribly. Guest host Travis Irvine joins us as we break down Trump’s latest tariff moves, his controversial proposal to “redevelop” Gaza, and the broader implications for U.S. foreign policy. Plus, we take a deep dive into the soft power of USAID—how America’s top aid agency shapes global politics, where billions of dollars have gone, and whether it’s truly fulfilling its mission. What happens now that Trump wants to shut it down, and how will this reshape America’s global image? Follow The Show:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Host:  https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=en Follow our Guest:https://www.instagram.com/travisirvineusa/?hl=en Articles referenced:https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-imports-matched-tax-rate-3f12fcab7f7065bcd846f00926935ba5https://www.npr.org/2025/02/04/nx-s1-5287012/trump-netanyahu-ceasefire-gazahttps://apnews.com/article/israel-netanyahu-troops-beefed-up-ceasefire-39533292445c3fe25d0d2d460439305dhttps://www.npr.org/2025/02/11/g-s1-48181/trump-jordan-king-abdullah-white-house-gaza

Maybe this show is not the best idea we've had. But it's the show we WANT to do. It's the show we NEED to do. We're going to bring you everything we know about the world, and ask all the questions we're curious about. Get ready for The Foreign Report where every episode Seena and Saman fall head first on the third rail of global politics.