President Obama went to the United Nations this week with three items on his agenda: The Islamic State, global warming, and Ebola.

In Episode 1 of Foreign Affairs we had a comprehensive conversation about Ebola. This week our conversation focuses on the growing war against the Islamic State, anti-terror strategies being developed in the West, and the global climate change agenda is on the front pages once again.

This week AEI's Rebecca Burgess is joined by Aaron MacLean, Managing Editor of the Washington Free Beacon and Daniel Wiser, the Free Beacon’s national security and human rights reporter.

A BLOCK: The Islamic State

We focus on the growing coalition joining the war against the Islamic State. We also learn how the Syrian Kurds have received no Western support. That needs to change.

B BLOCK: Australia & Anti-Terror response from the West

Glenn Greenwald sings the familiar tune that anti-terror tactics are designed to be power grabs by fear-mongering politicians. We take a serious look at what countries in the West are doing to keep their citizens safe.

C BLOCK: The Global Climate Change Agenda

President Obama went to the United Nations and called upon China to reduce greenhouse emissions. But is the global warming movement being met by cold feet by other global leaders?

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