hello and welcome to our all things considered time peter lavelle how bad can it get how low can russia u.s. relations go at this point it's anyone's guess but one thing is for sure donald trump's call for better relations is now dead in the water. russian u.s. relations i'm joined by my guest here in moscow mark sloboda he's an international affairs and security analyst we also have petro he is a professor of political science at university of rhode island and we have to me he is a political analyst we spoke to international all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it professor let me go to you first here. where are we in this relationship right now we talked about this earlier edition of bullhorns. what does each country want to achieve in this spiraling downward effect it wants to embarrass the other side yeah that's tit for tat and it's like to bullies in a schoolyard i guess they they have to keep sniping at each other so it's a prestigious you right now more than anything else particularly on the issue of the

hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle the television station you're watching now in the russian news agency sputnik may find themselves in legal jeopardy in the united states the drive to designate both as foreign agents under the foreign agents registration act is disturbing and dangerous it would seem those in power decide who can freely speak. cross talking who is a foreign agent i'm joined by my guest scott rickard in tampa he is a former american intelligence linguist in oxford we have neil clark he is a journalist and broadcaster and in london we crossed alexander across with he is a political commentator and a former kremlin advisor all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciated scott let me go to you first in tampa. applying to r t and sputnik this is not for security reasons i this is a very political thing this is a extension of the conspiracy called russia gate and i'm taking it very seriously go ahead scott what's your opinion well it is a very serious situation you

owe and welcome across the uk we're all things considered i'm peter lavelle at the united nations u.s. president donald trump described his vision of foreign policy as principled realist and he also tried to convince the gathering of the general assembly that his idea of america first is compatible with his vision nonetheless there is every reason to believe he sees the world no differently than his predecessors. across talking trumps u.n. address i'm joined by my guess and i told even in doha he is a professor at georgetown university in qatar as well as author of several books including america right or wrong an anatomy of american nationalism in paris we have a brick wall he is a theoretical physicist political commentator and author of humanitarian imperialism using human rights to sell war and in washington we cross to michael maloof he is a former senior security policy analyst in the office of the secretary of defense right gentlemen cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate and i tell if i go to you first in doha we heard th

low in welcome to cross talk for all things considered i'm peter lavelle the modern international order centers on two basic principles the sanctity of sovereign borders and self-determination and this regard the kurdish question is particularly vexing and even dangerous will some thirty million kurds ever. cross talking kurdish independence i'm joined by my guest mohammad marandi in beirut he's an associate professor at the university of tehran also in beirut we have martin j. he is a freelance broadcast journalist and honorable we crossed who he were also and he is an analyst and commentator on iraq and kurdistan region across the uk rules in effect that means he can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate mohamed let me go to you first in beirut i said in my introduction the the issue of kurdish independence is very vexing and even dangerous we have a lot of countries in the neighborhood that are a start surely against the idea but then again the kurds by any definition of self-determination probably should get their own state here this is being stuck between a rock and a ha

hello and welcome to crossfire were all things considered i'm peter lavelle in a revealing video c.n.n. has shown as many critics have claimed the network is more interested in the bottom line and a political agenda rather than reporting on real news on this edition of the program we ask of cnn's evidence free war against donald trump is really at the expense of real journalism. cross-linking the present and future of. c.n.n. i'm joined by my guess steve malzberg in new york he is the host of the steve malzberg show on newsmax t.v. also in new york we have the media personality lionel he is a legal analyst and news decoder at lionel media dot com and in washington we cross to richard goodstein he is a democratic political strategist and former advisor to the president clinton and hillary clinton's presidential campaigns all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it steve let me go to you first here. cnn's motto is. the most trusted name in news over the last few months last couple of weeks particularly the last few

hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle spiraled downward this applies to both russia u.s. relations and the ongoing advance on the korean peninsula have we passed the point of no return. cross talking real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow mark silva older he's an international affairs and security a most we also have bitter or levity he is a political analyst as well as a leading expert at the center for actual politics and we have alex chris afore he was the director and writer for the duran dot com all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate mark let me go to you first here i guess this is the drama of tit for tat in u.s. russia relations why. close this consulate why search and where is this all where to come from and what is it going to lead to and what does the u.s. hope to accomplish ok well i mean we have to see where this all began back in december with obama's parthian shot in an attempt to sabotage the incoming. administration's campaign policy of detente w

hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle what is the real function of media in the west today to inform citizens or parrot the interests and policies of the political elites it would seem corporate media can't get enough of war. across talking the media i'm joined by my guests here in moscow christopher he is the director and writer for the duran dot com we also have victor although he is a political analyst as well as a leading expert at the center for actual politics and we have dmitri bobbitt she's a political analyst we spoke nick international might as always cross-talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciated first story i'd like to talk about the military exercises russia. will be conducting in about a week's time it's called. which means west two thousand and seventeen and the western media is all up in a tizzy about it why do well it's not the first time it's really extraordinary let me just remind you that in two thousand and fourteen when there is.

hello and welcome across all things are considered i'm peter lavelle spiral downward this applies to both russia us. and the ongoing abends on the korean peninsula have we passed the point of no return. cross talking real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow mark marks the boulder he's an international affairs and security a most we also have bigger or leverage he is a political analyst as well as a leading expert at the center for actual politics and we have alex chris afore he was director and writer for the duran dot com all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime.

hello and welcome to cross talk we're all things considered i'm peter lavelle the u.s. and north korea contin.

low and welcome to cross talk we're all things are considered i'm peter lavelle at the united nations us president donald trump described his vision of foreign policy as principled realism he also tried to convince the gathering of the general assembly that his idea of america first is compatible with his vision nonetheless there is every reason to believe.

hello and welcome to cross talk or all things are considered i'm peter lavelle the television station you're watching now in the russian news agency sputnik may find themselves in legal jeopardy in the united states the drive to designate both as foreign agents under the foreign agents registration act is disturbing and dangerous it would seem though.

blowing welcome across time for all things considered i'm peter lavelle the modern international order centers on two basic principles the sanctity of sovereign borders and self-determination in this regard the kurdish question is particularly vexing and even dangerous will some thirty million kurds ever. cross talking kurdish independence i'm joined by my guest mohammad marandi in beirut he's an associate professor at the university of tehran also in beirut we have martin j. he is a freelance broadcast journalist and in erbil we crossed he's an analyst.

welcome back across time for all things considered i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're discussing some real news. ok mark before i went to the break we were talking about the weaponization of morgan freeman it's a it for me it's a very interesting phenomenon but i think all already it is deemed a failure go ahead yeah i think it is a fact that it didn't even get support from its own echo chamber and there was a degree of embarrassment with it we have to look at i mean take a just take a look at the short role list of who are the directors the board of directors the advisors with when you practice there is no one who speaks russian there's no one who is an expert on russia in any way there is no one who is an expert in cyber or security policy. and there's no real security experts whatsoever on this committee to investigate russia's own website you know it within a week of launching they. had this profile of the rain from this russian equal into of the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff grass moss and they there's all these references media to a gerasim of dr and hybrid warfare which

welcome across all things are considered i'm peter lavelle the spiral downward this applies to both russia u.s. relations and the ongoing abends on the korean peninsula past the point of no return. cross talking real news i'm joined by my guest here in moscow mark he's an international affairs and security analyst.

blow in welcome the cross talk we're all things are considered time peter lavelle what is the real function of media in the west today to inform citizens or parrot the interest and policies of the political elites it would seem corporate media can't get enough of war. across talking the media i'm joined by my guest here in moscow christopher he is the director and writer for the duran dot com we also have victor old habits he is a political analyst as well as a leading expert at the center for actual politics and we have dmitri bobbitt she's a political analyst we spoke nick international right as always crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want they always appreciated first story i'd like to talk about the military exercises russia. will be conducting in about a week's time it's called. which means west two thousand and seventeen and the well .

hello and welcome to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle how bad can it get how low can russian u.s. relations go at this point it's anyone's guess but one thing is for sure donald trump's call for better relations is now dead in the water. across talking russian u.s. relations i'm joined by my guest here in moscow mark sloboda he's an international affairs and security analyst we also have petro he is a professor of political science at university of rhode island and we.

hello and welcome to cross talk or all things considered i'm peter lavelle as the syrian government pushes to finally end the war washington again calls for regime change also the media war regarding north korea and the so-called. russia. cross-linking just some facts i'm joined by my guest mark sloboda he's an international affairs and security analyst we also have exact name a row he is the founder of the center of political strategic analysis truck pole and we have dimitri he is a political analyst with sputnik international all right gentlemen as always crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it first i'd like to talk about the cantle izing piece if i can say in the new york times our team sputnik and russia's new theory of war how the kremlin built one of the most powerful information weapons of the twenty first century and why it may be impossible to use. sounds like the opening of a twilight zone episode mark i read the entire article it's a big investment in time. i don't really know what he was trying to say well i mean i think

hello and welcome to cross talk where all things considered i'm peter lavelle the u.s. and north korea continue their war of words well cooler minds pressed for diplomacy and negotiations how much of a threat is north korea to the global order and why is the united states threatening force to resolve this conflict. cross talking north korea i'm joined by my guess so rep group in washington he's a senior fellow at the institute for china america studies also in washington we have brian becker he is director of the answer coalition as well as host of loud and clear a daily new show on radio sputnik and in medford we crossed through so normally he is a professor of korean studies at the fletcher school at tufts university in boston right gentlemen crossed rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want i always appreciate sort of if i go to you first in washington this of course we have twenty four seven wall to wall coverage of this story coming out of north korea but i'd like to take a step back how much of this is actually a real crisis or is it just interna

hello and welcome to cross talk where all things are considered i'm peter lavelle candidate donald trump ran on a campaign that not only question many foreign policy orthodoxies but also lashed out against neo conservative views of the world today the president is surrounded by men in uniform some are calling this a soft coup. cross talking trumps generals i'm joined by my guest michael o'hanlon in washington he is a senior fellow at the brookings institution also in washington we have thomas powell he's an independent economist policy analyst and author of from financial crisis to stagnation and in london we cross to patrick and he is a journalist writer and founder of the news website twenty first century wired dot com all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate thomas let me go to you first in washington there are a lot of people that would claim and i think with good credence that the trumpet ministrations foreign policy is just a mirror with maybe with different reflections of the foreign policy that we had under

welcome back to cross not were all things considered i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're just. in russia u.s. relations. ok let me go back to nicholas one of the things that you know i ended the first segment here why should russia really care if the u.s. doesn't want to parlay and of our bilateral relationship then at a certain amount of a certain point you just say ok that's the way it's going to be but we live in a real world with very real problems and let's consider north korea i think the russia has been played a very constructive role in the united nations lot of people didn't agree with russia's position in voting on. the when they did do that in china did do that they had a roadmap how to move forward in a very reasonable one i would say in that which has been completely ignored which is it's been it's. nor is an understatement ok i mean most people don't even know what happened ok so but this is a time when the united states and russia really truly need to work together and to resolve this crisis that i think that has been generated from the west that can be a differe

economic policies trade policies security policies i can go on and on and i have always personally peter lavelle ok this is on t.v. i have always felt that russia didn't really belong in the g eight because the g eight has to solve the problems that they created russia didn't create those problems ok and we have to remember the g. seven was a cold cold war institution the cold war is over a quarter a century ago ok they can exist so long as they're you know they want to stay together but what is the indian perspective i see a lot of hands on the indian side ok this gentleman first and talk about one thing that's unique. there are differences among. in the brics countries like india or china but i think there has to be more communication more cultural exchange sports because india china they're like engine civilizations similarly when it comes to sports south africa india have a strong sporting partnership we can loan from china. because they are the host countries of olympics so is brazil saw a football world cup so i think more and more people nor both each of these countries common people busi

welcome back to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle turn to remind you we're discussing parties in crisis. ok now i'd like to introduce doug we in washington he's a presidential historian and a former white house adviser to two american presidents and also before i want to plug his book here game of thornes inside story of a hillary clinton's failed campaign and donald trump's winning strategy all right in the first part of the program we're talking about the problems that both major parties are facing here i want to change the gear a little bit in give this to you is there such a thing is trump ism and will try if there is will trump ism survive donald trump go ahead doug. heye peter i was listening to part of. part of that conversation earlier and i felt the one thing that was missing is that both parties republican and democrat are so corrupt there are a wonder of a gamble who are thank you the legislature and the wonderful people who are serving the agencies of government then and some of them are extreme. really honest but there are so many deals going on i'll hire

welcome back to crossfire all things considered i'm peter lavelle to remind you we're discussing hollywood in politics. ok time to go back to wendy in new york you wendy fred astaire was a lifelong republican and gene kelly was a lifelong democrat most people don't know that i only recently found about it you know and i didn't really care before this but now everybody has to wear everything on their sleeves why they're just entertaining us but we pay them a lot of money to entertain us why do we have to hear about their politics all the time now go ahead. so this this whole narrative. shut up and entertain is really is really you know person we have to stay away from that because even though they're entertainers are also human beings and you know most of them are taxpaying . and being so they have a right to speak about the democratic process in our nation and that is one clarify false truths that have this discourse i believe it was tim who said you know the emmys will had the lowest rating this year yes they did but before that last year was the lowest rating and before that two thousand