thePodcast: After a peace prize to end 2025, wars dominate 2026's first quarter

theBreaker.news Podcast

Mar 22 2026 | 00:37:14

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Show Notes

For the week of March 22, 2026: Much has changed since Donald Trump “won” the FIFA Peace Prize in late 2025. But some things are just the same. Venezuela’s dictator is in a U.S. jail and Iran’s second ayatollah is dead. So is Mexico’s top narcoterrorist. Meanwhile, Russia’s war on Ukraine stretches into a fifth year and China continues to threaten to invade Taiwan. Where does Canada stand? Amid the Trump trade war, Mark Carney has reconciled with both China and India. Joining host Bob Mackin to discuss this and more is Prof. Christian Leuprecht of the political science […]

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