A ba in history from the university of missouri, kansas city to be a government from dartmouth followed by both ma and phd degrees in government from Georgetown University. He worked 10 years as a newspaper journalist before becoming a professor and his lectured widely on the news media the presidency and elections before us and international audiences. A prolific scholar he has written seven books including president ial communication and character. The nightly news nightmare spinner in chief and his most recent late night with trump political hero and the american presidency. His also the author or coauthor of dozens of scholarly articles of the presidency the mass media us Public Opinion and virginia politics. His political commentary has appeared in a wide range of Media Outlets including the New York Times the Washington Post. Pbs news hour cspan and bbc world his currently professor of Political Science and International Affairs and direct of the center for leadership and media s
Elections before us and international audiences. A prolific scholar he has written seven books including president ial communication and character. The nightly news nightmare spinner in chief and his most recent late night with trump political hero and the american presidency. His also the author or coauthor of dozens of scholarly articles of the presidency the mass media us Public Opinion and virginia politics. His political commentary has appeared in a wide range of Media Outlets including the New York Times the Washington Post. Pbs news hour cspan and bbc world his currently professor of Political Science and International Affairs and direct of the center for leadership and media studies at the university of mary, washington. Hes also taught choices in Political Science journalism and political communication at Georgetown University Mcgill University and george mason university. During his tenure at Mary Washington dr. Farnsworth has earned the reputation of being an outstanding tea
And welcome the crosstalk are all things considered. American Foreign Policy at its core is it really about furthering National Interest is there an Ideological Foundation that is the driver were told its all about democracy or is it really all about power and the purposeful denial of Agency Others on the international stage. Cross talking. In Foreign Policy im joined by my guest Max Blumenthal in washington hes the editor of gray zone dot com as well as author of the new book the management of savagery how Americas National Security State fueled the rise of Al Qaeda Isis and donald trump also in washington we have james chatteris he is a former u. S. Diplomat and former advisor to the u. S. Senate Republican Leadership all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate where were getting set up here i notice you have your book can you just lift it up and show our audience here its fresh off the press. And it. Mustnt of sav
Viewers should go out and buy the book here all right lets get serious here max i havent read your book but ive read a lot of commentary about it and watch some interviews on you tube including interview you did with another media person it seems to me looking at your title and following a lot of your writing over the last few years is that really at the core of American Foreign policy these days certainly post nine eleven is the belief that you can initiate chaos and control it but you never can and its tried over and over and over again max go ahead. You know my book really begins with Zbigniew Brzezinski the National Security advisor to jimmy carters idea of an arc of crisis throughout the third world that the soviet union was seeking to fill in a centrally stabilize and that stability was a real fear of brzezinski and so in afghanistan for instance the cia began to arm figures like global dean hekmatyar who is a warlord and a drug dealer to the tune of over one billion dollars thro
Lets say im a. Thank you for. The story thats right. Hello and welcome the crosstalk were all Things Considered im peter what drives American Foreign policy at its core is it really about furthering National Interest is there an Ideological Foundation that is the driver were told its all about democracy or is it really all about power and the purposeful denial of agency of others on the international stage. Cross talking American Foreign policy im joined by my guest Max Blumenthal in washington hes the editor of gray zone dot com as well as author of the new book the management of savagery how Americas National Security State fueled the rise of Al Qaeda Isis and donald trump also in washington we have james chatteris hes a former u. S. Diplomat and former advisor to the u. S. Senate Republican Leadership all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate where were getting set up here i notice you have your book can you jus