The UN’s Palestinian Representative’s Call For a UN Peacekeeping Protection Force in Gaza
We begin with the UN’s Permanent Observer for the State of Palestine’s call for an international protection force in Gaza that emerged from Sunday’s emergency meeting of the UN Security Council. Joining us to discuss how the formal request to the UN General Assembly for an international peacekeeping force to protect Gazans facing death could be implemented is Sarah Leah Whitson, the executive director of Democracy for the Arab World Now DAWN. She was formerly the executive director of Human Rights Watch’s Middle East and North Africa Division, where she oversaw the work of the division in 19 countries. Her forthcoming book is, From Apartheid to Democracy: A Blueprint for Peace in Israel-Palestine.
What a Peace Plan to End Russia’s War on Ukraine Could Look Like
Then, ahead of Friday’s Trump/Putin summit in Alaska, we examine what a peace plan to end the war in Ukraine could look like and speak with George Beebe, the Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He served in government for nearly twenty-five years, including as director of Russia analysis at CIA and as a White House adviser on Russia matters for Vice President Dick Cheney. His latest book is The Russia Trap: How Our Shadow War with Russia Could Spiral into Nuclear Catastrophe. His latest articles at Responsible Statecraft are, “No NATO for Ukraine is key to jumpstarting stalled talks” and “A U.S. Peace Plan For Ukraine.”
Trump Moves to Use the Military for Domestic Law Enforcement as the Pentagon Plans For Rapid Reaction Forces to Put Down Civil Dissent
Then finally we assess the extent to which the military is being mobilized by an American dictator to suppress domestic opposition now that Trump has moved to take over large swathes of the Southern border and the streets of Washington DC as the Pentagon is now preparing rapid reaction forces in Alabama and Arizona to put down civil unrest. Joining us is Lucian Truscott IV, a journalist, screenwriter and author of five bestselling novels. A graduate of West Point, he has covered the wars in Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan. He is a regular contributor at Salon and he blogs at luciantruscott.substack.com where his latest articles are “Donald Trump: Crime solver. It’s even scarier than it sounds” and “Dazed and Confused: Does Trump Have a Plan?“