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  • Affairs
  • Episode 3153
  • 14 Nov 2025
  • 32 min

Reporting on the Pentagon’s Caribbean surge after the press corps clear-out

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  • The Briefing
  • Affairs
  • Episode 3153
  • 32 min

A US aircraft carrier strike group has arrived in the Caribbean, putting president Trump’s peace through strength mantra to the test. Then: how hard is it to report on the Pentagon after the press corps clear-out? Plus: Meloni battles for her Albanian immigration plans and is soft power still effective?

Host
  • Chris Cermak
Contributors
  • Andrew Tuck
  • Christy O'Grady
  • Ed Stocker
  • Josh Fehnert
  • Laura Kramer
  • Vincent McAviney

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