Filkins, Dexter

May 2, 2019

42:59

Journalist Explains John Bolton's Push For 'Aggressive Use' Of American Power

New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins says President Trump's current national security adviser is a hawk who sees America as "a colossus operating anywhere it wants."

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October 10, 2017

41:37

Tensions Rise Between Tillerson And Trump As The Threat Of War In N. Korea Looms

New Yorker writer Dexter Filkins says Sec. of State Rex Tillerson is a diplomat in an administration that doesn't value diplomacy: "Rex is a sober, steady guy, and the president is anything but that."

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September 25, 2014

50:02

Kurdistan Commanders Fight To Protect Iraq, But Hope For Independence

The New Yorker's Dexter Filkins discusses reporting from Erbil, the capital of Iraq's Kurdistan region, a town with a Jaguar dealership and sushi restaurants. Just 30 miles away is the Islamic State.

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Journalist Explains John Bolton's Push For 'Aggressive Use' Of American Power

Tensions Rise Between Tillerson And Trump As The Threat Of War In N. Korea Looms

Kurdistan Commanders Fight To Protect Iraq, But Hope For Independence

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