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Superpowers: The Future of Global Security
Friction emerges inside Hegseth’s Pentagon amid rampant sackings | Kori Schake
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On today’s episode of Superpowers, James Heappey speaks to Kori Schake, the director of foreign and defence policy at the American Enterprise Institute, to discuss tension inside the Pentagon as a result of the ousting of generals by Pete Hegseth, and what it means for the department, and Trump’s control of the military.
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