E36 - The History of NATO Expansion, Pt. 1 w/ Joshua Shifrinson

Danny and Derek discuss the state of the Russian invasion of Ukraine (2:49); Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech before the U.S. Congress (12:27); Russia-Ukraine peace talks (15:35); the South Korean election (18:57) and the North Korean missile test (20:52); a potential Yemen peace conference (24:20); and the Iran missile attack on Erbil and the JCPOA (26:38). They then speak with Joshua R. Itzkowitz Shifrinson (33:10), associate professor of international relations at Boston University, about the history of NATO expansion from 1989 until 2008. <p> </p> <p>Become a patron:</p> <p><a href= "http://www.patreon.com/americanprestige">www.patreon.com/americanprestige</a></p>