Hello and welcome to crossfire all Things Considered im Peter Lavelle there are growing indications the wests anti russias stance may be softening a case in point is the recent visit of frances top diplomat and defense minister or take for example the New York Times editorial calling on trump to better relations with the kremlin as a way to block china the important question remains can moscow trust the west anymore. Cross talking a thaw in relations im joined by my guest in a new well you point in paris he is the president of the institute for european perspective and security and. We have lucre of a he is an independent journalist and in brussels we rush to John Laughlin hes a political scientist and historian all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it many well let me go to you in paris i will make the the obvious admission i very rarely had good things to say about the french president emanuel mccrone howeve
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A special projects funded. On the line your best bet is the end of a footy team but for now the mountains of waste only grow higher. Hello and welcome to cross paths where all things are considered im Peter Lavelle there are growing indications the wests anti russias stance may be softening a case in point is the. Visit francis top diplomat and defense minister or take for example the New York Times editorial calling on trump to better relations with the kremlin as a way to block china the important question remains can moscow trust the west anymore. Cross talking a thaw in relations im joined by my guest in a new well in paris he is the president of the institute for european perspective and security in our condo we have lucre of a he is an independent journalist and in brussels we to John Laughlin hes a political scientist and historian all right gentlemen cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it many well let me go to you in p
Below again welcome to cross talk were all Things Considered Peter Lavelle describing the Trump Administrations iran policy is confusing contradictory and even incoherent would be an understatement as members of his administration beat the drums of war the president suddenly inject themselves into the conversation with words to the contrary what is the world to think. Cross talking in iran im joined by my guest Mohammad Marandi and he is a professor at the university of tehran in beirut. Become ill was me he is a professor and political analyst and in florida we cross to robert rebel he is a professor of Political Science at Florida Atlantic university all right gentlemen crossed rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and i always appreciate it mohamed let me go to you 1st and to ron give me your side or how irans sees this whole thing playing out because irans point of view is virtually silent in western media so western audiences dont know the other side of this