The Foreign Report

Seena talks about the horrific LA fires and climate change – we also discuss the Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement and turn to clips of Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing. It turns out Saman may be just as qualified if not more, to be the Defense Secretary. And our main story this week is the modern space race. Saman gets us up to speed on the strategic competition between global powers and private companies in the quest for space domination. Follow The Show:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Hosts:  https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/samanism/ Articles referenced: https://time.com/7205644/los-angeles-california-fires-climate-change/https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-01-12/california-homeowners-are-getting-cancelled-by-their-insurers-and-the-reasons-are-dubioushttps://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2024/01/military-emissions-climate-cop28/677151/?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/emissions-gaza-israel-hamas-war-climate-change?utm_source=chatgpt.comhttps://www.npr.org/2025/01/15/g-s1-42883/ceasefire-israel-hamas-gaza-hostage-releasehttps://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/israel-hamas-gaza-ceasefire-hostages-01-15-24/index.html

Trump wants the Panama Canal, Greenland, and Canada - what’s next, renaming the Gulf of Mexico? Yes, actually! This week, we talk about all of Trump’s desires, Jimmy Carter's passing, and the New Year’s Day terrorist attacks. And for our main course, Saman serves up a juicy story about Richard Marcinko and we deep dive into the history of Navy SEAL Team 6 and the Red Cell project. Follow The Show:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Hosts:  https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/samanism/ Articles Referenced:https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-wont-rule-out-using-economic-military-coercion-to-gain-control-of-greenland-panama-canal-ff6baf14?utm_source=semaforhttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/tesla-cybertruck-appears-burst-flames-trump-hotel-las-vegas-rcna185932https://www.cbsnews.com/news/new-orleans-vehicle-crash-bourbon-street-crowd-casualties-shooting/

It’s all about spies and predictions this week! Saman walks us through the details of the targeted assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran. How did Mossad manage to pull off this explosive hit inside a heavily protected IRGC compound? We break down the operation's intricate planning, historical parallels like Dubai’s “Operation Plasma Screen,” and what this means for Israel-Iran tensions going forward. All that, plus Saman lays out 10 of his geopolitical predictions for 2025. Follow The Show:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Hosts:  https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/samanism/

For our last episode of the year, we’re going over the top 10 global news stories of 2024! We’re talking Thailand's monkey invasion and South Korea’s blink-and-you-miss-it six-hour martial law. A Swedish minister fears bananas and Russians are using North Korean flags to intimidate Ukrainians. Plus, psychedelic traces on ancient Egyptian mugs, Russia’s overstretch, Trump’s rise, escalations between Israel and Iran, and the fall of Assad. Strap in! Follow The Show:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foreignreportshow/Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@foreignreportlpnThreads: https://www.threads.net/@foreignreportshowWebsite: https://www.foreignreportshow.com/ Follow the Hosts:  https://www.instagram.com/seenanow/?hl=enhttps://www.instagram.com/samanism/ Articles referenced this episode:https://apnews.com/article/lopburi-monkeys-mayhem-macaques-e2317597bfa4e461eb40cbb03d62a589https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c30p1p2jllmohttps://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/military/russian-and-north-korean-flags-spotted-together-in-ukraine-battlefield/news-story/4239fb9bc24f4bce09a25bf6850afa57?utm_https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/28/science/egyptian-psychedelic-mug.html