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The Never-ending Iran Negotiation | Shield of the Republic

2026-06-01 News & Politics
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Eliot joins Eric from the shores of Lake Champlain to break down the latest administration jackassery before pivoting to the ongoing negotiations with Iran. They also discuss Russia's recent drone and missile barrage directed at Kyiv which included an Oreshnik missile capable of carrying conventional and nuclear warheads. Eric outlines his new CSBA monograph on nuclear command, control, and communications in the context of deterring both Russia and China as nuclear peers. To close out the show, Eric provides commentary on the Kenyan government's rejection of US efforts to open a quarantine facility for Americans who have contracted Ebola, John Cornyn's primary loss, and the prospects for the administration's Cuba policy. Eric's Nuclear Command, Control, and Communications Monograph: https://csbaonline.org/uploads/documents/CSBA8429_(Three_Body_Problem_Report)_final.pdf Eliot's Latest in The Atlantic (Gift Link): https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/words-war/687343/?gift=KGDC3VdV8jaCufvP3bRsPvaB1GNTRUB7dNFTvrxKF_o&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share Shield of the Republic is a Bulwark podcast co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia. Become a Bulwark Youtube Plus Member here - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG4Hp1KbGw4e02N7FpPXDgQ/join

Top Comments (10)

@petermartin4142 2026-06-01

America’s weak spot is its president and all the doofus’s that hopped toward the crazy train to hell.

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@andrewgreenberg5068 2026-06-01

Trump doesn’t know what to do. He fears a deal. He has demonstrated this kind of paralysis in the past. The Infrastructure Bill for example. He is simply mentally ill and utterly incompetent - and he knows it.

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@Movinggalongg9299 2026-06-01

It is not defeat? We must have a different definition of defeat. This is and will always be known as an epic blunder. The net assessment won't get out of the red no matter how it ends. This will be a loss as a whole no matter how it ends. Irreparable harm has already occurred. The destruction of the inter agency process and national security affairs, lack of regard for partners and allies, and many many other short comings will haunt us for a long time. You brought a lot of good topics to be developed more. I look forward to it.

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@larrypaulhus9294 2026-06-01

This program. brought to you by AIPAC! An all out effort to tear down a Democratic representative who doesn’t fall in line with Israel’s wishes.

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@musicksol 2026-06-01

Platner is what Democratic Party desperately needs. F these tool boxes

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@charleverette130 2026-06-01

Well, don't need to listen to you guys any further! Go Platner!😊

69 12 replies
@michelecraig9658 2026-06-01

I do listen to these old guys every week, yet they always remind me of those two old guys in the balcony on the Muppet Show.

11 7 replies
@ThreeArrows82 2026-06-01

What a stupid assessment of Platner.

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@tbuttz 2026-06-01

Eliot A. Cohen please define quagmire for us.

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@gailbishopnessman8197 2026-06-01

So, Benedict Arnold = greatness Graham Platner = Nazi I feel like I’m going insane.

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