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Michael Makovsky

The last time the United States displayed such incompetence and undermined its credibility so substantially on the world stage was the botched withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Caught between what he sees as two unacceptable courses of action, the president alternates between blustery threats and promises of imminent deals.
The lesson for the rest of the world will be that America can be coerced through brinkmanship, defiance, and threats to maritime commerce and energy markets.
In this inaugural podcast episode, Ambassador Ron Dermer and JINSA CEO Michael Makovsky discuss Israel’s position on Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelensky’s speech to the Knesset, and preview the Iran Deal being negotiated in Vienna.