What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead podcast

The Week When Decades Happened

9/19/2025

What Really Matters with Walter Russell Mead

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This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the Trump administration's apparent speech crackdown, the Saudi-Pakistani mutual defense pact, the rise of cocaine cartels in Mexico, the recent events that shook the Western order, and why rightwing influencers are obsessed by Israel and Jew hatred.

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