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A Very Hokey 100 Days

Just one more 100 day episode, filling up your feed.

Words: Laicie Heeley
Pictures: Marc Johns / Cast from Clay
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April 29 marked President Biden’s 100th day in office. So we thought it was about time to pop back in with a special bonus episode — before we’re back officially with season 5 — to take a look at what Biden’s done so far in terms of foreign policy, and what that might signal about his priorities going forward. On this episode Things That Go Boom: A very candid conversation with Nahal Toosi. What has Biden already accomplished, what can we learn about his goals, and what are analysts watching for on the horizon?

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GUESTS: Nahal Toosi, Politico

ADDITIONAL READING:

We’re All ‘Omnipolicy’ Experts Now, Nahal Toosi.

Biden’s ‘Foreign Policy for the Middle Class’ Is a Revolution, James Traub.

7 Ways to Track if Biden’s Omnipolicy Works, Nahal Toosi.

Laicie Heeley

Editor in Chief

Laicie Heeley is the founding CEO of Inkstick Media, where she serves as Editor in Chief of the foreign policy magazine Inkstick and Executive Producer and Host of the PRX- and Inkstick-produced podcast, Things That Go Boom. Heeley’s reporting has appeared on public radio stations across America and the BBC, where she’s explored global security issues including domestic terrorism, disinformation, nuclear weapons, and climate change. Prior to launching Inkstick, Heeley was a Fellow with the Stimson Center’s Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense program and Policy Director at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. Her publications include work on sanctions, diplomacy, and nuclear arms control and nonproliferation, along with the first full accounting of US counterterrorism spending after 9/11.

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