Erin, Radha, and Loren invited Dr. Lindsay Cohn of the U.S. Naval War College to join their posse and explain America's history of employing the military for domestic purposes.  In Keeping Up Foreign Relations, UK Prime Minister Theresa May is still negotiating the terms of her break up with the EU, and new revelations on the tragic killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi are giving us a collective heart attack.  A new entrant to White House mayhem, First Lady Melania Trump, flexes her muscle to oust the fifth Deputy National Security Advisor of the Trump administration, and we assess the assessment of the National Defense Strategy commission.  Finally, come what may, we commit to developing a holiday shopping list for you festive needs this season.

UPCOMING EVENT: The American Public and the War on Terror https://my.theworldwar.org/2307

(Tue, 4 Dec, Kansas City)

Border Deployment

• Alice Hunt Friend, "5 reasons to be concerned about deploying U.S. troops along the southern border," Washington Post
• Lindsey P. Cohn, "The Precarious State of Civil-Military Relations in the Age of Trump," War on the Rocks

Keeping up Foreign Relations

• Alex Hunt and Brian Wheeler, "Brexit: All you need to know about the UK leaving the EU," BBC
• Frank Langfitt, "Here's What You Need To Know About Brexit After A Tumultuous Week In The U.K.," NPR
• Jasmine Andersson, "What is the customs union, and how is it different to the single market," iNews
• John Cassidy, "The Brexit Fantasy Goes Down in Tears," New Yorker

Saudi Arabia

• Alex Ward, "Trump doesn't want to punish Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi. His new sanctions prove it." Vox
• Shane Harris, Greg Miller, and Josh Dawsey, "CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi's assassination," Washington Post

White House Mayhem

• Abigail Tracy, "'I don't know how you recover from that': The cruel, unusual fate of Mira Ricardel," Vanity Fair
• Aaron Mehta, "A 'crisis of national security': New report to Congress sounds alarm," Defense News
• Eric Edelman, et al., "Providing for the Common Defense: The Assessment and Recommendations of the National Defense Strategy Commission," USIP
• Lara Seligman, "How the Generals Are Routing the Policy Wonks at the Pentagon," Foreign Policy

Pop Culture

• Roger Cormier, "15 Things You Might Not Know About Moulin Rouge!," Mental Floss
• Alan Sepinwall, "'The Little Drummer Girl' Review: Ignore the Plot, Admire the Beauty of Le Carre Thriller," Rolling Stone
• Katy Waldman, "HBO's 'My Brilliant Friend' Understands Its Source Material, But Its Diligence Feels Misspent," New Yorker
• Ryan McPhee, "Moulin Rouge! Musical Sets Broadway Dates Theatre; Aaron Tveit and Karen Olivo to Star," Playbill

Loren, Erin, and Radha meet up in a special short episode to talk about the election aftermath. What will happen with the change in the house, who is on the Senate armed services committee, and what is oversight anyway?! Plus, a quick discussion on the defense budget and why data and statistics should be a year-round pastime!