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From the Red Sea to the Strait of Hormuz

The Houthis, Iran, and America’s staying power problem.

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The Renew Democracy Initiative and The Next Move are excited to bring you Older/Wiser with Linda Chavez. Linda is a veteran of multiple presidential administrations, author, and columnist.

This week, Linda speaks with Fatima Abo Alasrar, founder of The Ideology Machine on Substack and expert on Iran’s axis of resistance. Together, Linda and Fatima examine America’s recurring pattern of military intervention without staying power, the sophisticated propaganda machine Iran’s proxies deploy on social media, and why declaring victory before it is achieved only hands these regimes exactly what they want.

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