Walter Russell Mead discusses a new United States–Indonesia defense agreement, robots replacing manual labor in Kentucky, Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s support for Hamas, and Joe Biden's approach to Israel through the lens of Iran policy on the podcast What Really Matters.
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President Donald Trump shakes hands with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen as he announces a trade deal with the EU at Trump Turnberry golf club on July 27, 2025, in Turnberry, Scotland. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)