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Israel’s Plan to Flatten and Occupy Gaza

2025/5/7
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Tommy Vitor: 我认为特朗普政府国家安全顾问职位的变动以及由此造成的政府混乱，反映了特朗普权力的高度集中和对国家安全团队的掌控力下降。此外，特朗普政府缺乏有效的国家安全协调机制，导致在处理国际冲突时反应迟缓和缺乏整体性策略。最后，特朗普政府可能利用美国军方来压制国内异见或进行其他非法行动，这是一种极度危险的行为。 Ben Rhodes: 我认为特朗普将所有决策权都掌握在自己手中，削弱了政府的正常运作，并任用忠诚的追随者，这是一种危险的权力巩固模式。此外，特朗普政府国家安全顾问职位的空缺，导致在应对危机和制定政策方面出现真空，这将对国家安全构成威胁。最后，特朗普政府通过削弱政府正常运作的方式来巩固权力，这是一种危险的权力集中模式。 Clayton Weimers: 全球新闻自由的状况令人担忧，新闻自由正在持续下降。全球新闻自由下降的主要原因是新闻媒体的经济状况恶化以及政府对新闻媒体的经济压力加大。美国新闻自由的状况令人担忧，这既与特朗普政府对媒体的打压有关，也与新闻媒体长期存在的经济问题有关。经济脆弱性和专制领导的兴起是全球性的现象，它们相互关联，并构成了对新闻自由的重大威胁。美国在维护新闻自由方面的双重标准，助长了对记者的暴力行为的嚣张气焰，并削弱了其在国际社会的影响力。美国政府削减对美国之音、自由欧洲电台和美国国际开发署等机构的资金，对全球新闻自由造成了严重的不利影响。

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Tommy and Ben discuss President Trump’s firing of National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and the dangers that come along with consolidating responsibilities into fewer hands, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to the White House, and cuts to the CIA, military, and other intelligence agencies while Trump plans a “big, beautiful” military parade on his birthday. They also talk about Israel’s plan to occupy and hold Gaza indefinitely, the anti-Trump effect in the Australian election, but a rightward turn for elections in the UK and Romania. Additionally, they cover the rocky start for Germany’s new Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the Trump administration’s defense of Germany’s far-right AfD party after being designated as an “extremist endeavor”, India’s military response to a terrorist attack in the Kashmir region, and they take bets on the papal conclave. Finally, Ben speaks to Clayton Weimers, Executive Director of Reporters Without Borders in the US about the grim state of global press freedom.

 

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