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Last man standing

Mar 1, 2025 • Elise Labott

Loyalty is the new battle readiness

Feb 23, 2025 • Elise Labott

The lost plot of October 7

Oct 7, 2025 • Elise Labott

Elbows Up in Canada

Mar 10, 2025 • Elise Labott

Recent posts

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John Bolton on the Iran war's strategic drift

Trump’s former national security adviser on an improvised war — and what it would really take to end Iran’s threat

Apr 8 • Elise Labott

39:44

Trump’s foggy war

Veteran Pentagon journalist Nancy Youssef on covering the Iran war and Trump’s Pentagon

Apr 8 • Elise Labott and Nancy Youssef

40:18

What's next for the Iran war with Mark Kimmitt

Both the US and Iran are fighting - and winning - their own war

Apr 1 • Elise Labott and Mark Kimmitt

32:25

Hot takes happy hour with Elise and Dany

Serving Delcys at the Dictators Cafe

Mar 28 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

29:51

Iran is fighting a war - and itself

Author and historian Arash Azizi on the regime's endgame and how the war looks from inside Iran

Mar 26 • Elise Labott and Arash Azizi

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Hot Takes Happy Hour with Dany and Elise

Iran, Iran, more Iran, and the temptations of censorship

Published on What the Hell is Going On? • Mar 22

Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

Cosmopolitics by Elise Labott

Your guide to understanding your world and the people who run it.

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Dec 24, 2025 • Elise Labott

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Dec 12, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

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Hot takes happy hour with the Elise and Dany

Socialists, Supreme Court and and antisemitic snakes in Heritage's backyard

Nov 7, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

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Hot Takes Happy Hour with Elise and Dany

Trump slaps Vlad, Vance slams Bibi and Mike Lindell pledges fealty to Hegseth

Oct 28, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

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Bolton is indicted, the US eyes regime change in in Venezuela and Putin woos Trump

Plus a shaky Mideast ceasefire and Hamas reign of terror in Gaza

Oct 17, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

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The morning after

Our hot takes on a good day with a cloudy forecast

Oct 15, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

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Trump's A for effort in Gaza

The President's deal is historic, but only sustained engagement will bring his "everlasting peace." Plus, Hot Takes Happy Hour recording

Oct 10, 2025 • Elise Labott and Danielle Pletka

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