New Hampshire Primary, US Intel’s Global Review, Erdogan’s Grandstanding

This week saw a lot of action on the global scene, beginning with the Indian government blocking Facebook’s so-called “free basics” app in order to safeguard net neutrality.

The next thing that we discuss is how South Korea decided to negotiate with the US over its THAAD anti-missile system, which will surely destabilize the balance of power. Following that, we look at how the New Hampshire primary confirms that the rise of the outsider is now a foregone fact in American politics. Drawing near the end of our episode, we touch on some of the topics that Director of National Intelligence James Clapper recently labeled as global threats. Finally, the highlight of our weekly countdown is Erdogan’s dramatic grandstanding against the EU, the US, and Russia.