Is the Trump Administration Running Out of Time on Syria, North Korea and Venezuela?

Is the Trump Administration Running Out of Time on Syria, North Korea and Venezuela?
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis participate in a cabinet meeting at the White House, Washington D.C., Jan. 10, 2018 (AP photo by Evan Vucci).

In this week’s Trend Lines podcast, WPR’s editor-in-chief, Judah Grunstein, managing editor, Frederick Deknatel, and associate editor, Omar H. Rahman, discuss three international crises faced by the Trump administration that are now coming to a head. In Syria, North Korea and Venezuela, the administration will soon have to take decisions and actions with important consequences.

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