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    The Coalition against ISIS Hits Road Blocks

    Turkey today shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border. Vladimir Putin called it a "stab in the back." Word came as French President Holland was at the White House hoping to build a coalition against ISIS that would include Russia as well as the US.

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    By Warren Olney • Nov 24, 2015 • 6m Listen

    Turkey today shot down a Russian warplane near the Syrian border. Vladimir Putin called it a "stab in the back." Word came as French President Holland was at the White House hoping to build a coalition against ISIS that would include Russia as well as the US. At their news conference, President Obama called Russia a welcome part of the coalition fighting in Syria, but added, "The challenge has been Russia's focus on propping up Assad instead of ISIL." Ian Bremmer is president of the think-tank The Eurasia Group and is author of Superpower: Three Choices for America’s Role in the World.

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    3. 42:36Princeton, Woodrow Wilson, and the Legacy of Forebears
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Sarah Sweeney

      Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Ian Bremmer

      Eurasia Group

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Reality at the US-Mexico Border
    1. 1:48The Coalition against ISIS Hits Road BlocksYou’re reading this
    2. 8:49Reality at the Mexican Border
    3. 42:36Princeton, Woodrow Wilson, and the Legacy of Forebears
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