On this episode of the Business Podcast, sponsored by Bell, we begin with a discussion on events in Iraq and Iran with Ilan Berman of the American Foreign Policy Council and Teri Schultz, a Brussels-based reporter for National Public Radio and Deutsche Welle. In our segment two we discuss the week on world markets with “Rocket Ron” Epstein, PhD, of Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Richard Aboulafia of the Teal Group consultancy and Sash Tusa of Agency Partners.
Topics:
— US strategy to deter Iran in the wake Trump administration’s assassination of Iranian Maj. Gen. Qasem Soleimani and Tehran’s vow to resume uranium enrichment
— NATO, EU and world markets reaction to rising US-Iran tensions
— Impact of growing discord between Washington and Tehran on defense spending trends
— New leadership at Boeing and challenges ahead
