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Podcast: The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer
Episode: A self-inflicted wound-Trump surrenders the Westβs moral high ground
Description: For the better part of a century, the United States could claim the moral high ground despite allegations of hypocrisy because its policies continuously contradicted its proclaimed propagation of democracy and human rights. Under President Donald J. Trump, the US has lost that moral high ground.