The Great Game Goes On

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Thu, 06/18/2015 - 9:00am to 10:00am
An hour-long special taking listener calls.

The Great Game is 200 years old. It began as the struggle between the British Empire and Russia for control of Central Asia. It continued when the United States supported Islamic fighters against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan. Those fighters morphed into al Qaeda and Islamic State, and now there is evidence the US is using them against Russia and China.

Thursday Fight The Empire will be on for a full hour and will be taking your calls. Can today's wars and terrorist outrages be related to an age-old conflict? Bring your questions and insights, and help provide an answer.

Image: Mural of War (1896), by Gari Melchers
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