{"id":374112,"date":"2026-08-29T01:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T00:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-talking-more-to-its-foes-could-boost-us-interests-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-29T01:00:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T00:00:31","slug":"why-talking-more-to-its-foes-could-boost-us-interests-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/why-talking-more-to-its-foes-could-boost-us-interests-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Why talking more to its foes could boost US interests | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/J7P3F_PuRlU\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Why talking more to its foes could boost US interests | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J7P3F_PuRlU\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>For decades, Washington has debated what it calls its &#8216;forever wars.&#8217; But what about forever enemies? Countries like Iran, Cuba and Afghanistan have remained US adversaries long after the events that defined them. Today, the US is fighting Iran and shunning the Taliban yet engaging with Russia. What determines when America talks to an enemy, fights one, or treats it as permanent?<\/p>\n<p>Chapters: <\/p>\n<p>00:00 Are America\u2019s \u201cforever enemies\u201d shaping US foreign policy?<br \/>\n01:03 Adam Weinstein of the Quincy Institute on humiliation and strategy<br \/>\n02:10 Iran, US policy and the cycle of hostility<br \/>\n03:16 Six months of war: Assessing Washington\u2019s approach to Iran<br \/>\n04:43 Why Russia challenges the \u201cforever enemies\u201d theory<br \/>\n06:46 Missed opportunities in relations with Russia, Cuba and Venezuela<br \/>\n09:01 Pragmatism versus legitimizing repressive governments<br \/>\n10:48 The legacy of the US withdrawal from Afghanistan<br \/>\n12:00 Has America learned the wrong lessons from 9\/11?<br \/>\n13:01 Long-term diplomacy and the limits of US foreign policy <\/p>\n<p>#dwcurrentaffairs #usa <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For decades, Washington has debated what it calls its &#8216;forever wars.&#8217; But what about forever enemies? 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