Close Calls In Syria, A Play Set In Space And ‘Letters From Baghdad’

In this image provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service and released on Friday, June 23, 2017, long-range Kalibr cruise missiles are launched by a Russian Navy ship in the eastern Mediterranean. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it fired cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea on positions of the Islamic State in Syria. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this image provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service and released on Friday, June 23, 2017, long-range Kalibr cruise missiles are launched by a Russian Navy ship in the eastern Mediterranean. Russia's Defense Ministry said it fired cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea on positions of the Islamic State in Syria. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP
In this image provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service and released on Friday, June 23, 2017, long-range Kalibr cruise missiles are launched by a Russian Navy ship in the eastern Mediterranean. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it fired cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea on positions of the Islamic State in Syria. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
In this image provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service and released on Friday, June 23, 2017, long-range Kalibr cruise missiles are launched by a Russian Navy ship in the eastern Mediterranean. Russia's Defense Ministry said it fired cruise missiles from the Mediterranean Sea on positions of the Islamic State in Syria. Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP

Close Calls In Syria, A Play Set In Space And ‘Letters From Baghdad’

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On today’s show:

  • With military powers like Iran the U.S. and Russia fighting in close proximity in Syria, “near misses” are commonplace. We dig into the politics with University of Michigan Professor Juan Cole.
  • On Weekend Passport: a play set in space that explores colonization and conquest.
  • Milos Stehlik interviews the filmmakers behind Letters From Baghdad.