Bradley Hope discusses his excellent book about the rise of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and key milestones like the &ldquoRitz Carlton Prison&rdquo, the kidnapping of Prime Minister Hariri of Lebanon and the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. He also discusses some of MBS&rsquos modernization efforts and what the Kingdom might look like if he hadn&rsquot risen to a position of power.

Dan Alexander, author and senior editor at Forbes, discusses his book about Trump&rsquos business deals with foreign entities, including one very strange deal with the sovereign wealth fund of Qatar.

David Shimer discusses his fascinating and timely new book, which includes a sweeping review of covert interference with elections by both Russia and the U.S. over the last century. He discusses what we know about Russian interference in the 2016 election and what we need to know about their much greater capacity to interfere this November.

Ian Urbina joins us to talk about his latest project on the lawless seas. Ian has uncovered and documented a stunning story of criminality: illegal shipping, sanctions violations, devastated squid stocks and the 500 &ldquoghost boats&rdquo that have washed up on Japanese shores with the crew dead or missing. Visit Outlaw Ocean for more details and to follow Ian&rsquos ongoing reporting.

Barnard College professor Alex Cooley and Wiley partner Kevin Muhlendorf discuss telecommunications scandals and the risk of corruption in 5G telecom implementation. They are the authors of chapters on these two subjects in TRACE&rsquos new book, Corrosive: Corruption and its Consequences.