Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchTrump, Iran and ground troops? | John Mearsheimer
Episode 34
Fighting between the United States and Iran has entered a dangerous new phase. Over the past week, the U.S. military has expanded its campaign, strik…
21 hours ago
IRAN WAR UPDATE| Stephen Walt & Joshua Landis
Episode 33
The renewed cycle of U.S. and Iranian air strikes has replaced the earlier phases of the confrontation, which began with the U.S. bombing campaign fr…
1 week, 1 day ago
Escalation (again) | Robert Pape
Episode 32
The past week has shattered whatever faith remained in that Memorandum of Understanding. The United States and Iran have once again exchanged strikes…
1 week, 3 days ago
Are we heading back to war? | John Mearsheimer & Doug Bandow
Episode 31
No one expected diplomacy to proceed without setbacks. But there was hope that the Memorandum of Understanding signed by the United States and Iran i…
3 weeks, 1 day ago
Can the US-Iran peace deal hold? | John Mearsheimer & Trita Parsi
Episode 30
Whether the memorandum of understanding ultimately survives political opposition in Tehran, Washington and Jerusalem remains to be seen. What is clea…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Bolton & Izadi on the US-Iran Memo
Episode 29
President Trump’s memorandum of understanding with Iran has been hailed by supporters as a diplomatic breakthrough and denounced by critics as a stra…
1 month ago
Trump's Iran Deal | Trita Parsi
Episode 28
The U.S. and Iran have agreed to a peace deal on Sunday June 14. Washington will lift the naval blockade while Tehran opens the Strait of Hormuz. Wil…
1 month ago
John Mearsheimer takes your questions
Episode 27
This week on Switzerland, Tom Switzer is joined by Professor John Mearsheimer from the University of Chicago who takes questions from viewers during …
1 month, 1 week ago
Trump and the new Iran-Israel war | Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Episode 26
This week on Switzerland, Tom Switzer is joined by Professor Jeffrey Sachs from Columbia University. Subjects include Iran’s military response to Isr…
1 month, 1 week ago
The mirage of peace | Professor Robert Pape
Episode 25
This week on Switzerland, Tom Switzer is joined by Professor Robert Pape from the University of Chicago for a discussion on the US-Iran negotiations …
1 month, 3 weeks ago