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Episode 42
The U.S. naval blockade is costing Iran’s regime dearly in terms of lost economic activity, sky-high inflation, unemployment and a collapsing Iranian…
2 months, 1 week ago
Tom Switzer: Why WW3 is closer than you think
Episode 41
For decades, the prevailing assumption was that nuclear weapons had made a Third World War almost unthinkable. Yet an increasing number of serious st…
2 months, 1 week ago
Stephen Walt: Why the US keeps losing wars
Episode 40
It’s become increasingly clear that the Iran war has been a spectacular failure. There is just no plausible military outcome that produces the politi…
2 months, 1 week ago
Mearsheimer, Nasr: What Comes Next in Iran?
Episode 39
Hardly a day goes by without another indication that the international order is in flux. But as the war in Iran enters a new phase, some questions ar…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Trump's latest Iran 'deal' | John Mearsheimer & Paul Kelly
Episode 38
Over the past week, the world appeared to be edging towards another dangerous military escalation in the Persian Gulf, with both Washington and Tehra…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Peter Oborne: “America Is Far More Dangerous Than Iran”
Episode 37
The war against Iran, launched by President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu on February 28, was meant to last four to six weeks. It is now in its …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Is the Cockroach Party India's Arab Spring? | Salvatore Babones
Episode 36
Last weekend, thousands of young Indians took to the streets in support of the Cockroach Junta Party, or CJP -- a satirical movement that became a se…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Will Trump chicken out (again)? | Trita Parsi
Episode 35
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This week marks 150 days since US and Israeli a…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump, 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…
3 months 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…
3 months, 1 week ago