Podcasts

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  China and the Iran War (w/ Hani Findakly)

  A lot of commentators have speculated on the geopolitics of the Iran War in terms of the strategic calculus of America and China. In the West, many experts have questioned what kind of signal the war sends in terms of America’s resolve around the world and its ability to sustain a wartime footing. In the

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  May 25, 2026: The War Goes on and on and on…

  May 25, 2026: The War Goes on and on and on… On May 22, a drone strike tore through a student dormitory in Starobilsk, leaving dozens of civilians dead or wounded, and Moscow wasted no time casting blame on Kyiv. In “retaliation,” the Kremlin launched one of the largest missile and drone barrages on the

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  May 18, 2026: The Boy Who Cried Sarmat

  May 18, 2026: The Boy Who Cried Sarmat On May 12, Russia test-fired the world’s largest missile, the 208-ton Sarmat ICBM. That same week, Ukrainian drones penetrated Moscow’s heavily-defended airspace to strike industrial plants and oil refineries. Against the backdrop of this asymmetry, Sergey Karaganov has returned to state television to argue that Russia must

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  Nuclear Power’s Big Leap Forward (w/ Roger Martella)

  Nuclear Power’s Big Leap Forward (w/ Roger Martella) One year ago, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at accelerating the deployment of nuclear energy in the United States. The impact has been dramatic, pulling forward the construction of small modular reactors by roughly five years and reshaping how industry, government, and

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  May 11, 2026: “The Matter Is Coming to an End”

  May 11, 2026: «The Matter Is Coming to an End» During his lengthy press conference following the May 9 Victory Day parade, Vladimir Putin slipped in an almost offhand remark that “the matter is coming to an end” — a phrase Western outlets quickly seized on as a signal that the war in Ukraine may

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