Podcasts

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  Washington’s Dilemma in Iran (w/ Greg Priddy)

  Washington’s Dilemma in Iran (w/ Greg Priddy) Mass protests in Iran have been met with brutal repression, raising the stakes for the Trump administration which is now weighing whether to respond in support of the demonstrators. Do the protests threaten the Islamic Republic’s existence, or is it yet another cycle of unrest the regime believes

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  January 25, 2026: Putin’s Art of the Deal

  January 25, 2026: Putin’s Art of the Deal After weeks of silence, Russian state media has suddenly pivoted toward a “let’s make a deal” narrative, signaling a startling shift in tone as high-stakes Ukraine negotiations revive in Moscow and Abu Dhabi. Vladimir Putin has returned to the airwaves not as an aggressor, but as a

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  January 18, 2026: Europe Between a Rock and a Hard Place

  January 18, 2026: Europe Between a Rock and a Hard Place President Donald Trump’s announcement of punitive tariffs targeting European allies who oppose the U.S. acquisition of Greenland has plunged NATO into a state of unprecedented chaos. In Moscow, Russian state media openly relishes the spectacle, portraying Western leaders as feckless and hopelessly paralyzed in

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  January 11, 2026: Might Makes Right?

  January 11, 2026: Might Makes Right? Russia’s recent Oreshnik missile strike on the Ukrainian city of Lviv, not far from the Polish border, is a new benchmark in the Kremlin’s campaign of intimidation against the West. As the Kremlin gauges the unpredictability of the second Trump administration in Venezuela and Greenland and tests the limits

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  Shock-and-Awe in Caracas: What Comes Next? (w/ Vanessa Neumann)

  Shock-and-Awe in Caracas: What Comes Next? (w/ Vanessa Neumann) The stunning U.S. raid that removed Nicolás Maduro from power has upended Venezuela’s political landscape and forced Washington to confront what comes next. Rather than pushing immediately for regime change, the Trump administration appears to be testing a pressure-and-incentives strategy, with sanctions relief, oil production, and

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