Podcasts
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April 5, 2026: “Once Upon a Time, There Was NATO”
April 5, 2026: «Once Upon a Time, There Was NATO» In a televised display reminiscent of the infamous Trump-Zelensky Oval Office meeting in February 2025, Vladimir Putin last week delivered a dressing-down to Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan in the Kremlin. The Russian president warned Armenia that any further pivot toward the European Union and
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March 29, 2026: Iran Dominates the Russian News Cycle
March 29, 2026: Iran Dominates the Russian News Cycle With U.S. military operations now in their fifth week, the Iran War has become the centerpiece of Russian news coverage, which portrays the operation as a “catastrophe” exposing the limits of American power. The Kremlin’s narrative has even turned personal, mocking the Trump administration’s lack of
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March 22, 2026: Is a Digital Iron Curtain Falling on Russia?
March 22, 2026: Is a Digital Iron Curtain Falling on Russia? With the war in Iran now in its fourth week, Russian state media continues to showcase the conflict as the latest act of Western “lawlessness.” The heavy focus on the Middle East now serves as a convenient screen for the “special military operation” in
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How the Gulf Sees U.S. Strategy in Iran (w/ Abdulla Al Junaid)
How the Gulf Sees U.S. Strategy in Iran (w/ Abdulla Al Junaid) With Israeli and Iranian strikes targeting the critical energy infrastructure of the Persian Gulf, GCC countries have found themselves caught in the crossfire of a war beyond their control. Iran’s retaliatory drone and missile strikes threaten to derail global energy markets and the
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Syria’s Fragile Transition (w/ Malik al-Abdeh)
Syria’s Fragile Transition (w/ Malik al-Abdeh) It has been more than a year since the Assad regime was overthrown and the Syrian Transitional Government has held together despite provincial demands for autonomy, enormous economic challenges, Israeli occupation and military strikes, and pressure from the wars in Iran and Lebanon. In some respects, Ahmad al-Shara‘a is
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