Interviews 02

Interviews 02

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Alex Krainer: This MILITARY COMEBACK Works, NOTHING Will Be the Same
GeopoliticsMiddle East ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Alex Krainer: This MILITARY COMEBACK Works, NOTHING Will Be the Same

The US/Israeli attack on Iran, framed as an 'idiotic' strategic blunder, has triggered a long war of attrition with catastrophic global economic and geopolitical consequences, potentially leading to Europe's unraveling and Israel's strategic defeat.

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Martin Armstrong: How World War III Begins — And Why It’s Happening Now
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyNeoconservatism

Martin Armstrong: How World War III Begins — And Why It’s Happening Now

Martin Armstrong details how unelected 'neocons' are driving the US towards a protracted war with Iran, mirroring past conflicts and escalating global tensions into a decentralized 'World War III' scenario.

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Larry C. Johnson: Existential Fight: The 'Hell' Iran Has Prepared for a War w/ US and it's happening
GeopoliticsIranUS Foreign Policy

Larry C. Johnson: Existential Fight: The 'Hell' Iran Has Prepared for a War w/ US and it's happening

Larry Johnson asserts that US intelligence gravely underestimates Iran's military strength, which has been significantly bolstered by Russia and China, making a US conflict with Iran a potential "rude awakening" for American forces.

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Col. Jacques Baud: Iran Goes All In -This Could Be the EU’s Biggest Blunder Yet
EU sanctionsRule of lawGeopolitics

Col. Jacques Baud: Iran Goes All In -This Could Be the EU’s Biggest Blunder Yet

Colonel Jacques Baud exposes the EU's extrajudicial sanctions against him and dissects the West's irrational, objective-less approach to Iran, revealing Europe's diminished geopolitical standing and its role in sabotaging peace efforts.

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Ray McGovern: Two Fronts, One War? Trump Confronts BOTH Iran & Russia
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyIran Nuclear Deal

Ray McGovern: Two Fronts, One War? Trump Confronts BOTH Iran & Russia

Former CIA analyst Ray McGovern dissects the complex geopolitical landscape, arguing that Trump's administration faces significant challenges in both Ukraine and Iran, influenced by internal US dynamics and a shifting global power balance.

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Patrick Henningsen: The EU Is Facing DEVASTATING Realities
European UnionNATOUS Foreign Policy

Patrick Henningsen: The EU Is Facing DEVASTATING Realities

Europe's political leadership, characterized by mediocrity and a lack of independent foreign policy, has allowed the continent to become economically and politically vassalized by the United States, leading to devastating consequences for its citizens.

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Alastair Crooke: Systemic Collapse Explained: Why Two Fronts Matter
GeopoliticsIranCovert Operations

Alastair Crooke: Systemic Collapse Explained: Why Two Fronts Matter

Alastair Crooke dissects the failed US-Israeli covert operations in Iran, revealing how internal Iranian resilience and a fragile global bond market are reshaping American foreign policy calculations.

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Alex Krainer: This Military Comeback Changes Everything
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyIran Sanctions

Alex Krainer: This Military Comeback Changes Everything

Alex Krainer argues that the Trump administration is systematically dismantling the post-World War II global order, creating a chaotic but potentially multipolar world, while navigating complex geopolitical pressures from factions within the US, UK, and Israel.

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Amb. Chas Freeman: Iran Vows Huge Response to US-Israel Attack
GeopoliticsUS-Iran RelationsIsrael-Iran Conflict

Amb. Chas Freeman: Iran Vows Huge Response to US-Israel Attack

Ambassador Chas Freeman analyzes the escalating US-Israel-Iran tensions, detailing the indicators of an imminent attack on Iran, its potential massive retaliation, and broader geopolitical shifts impacting Europe and the Western Hemisphere.

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Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: This Could Break NATO: Trump, Rutte, and Europe’s Last Stand
GeopoliticsGeoeconomicsUS Hegemony

Richard Wolff & Michael Hudson: This Could Break NATO: Trump, Rutte, and Europe’s Last Stand

Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff dissect the US strategy to maintain global economic and military hegemony, arguing that Trump's 'peace' agenda is a power grab aimed at subordinating Europe and containing China, while Europe struggles to find unity and courage to resist.

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Patrick Henningsen: It's Over: Trump's Plan Just BLEW UP
GeopoliticsInternational RelationsEuropean Union

Patrick Henningsen: It's Over: Trump's Plan Just BLEW UP

Patrick Henningsen argues that Europe's reliance on the US for security and economic policy has led to its current state of zero economic growth and fractured unity, with Trump's actions further exposing these deep vulnerabilities.

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Paul Craig Roberts: Full Scale Chaos: How We Got Here So Fast
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyMiddle East Conflict

Paul Craig Roberts: Full Scale Chaos: How We Got Here So Fast

Paul Craig Roberts argues that US foreign policy, driven by Israeli interests and neoconservative global hegemony, is pushing the world towards a dangerous escalation by targeting Iran to destabilize Russia and disrupt China's economic ambitions.

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Larry C. Johnson & Pepe Escobar: Iran’s Ultimate Defense Plan: The End of Conventional War?
GeopoliticsHybrid WarfareIntelligence Operations

Larry C. Johnson & Pepe Escobar: Iran’s Ultimate Defense Plan: The End of Conventional War?

This episode dissects a failed US-led hybrid intelligence operation against Iran, revealing a coordinated economic attack, propaganda campaign, and internal destabilization efforts, alongside a critical analysis of US-Europe relations and the challenges of de-dollarization.

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Col. Jacques Baud: EU Drops a Bombshell While NATO Faces Serious Trouble
GeopoliticsNATOEuropean Union

Col. Jacques Baud: EU Drops a Bombshell While NATO Faces Serious Trouble

Colonel Jacques Baud dissects how the US's aggressive pursuit of Greenland for strategic resources, coupled with Europe's self-inflicted energy dependency and 'Russia-centric' foreign policy, is fracturing NATO and weakening the West while empowering Russia and China.

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Alex Krainer: Venezuela Goes Trap & With Greenland NATO Faces Collapse
GeopoliticsUS Foreign PolicyVenezuela

Alex Krainer: Venezuela Goes Trap & With Greenland NATO Faces Collapse

Alex Krainer dissects the perplexing 'abduction' of Venezuela's President Maduro, linking it to a vast global network of drug trafficking, money laundering, and election rigging, suggesting Trump's actions might be a covert assault on this 'deep state' system, rather than conventional foreign policy.

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Col. Daniel Davis: Trump’s Venezuela Disaster - Greenland Proves NATO Is Collapsing
US Foreign PolicyTrump AdministrationGeopolitics

Col. Daniel Davis: Trump’s Venezuela Disaster - Greenland Proves NATO Is Collapsing

Colonel Daniel Davis dissects the Trump administration's aggressive, transactional foreign policy, arguing it lacks coherence, risks global conflict, and is based on a dangerous overestimation of US military capabilities.

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Paul Craig Roberts: The U.S. Is Failing Everywhere (And It’s Getting Worse)
US Foreign PolicyGeopoliticsInternational Law

Paul Craig Roberts: The U.S. Is Failing Everywhere (And It’s Getting Worse)

Paul Craig Roberts argues that the United States, under the Trump administration in early 2026, is acting as a rogue state, engaging in lawless resource grabs and regime change through coercion, which risks global war and the destruction of NATO.

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Andrei Martyanov: IT’S ALL OVER… Iran & Russia Just Went ALL IN
GeopoliticsRussiaUkraine

Andrei Martyanov: IT’S ALL OVER… Iran & Russia Just Went ALL IN

Andrei Martyanov asserts that the West's geopolitical and military dominance is over, with Russia and its allies consolidating power against a declining, irrational, and militarily weak NATO.

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Alex Krainer: This Changes Everything: A Massive Military Comeback Is Underway
GeopoliticsUkraine ConflictUS Foreign Policy

Alex Krainer: This Changes Everything: A Massive Military Comeback Is Underway

Geopolitical analyst Alex Krainer argues that the Trump administration is orchestrating a fundamental shift in global power dynamics, aiming to dismantle the existing 'rules-based order' by weakening NATO and the EU, fostering US-Russia cooperation, and re-evaluating US alliances in the Middle East.

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