Interviews 02
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.
Andrei Martyanov: "Game Over": Russia's Plan to End Everything is Now Active
Andrei Martyanov asserts that Europe is geopolitically irrelevant and militarily pathetic, while the US is a declining superpower whose military mythology has been demolished, forcing a new world order shaped by Russia, China, and a self-serving US domestic agenda.
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.
Col. Larry Wilkerson: Blazing Alarms, Collapsing Alliances — America’s Foreign Policy Just Backfired
Colonel Larry Wilkerson argues that current US foreign policy, particularly towards Iran and the Middle East, lacks coherent strategy, is heavily influenced by Israeli interests, and is actively dismantling traditional alliances in pursuit of a 'Hobbesian world' where the US sits atop global chaos.
Mohammad Marandi: Starlink is DOWN. Iran's reality HITS Trump
Professor Mohammad Marandi exposes how Western media and intelligence agencies orchestrate disinformation campaigns and 'color revolutions' in Iran, using figures like the former Shah's son and tools like Starlink to justify external intervention and war.
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.
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.
Alex Krainer: Trump, Venezuela & The Hidden Logic Behind U.S. Foreign Moves
Alex Krainer theorizes that Donald Trump's seemingly erratic foreign policy, including actions in Venezuela, is a calculated diversion to dismantle globalist financial institutions and the 'rotten' international rules-based order, likening him to an 'undercover cop' working against a powerful mob.
Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: From Oil to Armageddon, Toward Global Conflict
Michael Hudson and Richard D. Wolff critically analyze US foreign policy, asserting that its 'rules-based order' prioritizes global oil control and the petrodollar, while capitalism's inherent expansionary drive pushes the world towards conflict.
Richard D. Wolff & Michael Hudson: Oil Wars Without War: Sanctions, Seizures, and Control
Michael Hudson and Richard Wolff dissect how the US's 'rules-based order' leverages oil control, financial coercion, and suppression of green energy to maintain global hegemony, framing these actions as a desperate, irrational phase of capitalism leading to international instability.
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.
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.
Scott Ritter & Pepe Escobar: Trump’s Venezuela Strategy Is Falling Apart
Scott Ritter and Pepe Escobar dissect the Trump administration's aggressive foreign policy, framing recent actions in Venezuela and against Russia as illegal acts of piracy and war, driven by a 'might makes right' doctrine and a strategy to control global resources.
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.
Mohammad Marandi: Locked and Loaded’: US and Iran Trade Warnings - Venezuela Enters the Picture
Professor Mohammad Marandi dissects the geopolitical implications of the US's 'kidnapping' of Venezuela's President Maduro, arguing it's a costly, irrational move that emboldens US adversaries and highlights Western hypocrisy.
Col. Jacques Baud: The World Is Entering a Lawless Era
Colonel Jacques Baud details his personal experience with arbitrary EU sanctions and argues that the world has shifted from a law-based international order to a dangerous, rules-based system dictated by powerful actors, exemplified by US actions in Venezuela and the EU's 'teenager decision-making'.
Col. Larry Wilkerson: America’s Biggest Foreign Policy Mistake Just Blew Up in Venezuela
Colonel Larry Wilkerson argues that the US's intervention in Venezuela sets a dangerous international precedent, accelerates the destruction of the post-WWII global order, and pushes the world towards chaos and potential nuclear conflict.
John Helmer: Simultaneous Strikes in Russia and Caracas—This Was No Coincidence
A geopolitical analyst breaks down the US operation in Venezuela and a drone attack on Putin's residence, framing them as coordinated US challenges to Russian and Chinese influence, and revealing the differing responses from Moscow and Beijing.
Larry C. Johnson: Maduro’s Kidnapping Could Trigger a Massive US Backlash
Larry C. Johnson argues that the 'kidnapping' of Venezuelan President Maduro was a staged event, part of a US strategy to secure oil resources as a prelude to an Israeli-led attack on Iran, aiming to maintain global financial dominance against rising BRICS influence.
Alastair Crooke: The Hidden Signal: How One Answer Could Ignite the Middle East
Donald Trump's seemingly contradictory statements on Israel and Iran are a calculated domestic political maneuver to manage the evolving 'America First' base, while Netanyahu seeks an Iran war to consolidate power amidst legal troubles and perceived failures in Gaza.
Max Blumenthal: This Is the Utmost Failure: Trump Creates Absolute Chaos - Iran & Venezuela
Max Blumenthal unpacks how Trump's foreign policy is driven by domestic political funding and ideological factions, creating chaos in Iran, Venezuela, and within the conservative movement.
Larry C. Johnson & Col. Larry Wilkerson: Russia & Iran Just Built a WAR Shield - China Warns
Geopolitical analysts Larry C. Johnson and Colonel Larry Wilkerson assert that the CIA is conducting acts of war against Russia, potentially without presidential oversight, while Israel and the US are manufacturing a pretext for war with Iran, leading to a dangerous global escalation.
Amb. Chas Freeman & Mohammad Marandi: Trump Issues Warning to Iran — Tehran Fires Back Immediately
Experts dissect the geopolitical fallout of former President Trump's aggressive tweets towards Iran amidst internal protests, revealing how Western sanctions and perceived duplicity are pushing Tehran closer to China and Russia and escalating regional war risks.
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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