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  • [UNLOCKED] China and the Iran war w/ William Figueroa

    [UNLOCKED] China and the Iran war w/ William Figueroa
    2026/04/22
    William Figueroa returns to PTO to talk about China's response to the US-Israeli war on Iran and the country's role in the subsequent peace negotiations. We chatted about whether the conflict has substantially changed Chinese foreign policy in West Asia, and whether Iran's ability to withstand the extraordinary violence of the US and Israeli assault has changed the weight China gives to its relationship with the Islamic Republic. We also talked about whether the failings of the US military and the depletion of its weapons stocks changes Chinese calculations regarding Taiwan. Finally, we talked about Chinese soft power and how the Iran war has been portrayed in Chinese media.
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    39 分
  • Excerpt - China and the Iran war w/ William Figueroa

    Excerpt - China and the Iran war w/ William Figueroa
    2026/04/16
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    3 分
  • Strategic defeat in the Gulf w/ Jennifer Kavanagh

    Strategic defeat in the Gulf w/ Jennifer Kavanagh
    2026/04/08
    Jennifer Kavanagh joins PTO to talk about the two-week conditional ceasefire that has been agreed between the United States and Iran, and how the Islamic Republic succeeded in inflicting what looks to be a major strategic defeat on the US. We talked about the implications of the ceasefire, what it means for US-Israeli relations and what will happen to American bases in the region - now that it's been shown that the US military is unable to defend them. And finally, we talked about what lessons American allies in Asia may be drawing from the conflict.
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    23 分
  • Excerpt - A hegemonic Iran?

    Excerpt - A hegemonic Iran?
    2026/04/04
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    4 分
  • Why Iran isn't breaking w/ Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi

    Why Iran isn't breaking w/ Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi
    2026/03/26
    Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi joins PTO to talk about the US and Israeli war on Iran, as the conflict - apparently expected to last mere days in the Trump White House - approaches its second month. Eskandar explained why the Iranian state and military have proven so resilient despite the overwhelming firepower that the United States and Israel are able to bring to bear, and why in his view the Trump administration made so little apparent effort to prepare for an extended conflict and the closure of the strait of Hormuz. We also talked about the prospect of negotiations and what Iran's red lines might be. And finally, we talked about how the Iranian revolution of 1979 continues to shape how the Iranian regime functions and why it's a mistake to view Iran's allies in the region as mere proxies.
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    57 分
  • Israel's forever war in Lebanon w/ Nathaniel George

    Israel's forever war in Lebanon w/ Nathaniel George
    2026/03/12
    On March 2nd, in the early stages of the ongoing attack on Iran by Israel and the United States, and following the assassination of Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei, the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah launched missile strikes on northern Israel. Hezbollah described the attack as a defensive act after more than a year of near-daily Israeli strikes. Israel has since launched major attacks on Lebanese territory that have killed hundreds, and its evacuation orders have caused a massive displacement of Lebanese civilians. Nathaniel George returns to PTO to talk about the background to the latest round of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the current situation in the country, and about the history of Israeli violations of Lebanese sovereignty.
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    1 時間 3 分
  • Interregnum - Operation Epic Fury

    Interregnum - Operation Epic Fury
    2026/03/05
    Richard Seymour on the widening war in West Asia. We talked about the current military situation, the confusion around what US and Israeli objectives are, and the divergent responses of European states to the attack. We also talked about how to situate Operation Epic Fury in the context of gradual US decline, and what the prospects are for a revival of the US anti-war movement.
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    42 分
  • Excerpt - James Meadway on the Green's historic byelection victory

    Excerpt - James Meadway on the Green's historic byelection victory
    2026/02/28
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    2 分