Peace between Iran, the U.S. and Israel or prelude to another chapter? Welcome to part 2 of "The Escalation Trap". As we reach a critical milestone in the war, it is time to step back and analyze what happened and what could happen in the new Mideast/Gulf landscape. What led to the crisis? Why is the ceasefire/MoU so fragile? How was the Strait of Hormuz transformed into such a critical point of leverage? What is the Escalation Trap, and why did the U.S. fall into it? How can we analyze the conflict within the context of the Escalation Trap? What do we need to understand about the illusion of air power? What are the escalation and de-escalation pathways? Furthermore, what are the geopolitical & economic consequences of this conflict over the short and long term? What should we expect in the next phase? We spoke to Prof. Robert Pape, the renowned political scientist & international security affairs expert, who developed the Escalation Trap framework, to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of the conflict. Part 2 of 2.

The US-Iran-Israel War has been raging for over 3 months, and regardless of the next phase, something has fundamentally changed in the Mideast and globally. What led to the crisis? Why is the ceasefire/peace deal so fragile? How was the Strait of Hormuz transformed into such a critical point of leverage? What is the Escalation Trap, and why did the U.S. fall into it? How can we analyze the conflict within the context of the Escalation Trap? What do we need to understand about the illusion of air power? What are the escalation and de-escalation pathways? Furthermore, what are the geopolitical & economic consequences of this conflict over the short and long term? What should we expect in the next phase? We spoke to Prof. Robert Pape, the renowned political scientist & international security affairs expert, who developed the Escalation Trap framework, to gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of the conflict. Part 1 of 2.

Young men today are in the middle of a crisis that has largely gone unnoticed until recently. The Netflix show "Adolescence" lifted the veil, and Louis Theroux's new "Manosphere" documentary opened up the conversation. But what is really driving the crisis and what's driving the rise of incel culture, red pill culture, popular trends like "looksmaxxing," and the manosphere in general? What's behind the male loneliness epidemic, increased depression rates and sobering socio-economic statistics? What do we need to know about incel culture – including its origin and pervasive influence? What are the perceived dynamics of the sexual marketplace as viewed through the red pill? For the first episode in our "Red Pill" mini-series, we turned to Prof. Miriam Lindner, a social and evolutionary psychologist who examines violent cognition and the dark sides of human group living – focusing on intergroup aggression, microaggressions, hate crime, and terrorist violence.