Show Notes
On the brave new world we have entered. Historian Arash Azizi is back on the pod, talking to Alex H and Lee Jones about the ongoing war. We try to draw out some firm consequences, beyond the immediate situtation.
Why did Trump go to war?
Is this Netanyahu's war? And will he continue it regardless of the US?
Will the Islamic Republic become more conservative now?
What has the war revealed about asymmetric warfare? About US vulnerability?
What is the state of the Hormuz weapon now?
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Reasons to be Hopeful in Iran, Arash Azizi, The Atlantic
/24/ #IranProtest ft. Arash Azizi
/150/ Shadow Commander ft. Arash Azizi
/444/ Opportunism & Revenge in the Middle East ft. Karl Sharro & Arash Azizi
Analyses:
How Trump Took the U.S. to War With Iran, Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman, NY Times
Netanyahu’s Iran War Is Also the War of Global Neocon Elites, Nimrod Flaschenberg, Jacobin
Trump's War, Daniel Luban Dissent Magazine
The world energy shock is coming, Isabella Weber and Gregor Semieniuk, New Statesman
One battle after another: Netanyahu’s new security doctrine, FT
/532/ Is This a Paleocon Foreign Policy? ft. JF Drolet
Atlas Shrugged: Decoding Trump's National Security Strategy, Lee Jones, American Affairs
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