WAR UPDATE: Harvard Professor on Iran, Russia, China, and Trump’s Dangerous Moves in the Middle East

August 24
1h 43m

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The United States surrendered to Iran months ago but the war continues. Stephen Walt of Harvard on where it’s going.


(00:00) What Will the World Look Like After the Wars?

(22:32) The Real Reason We're at War With Iran

(27:08) Why Haven't There Been Any Anti-War Protests?

(32:00) Why Didn't Trump End the Russia-Ukraine War?

(45:49) How Will the Iran War End?

(56:37) The Potential for Nuclear War


Stephen M. Walt is a columnist at Foreign Policy and the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations at Harvard University. He is the author of The Hell of Good Intentions: America’s Foreign Policy Elite and the Decline of U.S. Primacy, which examines the failures of the American foreign-policy establishment. Walt is a longtime critic of U.S. interventionism and advocates for a more restrained foreign policy focused on America’s national interests.


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