#1520 Demanding Rights for Women in Iran
Air Date: 10–14-2022
Today, we take a look at the women-led protests roiling Iran in response to violent crackdowns from the so-called morality police that have led to the deaths of young women demanding rights and freedom.
Read more#1508 On the Questionable Usefulness and Longevity of NATO
Air Date: 8–20-2022
Today, we take a look at the history of NATO and its role in the world after the fall of the Soviet Union which has come back into focus due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, sparking previously neutral countries to request NATO membership, all while an eye to a future causes speculation on how NATO should respond to the growing geopolitical influence of China. You got all that?
Read more#1500 America, A Beginner's Guide
Air Date: 7–4-2022
Today, for this milestone episode, I attempted to squeeze in as many clever and interesting ideas as I could and ended up writing a starter guide to understand the United States. Plus, there are jingles!
Read more#1487 Oceans Rise, Empires Fall (The Coming New World Order)
Air Date: 5–4-2022
Today we take a look at the tectonic shifts in the geopolitics happening under our feet; the long, slow decline of the US empire and the neoliberal order, the role of the war in Ukraine in hastening the end of globalization, and the rise of both China in the east and of the oceans around us all.
Read more#1480 The Cyberwar Did Not Begin with Cyber Pearl Harbor
Air Date: 4–2-2022
Today we take a look at the modern reality of cyber war. It's not the mass destruction of attacks that were imagined to look like a "Cyber Pearl Harbor" but the much more subtle cyber attacks that often fly under the radar and live in the grey area in attempts to inflict harm without provoking counterattack.
Read more#1475 Fossil Fueled War
Air Date: 3–11-2022
Today we take a look at the intertwining oil interests that underlie many of the decisions about Russia's invasion of Ukraine and how others are responding to it. It is a tangled mess that the US, Europe and other nations are currently attempting to extract themselves from but it will be a long process.
Read more#1403 The American Empire Gets a Reboot (Foreign Policy Under Biden) (Repost)
Air Date: 3–9-2021
Today we take a look at the current goings-on around the world regarding our foreign policy under the new but not-so-new-feeling leadership of Joe Biden. We check in on Iran, Syria, Afghanistan, Yemen, Saudi Arabia and a couple of assorted arms sales to authoritarian leaders who support our foreign policy.
Read more#1474 Invasion of Ukraine: Some Context
Air Date: 3–4-2022
Today we take a look at the history of Ukraine as a Soviet state, war-torn state, famished state, independent state, westernizing state, energy-exploring state, revolutionary state, annexed state, and invaded state. We also look at the role of the west and NATO as well as Putin's history and possible motivations.
Read more#1469 Geopolitical Brinksmanship Rekindling The Cold War (Ukraine Crisis)
Air Date: 2–9-2022
Today we take a look at the simmering geopolitical crisis in Ukraine as Russia amasses military forces along the border. In particular, we hear from those who do not predict the imminent outbreak of war and analyze the various motives at play.
Read more#1439 Power, Policies and Prejudice in a World of Refugees
Air Date: 9–4-2021
Today we take a look at the slow motion disaster that is the worldwide refugee crisis. We start with the recent focus on Afghan refugees fleeing their country in the wake of America's 20-year war before expanding the view to American and European policies toward asylum-seekers from around the world.
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