Originally published on 13 Jul 2025.

Today I’m talking to Nel Bonilla, a writer and researcher, running the Substack “Worldliness: The Threads Connecting Geopolitics”. She recently wrote a highly interesting piece on “Elite Capture & European Self-Destruction” about the trans-atlantic networks that are in her assessment one of the main reasons for the brain-dead geopolitics coming from the Europeans at the moment. This is what we want to discuss today.Links:Nel’s Susbtack: https://themindness.substack.comNel’s Twitter: https://x.com/noirnenNeutrality Studies Goods Shop: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...

Originally published on 14 Jul 2025.

Today I’m talking again to Dr. David Gibbs, a Professor of History at the University of Arizona. The occasion is a sad one, as we are commemorating this month the 30th anniversary of the Srebrenica Massacre in 1995.Professor Gibb’s Book:First Do No Harm: Humanitarian Intervention and the Destruction of Yugoslavia https://www.vanderbiltuniversitypress...Our Shop: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...

Originally published on 15 Jul 2025.

The following is an assessment of an article written by Dmitri Trenin, a Russian thinker who I had on this channel 3 years ago. Back then Trenin was assessing that the Ukraine war was the advent of a new Cold War. He revised his views in the meantime, arguing today that we are already inside World War 3, although not all theatres of the war have erupted in kinetic warfare yet. But the direction, according to him, is pretty clear.Trenin's article: https://profile.ru/politics/epoha-voj...My interview with Dmitri Trenin and Anatol Lieven 3 years go:    • It's an Existential Threat! | Dmitri Treni...  Support us through our shop: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...

Originally published on 17 Jul 2025.

It has happened again. This time it's the new western darling, "good Syria" that is coming under direct attack by Israel for the crime of still existing. At the same time, in Colombia there is some much needed multilateralism forming against the Gaza Genocide and in the West, the Anti-Russian propaganda bubble still pretends that Russia is losing 10x the soldiers Ukraine loses. Our shop: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...

Originally published on 18 Jul 2025.

Today I’m talking to a former Hungarian Diplomat, His excellency, Ambassador Sandor Zoltan Kusai. Ambassador Kusai served his country in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Prime Minister’s Office in various capacities, most importantly he spent a total of 18 years in China, including in the top position as Ambassador between 2008-2014. He is now working as a scholar in research and education back home in Hungary and it’s a pleasure having him here today.https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...

15 Jun 2025A second night of all out war between Israel and Iran has produced large-scale destruction not only in Tehran but also in Tel Aviv, Haifa and other Israeli cities. The "iron dome" is not able to shoot down Iranian projectiles and the operation won't be as much of a cake walk the neocons might have thought it will be. At the same time, this is a new low even for US standards, as it is now clear the US was not negotiating in good faith with the Iranians but, on the contrary, was trying to distract them from the sneaky surprise attack that was being planned.

Originally published on 16 Jun 2025.

Today I’m joined again by Professor Seyed Marandi, a Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran. I am extremely grateful for him coming online as his country just went through a second night of all-out warfare with Israel after an absolutely sneaky surprise attack on Iran in the early hours of Friday.

Originally published on 17 Jun 2025.

Today we once more need to discuss the fresh war that Israel and the US plunged Iran into after the sneaky surprise attack on Tehran and other Iranian cities last Friday. To discuss the situation from one of Iran’s northern neighbours I’m joined by Dr. Arthur Khachikian.Arthur holds a PhD in International Relations from Stanford University, and currently teaches at the Armenian University in Yerevan, the capital.

Originally published on 17 Jun 2025.

In a Truth Social Post that was subsequently posted on the White House Twitter page Trump announced that the time had run out for Iran and that many people will die. He urged that everybody should leave Tehran, a city of 10 million people. In the meantime, Iran targets and kills Journalists and the media infrastructure of Iran while blocking reporting from the sites in Israel that were hit. This is not escalation, this is preparation for the imminent US intervention in the war and probably for the carpet bombing of Tehran's cities.

Originally published on 18 Jun 2025.

Bevan Ramsden and Ann Wright are members of the Pacific Peace Network, which recently launched a peace and solidarty campaign calling on Pacific Rim countries to declare their neutrality for the sake of preventing a US-China war. JOIN THE CALL NOW! Sign the Petition.Sign the Neutrality Petition: https://worldbeyondwar.org/declareneu...Pacific Neutrality Campaign Launch Webinar - Saturday, June 21 at 11:00am AEST: https://worldbeyondwar.org/neutrality...Pacific Peace Conference on August 2nd at 9:00am-5:00pm AEST in Brisbane (+ option to join on Zoom): https://events.humanitix.com/pacific-...

Originally published on 18 Jun 2025.

On the fifth day of the new Middle East War all is not lost yet. The expected swift regime-change in Tehran is not happening and the Iranians are actually getting better at their air defence against the Israeli aggression. In the meantime, Trump seems erratic and pushed into a corner of his own making, lashing out against the defectors in this circle. Will he pull back from this brink of a new US Forever War? There are efforts underway in the US to constrain his power, but can they win against the war pigs and the imminent danger of a false-flag attack?

Originally published on 19 Jun 2025.

Today I’m talking to Sebastian Contin Trillo-Figueroa, a Hong Kong based geopolitical analyst and EU - Asia consultant with many years experience in unpacking European shenanigans. He also contribute to academic initiatives at the University of Hong Kong, and beyond.He recently wrote a very good analysis of what he calls the EU’s “Anti-Diplomacy” - in which he lays out just how purely the EU currently performs when it comes to international relations. This is what we want to discuss today.Links:LinkedIn profile:   / sebastiancontin  HKU profile: https://www.asiaglobalinstitute.hku.h...Neutrality Studies Goods Shop: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...

Originally published on 20 Jun 2025.

Today (18.6.2025) I’m talking to Professor Mazin Qumsiyeh, the Director of the Palestine Museum of Natural History at Bethlehem University. Dr. Yumsiyeh got a PhD from Connecticut University and then taught for many years in the US, including Tennessee Duke and Yale University. He returned to Palestine in 2008 where he is also right now.Links:Mazin Qumsiyeh's personal website: http://qumsiyeh.org/Palestine Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability (PIBS) (mentioned in the video): https://www.palestinenature.org/

Originally published on 21 Jun 2025.

Today I’m talking to Stanislav Krapivnik, a former US Army officer, supply chain executive and military-political expert who always provides valuable insights especially on security affairs in and around Russia.We are talking today on June 19th, 6 days after Israel’s attack on Iran and with the imminent threat of the US also launching an all-out military assault. What will Russia do and how does this new reality change Eurasian geopolitics? That’s what we want to discuss today.Links:Stanislav Krapivnik's YouTube Channel: ‪@MrSlavikman‬Stanislav Krapivnik's Telegram: https://t.me/stastydaiobratnoNeutrality Studies Goods Shop: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...

Originally published on 21 Jun 2025.

While Tel Aviv is getting hit harder and harder, the Israeli's are getting desperate to finally push the US into a direct military attack on Iran. But for now, Donald Trump says he has not taken a decision. It might be an another lie to then hit Iran unexpectedly, or it might be an indication for a political battle inside Washington. Another indication of this is that Tulsi Gabbard just took back or March statement that Iran was not seeking a nuklear bomb. At the same time, we see massive Israeli propaganda on Twitter trying to foment the idea that the Iranian population is begging Israel to bomb them harder. Times Article by Narges Bajoghli on Iran's internal workings: https://time.com/7295877/issues-with-...RT Article about China-Iran relations by Ladislav Zemanek: https://www.rt.com/news/620053-where-...

Originally published on 21 Jun 2025.

Today I’m talking again to Pietro Shakarian, an Armenian historian at the Higher School of Economics in St. Petersburg who has analysed the Russian-Iranian relationship for a while. We are talking on June 19th, only 6 days after Israel’s sneak attack on Iran and currently everybody is waiting for what the US will do, but a direct military attack seems likely—at least right now. Today we discuss what this means for the political relationship between Iran and Russia.Links:Pietro's Book on Amastas Mikoyan: https://iupress.org/9780253073556/ana...Neutrality Studies Goods Shop: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...

Originally published on 22 Jun 2025.

The USA just announced with a lot of fanfare that it bombed the three nuclear sites in Iran, Forod, Natanz and Isfahan. But is that true? Did it actually deliver bombs with its airplanes as the president said? The Iranians are not yet confirming what happened and some limited reports have been out about the strikes actually not doing much more damage than what has already been inflicted in previous strikes by Israel on the same facilities. What could this mean?

Originally published on 15 May 2025.

Today I’m talking again to Dr. Dr. Alfred de Zayas, a Professor at the Geneva School of Diplomacy, who used to work as a senior lawyer in the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and later became the first UN Independent Expert on International Order, serving in that capacity from 2012 to 2018.Two years ago, Alfred wrote an important scholarly article entitled “Who will guards over the guardians” about the weaponization of human rights and how the west is transforming the entire discourse into a geopolitical tool.Links:Alfred's human rights trilogy: https://www.claritypress.com/book-aut...Alfred's book Nemesis at Potsdam, that was reissued by Routlede as "Routledge Revivals": https://www.routledge.com/Routledge-R...Goods Shop: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...

Originally published on 13 May 2025.

War is not a choice. War is a system—a self-perpetuating process. And in the US we have a deadly principe of mass-slaughter and violence baked into the logic of the economic organisation of the nation. Listen to Professor Radhika Desai dismantling the core of the imperial logic with her Geopolitical Economy approach to Marxist theory.Many of you will know her since she is a prolific writer and guest on many YouTube shows. Links to her work:This explains GE in short: https://valdaiclub.com/a/valdai-paper...And this shows it is rooted in Marx: https://www.academia.edu/77369299/Mar...More info at: http://Radhikadesai.comGoods Shop: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...

Originally published on 11 May 2025.

You know you are nearing the end of empire when the chief extortionists start asking for ever more money for ever less return. The US is caught in a spiral of economic and moral bankruptcy. To help us take a step back and look at the big picture, I've got today Arnaud Bertrand back on the channel, one of Twitter/X’s best and most profound political analysts. Links:Aranaud’s Twitter/X Profile: https://x.com/rnaudbertrandOur new Goods Shop: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...