About this episode
The episode discusses Israel's strategy of creating chaos in the region to enhance its security and dominance, featuring insights from defense analyst Andreas Krieg.
Arab Digest editor William Law's guest this week is the defence and security analyst and Gulf specialist Andreas Krieg. The US/Israel war against Iran is upending security in the Gulf states and creating global anxiety and uncertainty. Donald Trump entered the war with no exit strategy. Now he and his administration are wavering. However, Benjamin Netanyahu has an end game: to create chaos in the neighbourhood believing it will give Israel security at home and dominance in the region. Sign up NOW at ArabDigest.org for free to join the club and start receiving our daily newsletter & weekly podcasts.
People in this episode
Host: William Law
Guest: Andreas Krieg
Topics covered
- Israel
- Iran
- Gulf security
- US foreign policy
- Middle East chaos
- Trump administration
- Netanyahu strategy
Keywords
- Israel
- Iran
- Gulf states
- chaos
- security
- Trump
- Netanyahu
- Middle East
- foreign policy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Arab Digest, US, Israel, Iran
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