S2E66: Iran’s war machine can only last a few more weeks: Expert
From Asian Insider by SPH Media
March 19, 2026 · 31 min · Season 2 · Episode 66
About this episode
The episode discusses the Iranian regime's military capabilities and potential political changes in the Middle East.
Depleting its own military resources and antagonising Arab neighbours may be a cost too high for the regime to bear. Synopsis: Every third Friday of the month, The Straits Times gets its US Bureau Chief to analyse the hottest political and trending talking points. In this episode, US Bureau Chief Bhagyashree Garekar chats with Prof Benjamin Radd, an authority on the politics of the Middle East, especially Iran. Professor Radd, PhD (UCLA 2015) JD (Stanford 2003), is a Political Scientist and Senior Fellow at the UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, and an expert on government and politics of the Middle East, US foreign policy, and comparative law. Dr Radd is also a professor at the UCLA School of Law and adjunct professor at the USC Gould School of Law, where he lectures on American legal development and constitutional law and politics. In addition, Dr Radd is the Founder and CEO of Fascination Lab, an educational and experiential learning consulting firm. In 2023, he was hired to design a political crisis simulation that was filmed and released as an award-winning documentary, ‘War Game’, which was selected to premiere at the Sundance Film…
People in this episode
Host: Bhagyashree Garekar
Guest: Prof Benjamin Radd
Topics covered
- Iran
- Middle East politics
- US foreign policy
- nuclear weapons
- Arab relations
Keywords
- Iran
- military resources
- nuclear bomb
- Arab nations
- US foreign policy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: UCLA Burkle Center for International Relations, Fascination Lab, USC Gould School of Law, Stanford, UCLA
Books & works: War Game
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