Iran and the Demise of US Hegemony (Robert Wright, Derek Davison, and Daniel Bessner)

About this episode

The episode discusses the implications of Iran's actions on US hegemony and Middle Eastern politics amidst ongoing conflicts.

Teaser ... Trump’s Middle East chaos continues ... Is Iran more about America’s hegemony or Israel’s? ... Who will win the Hormuz blockade duel? ... Ukraine, China, and the drone wars ... America’s “emergency” emergency ... Is an Iran peace deal possible? ... Overtime preview: The Anthropic Mythos scare ...

People in this episode

Host: Robert Wright

Guests: Derek Davison, Daniel Bessner

Topics covered

• US hegemony
• Middle East politics
• Iran
• Ukraine
• China
• drone wars
• peace negotiations

Keywords

• Iran
• US hegemony
• Middle East
• Trump
• Hormuz blockade
• Ukraine
• China
• drone wars
• peace deal

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, America, Israel, Hormuz, Ukraine, China

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