Iran, Trump and geopolitical risk in the AI age

About this episode

Professor Stephen Kotkin discusses the implications of the Trump administration's actions in Iran within the context of a long-standing geopolitical conflict.

Renowned geopolitics expert Professor Stephen Kotkin says the Trump administration’s strikes on Iran are the latest chapter in a 47-year declared war — not its cause — but warns that destroying Iranian military capability without cultivating a credible political alternative risks prolonging, not ending, the conflict.

People in this episode

Guest: Professor Stephen Kotkin

Topics covered

• geopolitics
• Iran
• Trump administration
• military conflict
• political alternatives
• AI

Keywords

• geopolitics
• Iran
• Trump
• military capability
• political alternative
• conflict
• AI

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Trump administration

Places: Iran

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