About this episode
This episode explores the connections between Iraq, Iran, and World War I within the framework of fossil fascism.
Lots of people are talking about the similarities between Iraq and Iran, but in this episode we place the two in the context of another war—World War I—and the historical arc of fossil fascism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Topics covered
- war
- fossil fuels
- historical context
- Iraq
- Iran
- World War I
- fossil fascism
Keywords
- Iraq
- Iran
- World War I
- fossil fuels
- fossil fascism
- war history
- geopolitics
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Iraq, Iran
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