About this episode
Ian Proud discusses the escalation between Russia and NATO, Europe's diplomatic failures, and his new novel.
Former British diplomat Ian Proud joins Neutrality Studies to discuss Russia-NATO escalation, Western support for Ukraine, Europe’s lack of diplomacy, and the risk of a wider war. He also talks about Europe’s dependence on the US, the need for direct Europe-Russia talks, Iran diplomacy, the Abraham Accords, and his new novel Searching: A Love Story.Links:Substack: https://thepeacemonger.substack.com/ Searching: A Love Story on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Searching-love... Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com (Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a... )Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:38 Russia-NATO escalation and Kiev embassies 00:02:12 Western policy and risk of wider war 00:07:52 How Europe could return to diplomacy 00:12:01 Europe’s dependence on the US 00:17:47 Iran, Minsk, and diplomacy as cover 00:23:40 EU foreign policy and national diplomacy 00:27:21 Ian Proud’s new book and where to follow him
People in this episode
Host: Pascal
Guest: Ian Proud
Topics covered
- Russia-NATO escalation
- Western support for Ukraine
- Europe diplomacy
- US dependence
- Iran diplomacy
- Abraham Accords
- Ian Proud's new novel
Keywords
- diplomacy
- Ukraine
- Russia
- NATO
- Europe
- US
- Iran
- Abraham Accords
- Ian Proud
- Searching: A Love Story
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Russia-NATO, Western, Iran, EU
Books & works: Searching: A Love Story
Places: Europe, US
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