521 | The Expanding War: How One Conflict Is Rewiring Global Security

About this episode

The episode discusses the expanding Iran war and its implications on global security and power dynamics.

The Iran war has crossed a critical threshold. What began as a military campaign is now expanding across leadership structures, regional boundaries, domestic security systems, and global power competition. In this episode, we break down the most important developments from the war, including Israel’s targeting of Iran’s leadership, Iran’s widening retaliation, and the growing impact on global systems like shipping and energy. Retired General Ben Hodges, former Commander of U.S. Army Europe, and Dr. Nick Redman, Director of Analysis and Editor-in-Chief at Oxford Analytica from Dow Jones. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Guests: Ben Hodges, Nick Redman

Topics covered

• Iran war
• global security
• military conflict
• regional boundaries
• domestic security
• global power competition

Keywords

• Israel
• retaliation
• shipping
• energy

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Israel

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