About this episode
Jonathan Schanzer discusses the latest developments in the Iran war and their implications for global power dynamics.
FDD's Jonathan Schanzer joins us today to try and make sense of the latest developments in the Iran war and the implications to the larger global balance of power in advance of Trump's summit with Xi Jinping, and how all this impacts Israel's efforts in the region. Plus, the disturbing trend of insider trading on betting markets, and John recommends Nicholas Lemann's Returning. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Guest: Jonathan Schanzer
Topics covered
- Iran war
- global balance of power
- Trump summit
- Xi Jinping
- Israel
- insider trading
- betting markets
Keywords
- Iran
- global power
- Trump
- Xi Jinping
- Israel
- insider trading
- betting markets
- Nicholas Lemann
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: FDD, Trump, Xi Jinping
Books & works: Returning
Places: Israel
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