NTK: The New Princess Bride Rule: Never Fight a War in Southwest Asia

About this episode

The episode discusses the ongoing conflict in Iran and the challenges of finding a long-term solution.

The series of follies in Iran continue. The usual suspects are gearing up for another round of peace talks in Pakistan, yet a true long term solution for the conflict still seems far out of reach. Is a real long term solution even possible, or is this a quagmire that America can’t escape from? Daniel Benaim, Kenneth Pollack, and Dan Shapiro join David Rothkopf to assess the intractable problems at the center of this conflict and why this administration is out of its depth. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: David Rothkopf

Guests: Daniel Benaim, Kenneth Pollack, Dan Shapiro

Topics covered

• Iran conflict
• peace talks
• Southwest Asia
• U.S. foreign policy
• long term solutions

Keywords

• Iran
• peace talks
• Southwest Asia
• U.S. foreign policy
• Daniel Benaim
• Kenneth Pollack
• Dan Shapiro

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Iran, Pakistan, America

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