About this episode

The episode analyzes a US Senate hearing discussing the motivations behind US foreign policy, particularly in relation to China.

US foreign policy is driven by US corporate interests but often buried by public political theater and daily headlines designed specifically to distract away from the true nature and purpose of US foreign policy objectives. However, during US Senate and House hearings, there are relatively unfiltered discussions about these policies made public with a fair degree of confidence most Americans will NOT watch them. I provide a breakdown of one of these hearings (April 21, 2026) focused on encircling, containing, and confronting China within the Asia-Pacific region - contradicting many of the misconceptions created by Western media using the words of US Senators and their witnesses themselves to do so. References: NYT - The Separation: Inside the Unraveling U.S.-Ukraine Partnership (Dec. 2025): https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/30/world/europe/ukraine-war-us-russia.html US DoD - Opening Remarks by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at Ukraine Defense Contact Group (Feb. 2025): https://www.war.gov/News/Speeches/Speech/Article/4064113/opening-remarks-by-secretary-of-defense-pete-hegseth-at-ukraine-defense-contact/ FT - Iranian tankers bypass US blockade (Apr. 22, 2026)…

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