About this episode

The episode discusses the US's military actions in Iran and the Philippines, the use of AI drones, and the ongoing geopolitical tensions with Russia.

- As the US begins bombing Iran amid both a "ceasefire" and following an "MOU," it also continues pushing war elsewhere against the multipolar world; - The US is stockpiling maritime drones in the Philippines it is already using to attack Russian warships, commercial vessels, and tankers carrying Russian energy exports; - Recent claims by German media that US President Donald Trump gave orders to US tech giants to make AI drones for Ukraine are false, the program started over 2 years ago during the Biden administration and was simply continued under the Trump administration highlighting continuity of agenda; References: Reuters - France seizes 'shadow fleet' tanker, stepping up pressure on Russia (Jun. 25, 2026): https://www.reuters.com/world/french-navy-has-intercepted-another-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-macron-says-2026-06-25/ RAND Corporation - Extending Russia (2019): https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/research_reports/RR3000/RR3063/RAND_RR3063.pdf USNI - U.S. Asymmetric Aid Program Transfers Unmanned Vessels to the Philippines, Plans Attack Drone Transfer by 2027 (Jun. 23, 2026)…

People in this episode

Host: The New Atlas

Topics covered

• US foreign policy
• multipolarism
• military technology
• AI drones
• geopolitical tensions
• Philippines military aid

Keywords

• US war
• Iran bombing
• AI drones
• Philippines
• multipolar world
• geopolitics
• military aid
• Russia
• Biden administration
• Trump administration

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: US, Germany, Reuters, RAND Corporation, USNI, NYT

Books & works: The New Atlas

Places: Iran, Philippines

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