Thinking Live with Phillips O'Brien on War in Iran and Ukraine

About this episode

Timothy Snyder discusses the Iran War and Ukraine War with guest Phillips O’Brien.

I talked with Phillips O’Brien today about the Iran War, the Ukraine War, and other foreign affairs news. This is the second conversation Phillips and I have had recently, and I know you’ll learn as much from him as I do. Here is the link to donate to Come Back Alive: https://savelife.in.ua/en/ Thinking about... is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit snyder.substack.com/subscribe

People in this episode

Host: Timothy Snyder

Guest: Phillips O’Brien

Topics covered

• war
• foreign affairs
• Iran War
• Ukraine War
• politics
• international relations

Keywords

• Iran War
• Ukraine War
• foreign affairs
• Timothy Snyder
• Phillips O’Brien
• politics
• international relations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Come Back Alive

Places: Iran, Ukraine

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