About this episode

Walter and Jeremy discuss the complexities surrounding peace negotiations with Iran and related geopolitical issues.

This week, Walter and Jeremy discuss the Pope's AI encyclical, the UAE's role in the Iran war, new concerns about the divide between labor and capital, and why America and Iran's minimum requirements for a peace agreement are unlikely to be met.

People in this episode

Host: Walter Russell Mead

Guest: Jeremy

Topics covered

• peace negotiations
• Iran
• UAE
• labor and capital
• Pope's AI encyclical

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Pope, UAE

Places: Iran, America

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