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Aug 14 2026 
Radhika Desai – Geopolitical Economist and Jedaal English
Six months into the war, is Iran’s military triumph being quietly undone by its own negotiators?
Ali Alizadeh, prominent commentator on West Asian affairs and host of the popular YouTube channel Jadal, joins me to unpack how Iran’s 12-day and 40-day wars exposed the limits of US power, from the 8-hour command recovery after Israel’s… Continue reading
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Aug 14 2026 
The New Great Game, revisited
By Pepe Escobar and first posted on Geopolitics Prime
(So, I hear a large part of ‘our world’ shouting out at me. And they are saying … Amarynth! What the hell are you doing? Shhhhh grasshoppers – I’ll explain. I just started a new essay titled Those Pesky Middle Countries and have another one in the… Continue reading -
Aug 14 2026 
Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview with VGTRK broadcasting company, Moscow, August 14, 2026
Question: In its military doctrine, Japan has designated Russia as its main threat. What would be your comment on this matter, and could this have happened under Shinzo Abe’s government?
Sergey Lavrov: Shinzo Abe had a lot of tact as a politician, and he understood that working with the Russian Federation was essential for asserting Japan’s… Continue reading
