In this episode, Hugh Hewitt and Dr. Michael Oren, Israel's former Ambassador to the U.S., discuss the shifting dynamics in the Middle East, emphasizing Syria's turmoil, Hezbollah's weakening, and Iran's isolation. They stress the urgency of addressing Iran's nuclear ambitions and highlight Israel's strategic moves, including reoccupying parts of the Golan Heights amid regional instability. 👉Follow Hugh Hewitt on X 👉Follow Michael Oren on XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
To understand any country's foreign policy you need to understand domestic political dynamics. So what is driving Iranian decision making right now? Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, host of the Iran Podcast and senior fellow at the Center for International Policy. I reached out to her for this interview because it seems that lost in much commentary about the widening crisis in the middle east is a nuanced understanding of what is influencing Iranian policy and decision making. Our conversation focuses on Iranian domestic politics and how that is shaping the regime's response to the Gaza crisis and US strikes against Iran backed groups in the region. Disorder Podcast: https://tr.ee/ksicr-3Wty
Russia has successfully influenced the election here in the United States in its favor. It's side is winning the war in Syria. Crimea looks like it will remain in Russia for the foreseeable future and the NATO alliance may become weakened when Donald Trump takes office. This is pretty much springtime for Putin in Moscow. But what are Russia's grander ambitions? Why did they hack the US election? What do they want from the Middle East? From Europe and China? I put these questions and more to James Goldgeier, a Russia expert and the Dean of the School of International Studies at American University. James describes some of Putin's near term and longer term strategic goals and how a less contentious relationship with the USA--one not based on values, but on individual transactions -- may reshape Russian foreign policy and international affairs more broadly.
In this episode, Hugh Hewitt and Dr. Michael Oren, Israel's former Ambassador to the U.S., discuss the shifting dynamics in the Middle East, emphasizing Syria's turmoil, Hezbollah's weakening, and Iran's isolation. They stress the urgency of addressing Iran's nuclear ambitions and highlight Israel's strategic moves, including reoccupying parts of the Golan Heights amid regional instability. 👉Follow Hugh Hewitt on X 👉Follow Michael Oren on XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
To understand any country's foreign policy you need to understand domestic political dynamics. So what is driving Iranian decision making right now? Negar Mortazavi is a journalist, host of the Iran Podcast and senior fellow at the Center for International Policy. I reached out to her for this interview because it seems that lost in much commentary about the widening crisis in the middle east is a nuanced understanding of what is influencing Iranian policy and decision making. Our conversation focuses on Iranian domestic politics and how that is shaping the regime's response to the Gaza crisis and US strikes against Iran backed groups in the region. Disorder Podcast: https://tr.ee/ksicr-3Wty
Russia has successfully influenced the election here in the United States in its favor. It's side is winning the war in Syria. Crimea looks like it will remain in Russia for the foreseeable future and the NATO alliance may become weakened when Donald Trump takes office. This is pretty much springtime for Putin in Moscow. But what are Russia's grander ambitions? Why did they hack the US election? What do they want from the Middle East? From Europe and China? I put these questions and more to James Goldgeier, a Russia expert and the Dean of the School of International Studies at American University. James describes some of Putin's near term and longer term strategic goals and how a less contentious relationship with the USA--one not based on values, but on individual transactions -- may reshape Russian foreign policy and international affairs more broadly.
26:07Update: 21/12/2016
