In this video, Professor John Mearsheimer answers a viewer’s question about why the United States failed for so long to fully implement the strategic “pivot to Asia” announced in 2011. He explains how China’s rise as a great power transformed U.S. strategy and why Washington eventually shifted from a policy of engagement to one of […]
In this video, human rights lawyer and journalist Dimitri Lascaris examines the growing escalation surrounding Saudi Arabia, Yemen and the Strait of Hormuz. He looks at attacks on key Saudi airports and energy facilities, the increasing intensity of Iranian attacks on tankers, and how vulnerable the region’s infrastructure has become. Lascaris also turns to the […]
In this video, Professor John Mearsheimer examines the Trump administration’s military and economic strategy toward Iran and its effort to convince Tehran that its position is becoming untenable. He looks at additional U.S. troop deployments, the role of American aircraft carriers, economic pressure on Iran, and whether Washington actually has the means to achieve its […]
In this video, Professor John Mearsheimer analyzes the September 2026 summit between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, where Taiwan, Iran, Ukraine, artificial intelligence and trade were all on the agenda. But why did such a high-stakes meeting produce so few meaningful results? Mearsheimer explores the interests of both sides, the larger geopolitical forces behind the […]
In this video, human rights lawyer and journalist Dimitri Lascaris examines the dramatic incident aboard a Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv, where an altercation in the cockpit led to an emergency diversion to Saudi Arabia. While Israeli officials described the incident as an attempted terror attack, key questions about what actually happened and how […]
In this video, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris examines the latest developments in West Asia and the growing tensions involving the United States, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Has Donald Trump really backed away from another attack — and how is the situation surrounding Iran, the Strait of Hormuz and global energy […]
In this video, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Greenwald examines U.S. policy toward Venezuela, focusing in particular on María Corina Machado and the Trump administration’s approach following the removal of Nicolás Maduro. What became of the promises of freedom, democracy, and political change? Greenwald examines the dispute over Venezuela’s oil, the role of the opposition, and […]
In this video, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris examines a development in Yemen that could have implications far beyond the loss of a single fighter jet. Ansar Allah has released footage that it says shows the downing of a Saudi F-15 at a moment when Saudi forces are already facing growing military […]
In this video, human rights lawyer and journalist Dimitri Lascaris examines new developments in the war between the United States and Iran and why military and economic pressure on Washington continues to grow. New satellite images raise questions about the true extent of the damage to a strategically important Saudi oil pipeline, while tensions around […]