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, Professor John Mearsheimer examines the deeper historical and political causes of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel. He traces the story from Israel’s founding, Palestinian displacement and early Zionist debates to the blockade of Gaza and recurring Israeli military operations before 2023. Which of these developments does Mearsheimer consider essential to […]
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, investigative journalist and human rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris examines the latest escalation involving Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Iran. He looks at attacks on Saudi airports and key oil facilities, new developments in the Yemen conflict, and growing pressure on shipping around the Strait of Hormuz. Lascaris asks how resilient Saudi Arabia’s position […]
In this video, Professor John Mearsheimer explains the causes and course of the Korean War and why the conflict changed fundamentally in the fall of 1950. What began as a war on the Korean Peninsula increasingly became a direct confrontation between the United States and China. Mearsheimer examines why North Korea invaded, why the U.S. […]
In this video, economists Richard D. Wolff and Shahram Azhar discuss why capitalism can take very different institutional forms — from privately owned companies to enterprises run by the state. But when does the economic system itself actually change, and when does only the identity of those controlling it change? They examine the relationship between […]
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 report, investigative journalist and human-rights lawyer Dimitri Lascaris examines why the latest Saudi-backed offensive in Yemen appears to have fallen far short of its objectives. He looks at Washington’s military role, Ansar Allah’s counterstrikes against Saudi infrastructure, and whether the balance of power around the Bab el-Mandeb is shifting once again. Lascaris also […]
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 […]