Global Tantrum! with Steve Palley and Prof. Galen Jackson
Steve Palley, Galen Jackson
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Iran War: No End In Sight
The theory of the Iran War from the U.S. perspective, to the extent that one existed, hinged on getting in and out quickly: decapitate the leadership, do maximum military damage, hope that the…
Iran: 4 Weeks In
The US-Iran war has entered its fourth week, and both sides are now talking — sort of. Iran is demanding transit tolls through the Strait of Hormuz and feels it is owed reparations. Washington…
The Iran War: Week Three
Three weeks into the Iran war and there are no good options left on the table. The Strait of Hormuz remains effectively closed, oil is spiking, the Gulf monarchies are being blasted, Lebanon’s on…
The Iran War: Week Two
The U.S.-Israeli strikes that killed Ayatollah Khamenei on February 28th were supposed to be the decisive blow. Instead, two weeks later, Iran has a new Supreme Leader, Khamenei’s son Mojtaba,…
The Iran War (Audio Only)
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Mexico's Cartel Problem
On February 22nd, Mexican security forces killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Within hours, CJNG retaliated with over 250…
Is the Liberal International Order Dead?
This week we’re talking about one of the big ideas that shaped the world after 1945: liberal internationalism. Free trade, international institutions, and democracy promotion were the three pillars…
The Global Chip War
The Trump administration has begun loosening semiconductor export controls on China, allowing Nvidia to sell advanced AI chips like the H20 to Chinese buyers in exchange for a cut of the revenue.…
Can Europe Go Nuclear?
On this week’s episode, we ask an urgent question: what happens to European security when American nuclear deterrence becomes optional? The New START treaty is lapsing, Russia is deploying exotic new…
Trump's Greenland Obsession
In this episode, we dive into President Trump’s renewed push to acquire Greenland from Denmark. What started as a seemingly absurd proposal in 2019 has now become a serious geopolitical flashpoint,…
New Boss in Venezuela
On January 3rd, U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife in a meticulously planned operation. The lights went out across Venezuela—a demonstration of American cyber…
Japan Draws a Line on Taiwan
In a recent statement, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi argued that a Chinese attack or blockade of Taiwan would constitute a “survival-threatening situation” for Japan. That phrasing matters. Under…
Trump's 2025 National Security Strategy: Part 2
More on the 2025 National Security StrategyGreat-power realism, MAGA internationalism, and the contradictions at the heart of Trump’s worldviewSTEVE PALLEYNOV 2025Last episode, we walked through the…
Trump's 2025 National Security Strategy: First Impressions
Every few years, a U.S. administration publishes its National Security Strategy—a grand, self-congratulatory mission statement that tells the world what Washington thinks it stands for. Most are…
Russia Gets Sanctioned
For the first time in nearly four years of war, the U.S. has taken direct aim at the beating heart of Russia’s economy: its oil exports.The Trump administration’s new sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil,…
The Cyber Episode
A few days ago, half the internet went dark.A single botched DNS update inside Amazon Web Services—one bad line of code—took down everything from Slack and Starbucks to Roblox, Zoom, and Venmo. For…
The Gaza Ceasefire
After two years of catastrophic war in Gaza, the guns are finally—maybe—falling silent.This week, Trump announced what he’s calling a historic ceasefire between Israel and Hamas: a 20-point plan…
Breaking Down 'The Eurasian Century'
What if the 20th century’s three great struggles—World War I, World War II, and the Cold War—were all really about the same thing?That’s the argument in Hal Brands’ new book The Eurasian Century,…
Surviving The New Nuclear Age
Remember when Barack Obama stood in Prague in 2009 and called for a world without nuclear weapons? That feels like another planet.Today, the United States faces an aggressive nuclear peer in Russia,…
Drone Games Over Poland
Nineteen Russian drones crossed into Polish territory this week, triggering a scramble of jets, the shutdown of airspace over the country’s east, and one drone crashing through the roof of a civilian…
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