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Neutrality Studies

Pascal 390 Episodes Aug 22, 2026

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US Empire Defeated: Multipolarity Wins Against Colonial West | Dr Kee Beng Ooi
US Empire Defeated: Multipolarity Wins Against Colonial West | Dr Kee Beng Ooi Aug 22, 2026 00:56:28 It's the "last hurray of colonialism", as my guest today, Dr. Ooi Kee Beng, puts it. The wars inUkraine and Iran are left-overs of a time that has already passed and is currently being supplanted by the realities of the Multipolar Order.Dr. Ooi, executive director of Penang Institute, discusses why Southeast Asia feels more hopeful than Europe, how China’s rise shapes decolonization
NATO's Plans for Total Global Dominance & The Bunker State | Nel Bonilla
NATO's Plans for Total Global Dominance & The Bunker State | Nel Bonilla Aug 20, 2026 01:03:03 Is the Collective West in disarray because of its absence of long term thinking? Or is it all a charade and the master minds are just really good at hiding what's actually going on? Well, we might be in for an even bumpier ride than we thought, not because the Western leadership is brilliant (they are mostly imbeciles), but the underlying sociological structure is not as short-sighted as one m
Eurasia Breaks USA: Three Front Defeat Forming | Prof. Radhika Desai
Eurasia Breaks USA: Three Front Defeat Forming | Prof. Radhika Desai Aug 20, 2026 01:01:11 Radhika Desai, University of Manitoba professor and host of Radhika Desai Geopolitical Economist, joins Pascal to examine Korean peace efforts, fading trust in US military protection, the dollar system’s debt trap, and China’s industrial rise. They also discuss neoliberal demand problems, Western double standards on overcapacity, and the growing split inside MAGA as Trump fails to deliver for US w
🚨ESCALATION: Trade War Gets Worse, Iran War Extends to Ukraine | Stas Krapivnik
🚨ESCALATION: Trade War Gets Worse, Iran War Extends to Ukraine | Stas Krapivnik Aug 17, 2026 00:50:30 Stanislav Krapivnik returns to assess the reported Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi alliance, its ties to Iran, Yemen, Israel and the Black Sea. He and Pascal Lottaz discuss attacks on shipping and ports, Russia’s war strategy in Ukraine, Western political thinking, and how weather could affect the fighting in the months ahead.Links:Stanislav Krapivnik YouTube:    / @mrslavikman  Rise of the Imperial Eagle S
Iran War Round 3: Tehran Prepares Knock-Out Blow | Prof. S.M. Marandi
Iran War Round 3: Tehran Prepares Knock-Out Blow | Prof. S.M. Marandi Aug 17, 2026 00:50:16 While the US lives in fantasy world about the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran has been busy preparing for the next phase of the war, which doubtlessly the US will restart once more. Since there is no diplomatic solution, Tehran is coming around to the conclusion that with the next battle, a decisive military change in the region must occur—in the US satellites.Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi joins me to dis
NATO's Terrible Mistake: Proxy-War Turns Against Europe | Anatol Lieven
NATO's Terrible Mistake: Proxy-War Turns Against Europe | Anatol Lieven Aug 17, 2026 00:43:49 NATO's European Forever War is now turning decisively against the EU. The elites that have been cheering the carnage on for the longest time are starting to catch up with the actual battle field reality.Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute, discusses why Ukraine’s NATO question and territorial deadlock make a lasting settlement hard. He examines US weapons lim
China Shocks USA: The Fight Is Already Over | Prof. Wang Wen
China Shocks USA: The Fight Is Already Over | Prof. Wang Wen Aug 13, 2026 00:51:02 While the US is in high panic about "the rise of China" and its failing warmongering in the word, Beijing is at its most relaxed yet. Turns out, China is confident that it won the race roughly 10 years ago and is now only working on expanding its lead. Professor Wang Wen, Dean of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, discusses how Chinese scholars v
The REAL Reason Peace in Ukraine is Impossible | Pavel Shchelin
The REAL Reason Peace in Ukraine is Impossible | Pavel Shchelin Aug 12, 2026 01:07:13 The war in Ukraine is not about Ukraine. It's about meaning. Yes, it's a proxy war, and yes, power is at the core of the military confrontation. Even thinking of it as a war of civilizations is not wrong, but it misses what the civilizations actually disagree on. Only the symbolic foundations of the war reveal what Moscow on the one hand and the Globalists on the other are actually fightin
End of NATO Hegemony: New Alliance "Nothing Burger" Exposes Western Weakness
End of NATO Hegemony: New Alliance "Nothing Burger" Exposes Western Weakness Aug 11, 2026 00:35:52 Turkey, Pakistan, and Saudi Arabia announced the formation of a new alliance which will treat an attack against one as an attack against all. Well, that's lovely, but can we please see the actual treaty? No. We can't? Oh, that's funny, why would you keep that secret? Well.... my friends, what we are seeing here is a prime example of "Alliance Theater", where three actors — on
The "Vietnam Moment" Is Near: Empire Exhausts Itself | Prof. David Gibbs
The "Vietnam Moment" Is Near: Empire Exhausts Itself | Prof. David Gibbs Aug 10, 2026 01:00:29 After 4.5 years of Proxy-War something is breaking: When the cracks in the pro-war narrative get so large that even Neocons have to admit the empire is running out of munition, an inflection point has been reached. And we have seen this before. What David Gibbs calls the "Vietnam Moment" is not far away anymore.In this talk, professor David Gibbs of the University of Arizona discusses hi
Dirty WAR Against Europe Begins: New Globalist Migrant Crisis | Fethi
Dirty WAR Against Europe Begins: New Globalist Migrant Crisis | Fethi Aug 10, 2026 00:57:03 The elites that brought to you a war Russia and a Genozide in West Asia are working on their next project: the break up of Europe. And they are beginning with an indirect attack on another maritime live-line, the Straight of Gibraltar.Fethi of Jazair Hope joins me to examine the Ceuta migrant crisis, arguing that Morocco’s role should be seen through Spain’s tensions with Israel, the US, Algeria,
Another CRUSHING Defeat: US Out Of Options In Iran | Patrick Hennings
Another CRUSHING Defeat: US Out Of Options In Iran | Patrick Hennings Aug 6, 2026 01:02:08 Trump is losing the last chance there was for a face-saving exit from Iran. And he doesn't even know why. U.S. journalist Patrick Henningsen returns to Neutrality Studies after reporting from Iran. He and Pascal Lottaz discuss the funeral processions he saw, public unity under pressure, Iran’s political culture, Shia Islam and Palestine, media narratives, military deterrence, sanctions, and th

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