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We ask the questions mainstream media avoid. Current affairs and geopolitics. Produced independently from Dubai, UAE. Hosted by award-winning journalist Afshin Rattansi.
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- 3 days ago27 min
Brandon Weichert: Trump’s War on Iran SUPER-CHARGED China. China is DECISIVELY WINNING.
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Brandon Weichert, former US Air Force Consultant, Senior National Security Editor of 19FortyFive, and Author of ‘Fortress Americas: A New Monroe Doctrine’. He discusses how the New Monroe Doctrine differs from the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ of Donald Trump, the emergence of a US-Russia-China tripolar world order, the sanctity of the democratic process in the Western hemisphere for a continental system, the need to rely on American economic attractiveness over military force and covert operations, his opposition to any US attack on China in favour of cooperation and an abandonment on the US’ policy of defending Taiwan, how China views the outcome of the US midterm elections, how the US war on Iran has super-charged China instead of hurting it, why nuclear war remains a nightmare scenario for him with nuclear war on Donald Trump’s mind, the possibility of Donald Trump resigning by April next year, who Brad Cooper is: the man tipped to take over the War Department from Pete Hegseth, how Donald Trump’s relationship with Gadi Eisenkot will differ from his relationship with Netanyahu should Eisenkot become Prime Minister, the upcoming potential trilateral Trump-Putin-Xi Summit and its potential ramifications, how the CIA continues running rogue and continuing the Ukraine proxy war, and much more. Chapters - Opening Headlines and Global Precarity - Introducing Brandon Weichert and Fortress Americas - Origins of the Book and Trump's Policy Reversal - Multipolar World and Geo-Economics Over Hegemony - Spheres of Influence vs Imperialism Debate - Continental System and Latin American Cooperation - Nationalization, Oil, and US Global Power Questions - Monroe Doctrine vs Brzezinski's Grand Chessboard - China Policy and Avoiding Confrontation - Midterms' Impact on China Strategy - China Winning the Silent Race - Return from Break and Iran War Reflections - Midterms, Trump's Future, and Nuclear Fears - Trump's Legal Worries and Possible Early Exit - Brad Cooper and Pentagon Power Struggles - Netanyahu, Eisenkot, and Israeli Influence - JD Vance's Political Failures and Future - Trilateral Talks and Democrats' War Stance - Closing Remarks and Upcoming Shows
- 1 weeks ago26 min
Bo Loudon: Democrats CAN'T Handle War, Things Will Get WORSE if Republicans lose The Midterms
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Bo Loudon, Trump insider and Turning Point USA Ambassador. He discusses what he considers the risk of the Democrats winning the midterm elections, Donald Trump’s achievements and why he believes the Democrats are unable to handle war, how Trump will respond if the Republicans lose the midterms, the need for more civil conversations and debate in American politics, the war on Iran and its consequences, the effect of the loss of Charlie Kirk on the Republican Party, why Donald Trump has done nothing to prosecute the likes of James Clapper, Hillary Clinton, Adam Schiff and others who propagated the Russiagate hoax, ongoing threats to Donald Trump’s life, Trump’s handling of the Ukraine proxy war, Zelensky, and Vladimir Putin, the Epstein Files scandal and his defence of Donald Trump, his view of the polling which paints a dismal picture for the Republicans ahead of the midterms, and much more.
- 1 weeks ago28 min
US Midterms: Why Would ANYONE Vote for Democrats After Gaza? Afshin Rattansi Challenges Joel Rubin
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Joel Rubin, Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Obama Administration. In a heated debate with challenges from Afshin Rattansi, he discusses how he thinks the Democrats will fare in the upcoming midterms in taking the House of Representatives and the Senate, his argument for why the people should vote for the Democrats, what the Democrats’ position on the war on Iran is and if they will do anything to stop the war, how AIPAC has destroyed its reputation with the Democratic Party, why the US continues to send military aid to Israel despite the Gaza genocide and Israel’s wars of aggression, why the Democrats continue to support more military aid for Ukraine while a majority of Americans oppose continued aid for Ukraine, his opposition to ‘isolationist’ American foreign policy, his defence of the Democrats’ foreign policy as Afshin challenges him on the US’ foreign policy record while the American people suffer, and much more.
- 1 weeks ago28 min
Prof. Richard Wolff: China is Waiting & Watching as the US Empire and the West IMPLODES
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Prof. Richard Wolff, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He discusses the causes of the mass protests in France and the rest of Western Europe and the drive by Europe’s leaders to gear up for war against Russia, Europe’s hypocrisy in buying hundreds of billions of euros worth of Russian energy while funding Ukraine’s Zelensky, the solution to Europe’s terminal decline and loss of power, China’s and Russia’s goal being to stay on the sidelines while the US’ unipolar world implodes, whether the US working class can trust progressives and ‘democratic socialists’ ahead of the midterms, what socialism actually means for progressive politicians in the US, how socialism is likely to evolve in the US in the future, how the Israel lobby’s and military-industrial complex’s power over Congress is ultimately their downfall, the two scapegoats in the US being immigrants and Russia, and much more.
- 2 weeks ago28 min
Iran War: Trump is too EGOTISTICAL & in Netanyahu’s Pocket to Save Himself—Prof. Paul Craig Roberts
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Paul Craig Roberts, former US Assistant Treasury Secretary for Economic Policy under Ronald Reagan and former Associate Editor of the Wall Street Journal. He discusses why the US under Donald Trump continues to supply intelligence to Ukraine despite pursuing an end to the NATO-Russia proxy war, the grip of the neoconservatives on American foreign policy, why he believes Ukraine’s Zelensky is ‘finished’, the US-Russia diesel deal and why it was struck, how Iran handed Trump a midterm victory on a silver platter only to be met with rejection and more bombing threats, why he believes Benjamin Netanyahu orchestrated October 7th, how Ronald Reagan defied the Israel lobby, the ongoing protests in France and Western Europe, the prospect of the Democrats sweeping the midterm elections, and much more.
- 3 weeks ago28 min
Prof. Robert Pape Reveals Trump’s Iran ESCALATION PLAN, Likelihood of Use of Nukes has DOUBLED
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to Robert Pape, Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, and Founder of the Chicago Project on Security and Threats. He discusses the rise of violent populism in the United States and Americans increasingly turning on each other, the legacy media’s deliberate omission of facts that he has found about the new middle and upper class of violent populists in the United States, why Trump’s political survival is at risk because of the war on Iran, the Iran war escalation trap that has resulted in the war expand to Saudi Arabia & Yemen, Trump’s plan for escalation against Iran, why the odds of the use of a nuclear weapon against Iran have doubled, the normalisation of political violence in the United States and the impacts it will have both at home and abroad, what could cause a mutiny in the US Armed Forces, how skyrocketing economic inequality is causing the normalisation of political violence, and much more. Chapters - Introduction and Gaddafi Anniversary Context - Introducing Professor Robert Pape and His Book - Violent Populism in America Explained - Class Profile of Jan 6 Perpetrators - Media Distortion of Political Violence Data - Wealth Inequality Driving Violent Populism - Media Responsibility and Social Media's Role - The Escalation Trap and Trump's Iran War - Spread of War to Saudi Arabia and Yemen - Nuclear Weapon Risk Assessment - Break - Domestic Unpopularity of the Iran War - Normalization of Political Violence - Military Mutiny Risk and Insurrection Act - Trump's Address to Flag Officers - Legitimacy Shock Cycles and Normalization - Multiple Fronts: War, Economy, and Elections - The 70% Solution and No Kings Protests - Closing Remarks and Show Sign-off
- 3 weeks ago28 min
Iran War Could be TRUMP’S DOWNFALL: An ENORMOUS Strategic Mistake (Ex-Economic Hit Man John Perkins)
On this episode of Going Underground, we speak to John Perkins, former economic hitman and Author of The Art of the Steal: Trump & The Economic Hit Man Presidency. He discusses the US’ move to oligarchy and Trump’s acceleration of the shift, why he feels ashamed to be an American, the IMF & World Bank’s GDP predictions and why GDP is only a measure of how the wealthy are doing, why unity is very important for African and Latin American countries, why the US made the enormous strategic mistake of attacking Iran, why the war on Iran could be Donald Trump’s downfall, the nature of Trump’s relationship with Vladimir Putin, why leaders of countries continue to take hated IMF & World Bank loans, China’s strategy of sitting on the sidelines while the US makes catastrophic mistakes, and much more.
- 4 weeks ago28 min
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs: We Are at DIRE RISK of Nuclear War from Russia-NATO Escalation Over Ukraine
Chapters - Introduction: Warsaw Security Forum and UN Anniversary - Roots of the Ukraine War and NATO Enlargement - Exit Ramps for Ukraine, Gaza, and Iran Conflicts - UN Paralysis and US Disregard for International Law - Trump, Putin and the Anchorage Meeting - European Incompetence and Fear of Nuclear War - Break - Jake Sullivan Conversation and NATO's 'Open Door' Myth - Western Officials' Rhetoric and Incompetence - Current US-NATO Envoys and Risks of Escalation - Media Complicity and Propaganda on the War - Iran's Existential War and Closing Remarks
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