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WAR UPDATE: Harvard Professor on Iran, Russia, China, and Trump’s Dangerous Moves in the Middle East

August 24, 2026·1h 46m·7-min readnarrativepolitics
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The episode explores the long-term consequences of U.S. foreign policy decisions, particularly in wars with Iran and Russia, arguing that these conflicts have eroded global stability, weakened norms against assassination and intervention, and exposed deep flaws in American strategic judgm

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Stephen Walt

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