# Ken Pollack

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Crying Foul

The harrowing tale of an errant fly ball has The Lovely Wendy ready to fire off a rant. Plus I talk about a pair or demon haunted teenage girls that changed the world and the people who welcome the apocalypse for all the wrong reasons. Special attention to the Israeli and American at…

Bonus Episode: A Fragile Ceasefire Between Israel and Iran

Welcome to a special Bonus Episode of Middle East Focus. We're pleased to bring you access to a recent MEI press briefing on the evolving Israel-Iran conflict, recorded on Wednesday, June 25. You'll hear from MEI's Distinguished Military Fellow Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan, Distinguished Diplomatic …

Venezuela's Shadow Over MENA: Perceptions and Precedents

MEI Vice President for Policy Ken Pollack joins hosts Alistair Taylor and Matthew Czekaj to explore what the precedent set by the Trump administration's military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro could mean for US policy in the Middle East — particularly in light of ongoing anti-regime…

Rogue America | Interview: Ken Pollack

Ken Pollack, vice president for policy at the Middle East Institute, joins Jonah Goldberg to discuss the reality of regime change in Iran, what’s next for the Iranian nuclear program, and the politics around taking Greenland.The Agenda:–Historical patterns of uprisings in Iran–Is this different?–It…

Iran’s Jacobin Revolution | Interview: Eli Lake

Every once and a while, The Remnant rewards a faithful listener by bringing him on the show. Well, assuming he’s a national security expert. One such lucky listener is Eli Lake, who joins Jonah Goldberg to talk about the Shah of Iran, the Ayatollah, the current state of play in Islamic Republic, Pr…

Who Fills the Power Vacuum? | Interview: Ken Pollack

With bombs falling, missiles flying, and the Ayatollah six feet under, there’s only one man Remnant listeners want on the show. Ken Pollack joins Jonah Goldberg to talk about the feasibility of regime change from the air; the precedents of Kosovo, Operation Desert Fox, and Libya; Iranian social coh…

Iran-US ceasefire: pause before escalation or deal? | Eye for Iran | EP 98 |

A fragile ceasefire appears to be in place between Iran and the United States, but is it really a ceasefire, or simply a brief pause before a new phase of conflict?In this episode of Eye for Iran, former CIA analyst and former National Security Council director Ken Pollack explains why he believes …

Ex-CIA analyst predicted Iran crisis years ago - so why was Trump surprised?

In 2012, a former CIA analyst ran a war game between the US and Iran. One of the first things he found was that Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz after America attacked. From there, his war game spiralled to a grisly end. So why did the Trump administration expect a quick victory? Fourteen years aft…

Ken Pollack on Iran: What Keeps Him Up at Night

In this edition of the MBN Iran Briefing podcast Andres Ilves joined by Ken Pollack, Vice President for Policy at the Middle East Institute, as we take up whether the U.S. deterrence strategy regarding Iran has succeeded or failed, how Iran built its own deterrent around the Strait of Hormuz and it…

Coercion and Attrition | Interview: Ken Pollack

Every once in a while, The Remnant staff need to remind Jonah Goldberg that we’re running a business here, and that he can’t just putz around with Pod, Chris, or Sarah on every episode. Sometimes, you need someone respectable; sometimes, you need an expert. Today’s guest—the expert to rule them all…