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IRAN WAR UPDATE| Stephen Walt & Joshua Landis

The renewed cycle of U.S. and Iranian air strikes has replaced the earlier phases of the confrontation, which began with the U.S. bombing campaign from late February to early April and was followed by the U.S. naval blockade from mid-April to mid-June. The central question now is whether the Trump…

Stephen Walt: Why the US keeps losing wars

It’s become increasingly clear that the Iran war has been a spectacular failure. There is just no plausible military outcome that produces the political result Washington says it wants. Which raises an important question: If the United States has overwhelming military superiority, why has it becom…

August 17, 2026 - Stephen Walt | Kent Harrington | Aziz Huq

The Current Iran War Tops the Record As We Keep Losing Wars | Trump's Latest Treasonous Outrage | How a Reactionary Oligarchy Is Capturing Our Politics and Economy backgroundbriefing.org/donate twitter.com/ianmastersmedia bsky.app/profile/ianmastersmedia.bsky.social linktr.ee/backgroundbriefing

A Failure of Imagination: Why the West Keeps Betting its Enemies will Come Around| With Cliff May

A sixth-grade teacher in an American public school gets flown to Doha. First class, five-star hotel. Nobody asks her for anything — they just send her home with some curriculum, some textbooks and a few maps. Cliff May founded the Foundation for Defense of Democracies one week before 9/11. He'd spe…

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

The United States surrendered to Iran months ago but the war continues. Stephen Walt of Harvard on where it’s going. (00:00) What Will the World Look Like After the Wars? (22:32) The Real Reason We're at War With Iran (27:08) Why Haven't There Been Any Anti-War Protests? (32:00) Why Didn't Tr…

REPLAY: The Israel Lobby and the Iran War w/ Ian Lustick and Eli Clifton

Hey everyone,   Quick update regarding Parallax Views. Due to recent widespread backend analytics and reporting issues on Podbean, we are hitting pause on our regular schedule to let things stabilize. In the meantime, we are dropping a special replay of a favorite episode for you to enjoy. Thank yo…

How the World Sees the Sad Spectacle of Trumpapalooza

Trumpapalooza has come and gone, and the whole thing was about as insane as we’d expect. The glorified rally has only cemented the lunacy of this second term and shown the world that the US is a shadow of its former self. Ed Luce and Harvard professor Stephen Walt join David Rothkopf to examine the…

The Israel Lobby, Explained w/ Eli Clifton & Stephen Walt

Does Israel's power in domestic politics threaten the very foundations of American democracy? How has the relationship between Israel and the United States changed over the past two decades — and where will it go from here? In this episode, the Institute for Global Affairs' Jonathan Guyer is joine…