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Trump’s Iran Strategy Is Collapsing — China Changes the Game | Silk and Steel

What happens when economic sanctions stop working and the targeted countries refuse to play by Washington’s rules? In this episode of Silk and Steel, Carl Zha welcomes back Australian geopolitical analyst Dr. Warwick Powell for a discussion about the current evolution of international order. Trump …

Trump’s Iran War Is Backfiring — China Is Ready | Silk and Steel

Carl Zha joins Jamarl Thomas for a wide-ranging discussion on the Iran war, China’s energy strategy, the weakened U.S. financial system, BRICS, India-China relations, AI competition, and the growing consequences of Washington’s sanctions strategy. The conversation begins with the devastating glacia…

China Is Winning the Global Power Shift — America Is Running Out of Options | Silk and Steel

In this conversation, Carl Zha joins Dr. David Oualaalou to examine China’s economic, military, and diplomatic influence, and what it means for the future of U.S. power. The discussion begins with China’s successful military exports, particularly the J-10C fighter jet. After Pakistan’s use of Chine…

30,000 vs 500,000: Xiang Yu’s Stunning Defeat of Liu Bang | Silk and Steel

The Chu–Han Contention takes another dramatic turn as Liu Bang appears to have the war firmly in his hands.After he breaks out of the Sichuan Basin and rapidly conquers the former Qin heartland, Liu Bang gathers an enormous coalition of forces. With the support of Han Xin, Zhang Liang, Xiao He, Che…

America’s China Strategy Backfires and the World is Changing | Silk and Steel

The world now enters a period of extraordinary geopolitical and economic upheaval. In this episode of the Silk and Steel Podcast, Carl Zha speaks with Australian geopolitical and China expert Dr. Warwick Powell about the escalation of conflict around the Strait of Hormuz, soaring energy prices, Ira…

Trump Drags South Korea Into His Iran War | Silk and Steel

Trump’s Iran war puts enormous pressure on America’s allies. South Korea is caught directly in the middle. In this episode, Carl Zha joins Jamarl Thomas to break down the growing pressure on South Korea to support the U.S. military operation around the Strait of Hormuz, despite growing public oppos…

Trump Wanted a Victory. Xi Came With a Warning. | Silk and Steel

Xi Jinping Meets Trump: Who Really Holds the Leverage? Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Washington for a high-stakes meeting with Donald Trump — but beneath the photo opportunities and diplomatic spectacle lies a much bigger struggle over the future of U.S.–China relations. Rachel Blevi…

Xi Just Sent Trump a Message: America’s Unipolar Era Is Ending | Silk and Steel

China and the United States are entering a fundamentally different phase of their relationship. In this episode of the Silk and Steel Podcast, Carl Zha speaks with Dr. Warwick Powell about the recent Xi-Trump summit and what it reveals about the changing global balance of power. While headlines foc…

China Is Rising While America Falls Behind | Silk and Steel

China has transformed dramatically since the the People’s Republic was founded in 1949. Carl Zha joins Jamarl Thomas to examine what that transformation means for America and the wider world. Carl and Jamarl begin with China’s National Day and the extraordinary changes in Chinese living standards, …

Trump Needs China — But China Wants a Multipolar World | Silk and Steel

In this episode of the Silk and Steel Podcast, Carl Zha is joined by Einar Tangen to examine the significance of the latest Xi-Trump summit and what it reveals about the rapidly changing relationship between China and the United States. Einar argues that one of the most important aspects of the mee…