Neutrality Studies

A channel dedicated to neutrality in international relations and analysis of world affairs. For more info, visit neutralitystudies.com

Neutrality Studies is a news podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 450 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  ESCALATION: Trade War Gets Worse, Iran War Extends to Ukraine | Stas Krapivnik

  Aug 16, 202651 min

  Stanislav Krapivnik returns to assess the reported Turkey-Pakistan-Saudi alliance, its ties to Iran, Yemen, Israel and the Black Sea. He and Pascal Lottaz discuss attacks on shipping and ports, Russia’s war strategy in Ukraine, Western political thinking, and how weather could affect the fighting in the months ahead.Links:Stanislav Krapivnik YouTube: / @mrslavikman Rise of the Imperial Eagle Substack: https://zmeigarinich.substack.com Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:00:20 Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia 00:11:47 Turkey, Russia and the Black Sea 00:17:48 Maritime escalation and Ukraine’s ports 00:29:14 Russia’s military options in Ukraine 00:35:14 Consumer systems and Western projection 00:43:01 Russia’s summer offensive outlook

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  Iran War Round 3: Tehran Prepares Knock-Out Blow | Prof. S.M. Marandi

  Aug 16, 202650 min

  While the US lives in fantasy world about the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran has been busy preparing for the next phase of the war, which doubtlessly the US will restart once more. Since there is no diplomatic solution, Tehran is coming around to the conclusion that with the next battle, a decisive military change in the region must occur—in the US satellites.Prof. Seyed Mohammad Marandi joins me to discuss daily life in Tehran, Iran’s trade routes under blockade, the risk of renewed US attacks, Saudi Arabia’s position, missile strategy, and relations with Gulf states. He argues that Iran seeks to remove regional threats rather than spread instability, and recommends books for understanding Iran.Links:Seyed Mohammad Marandi on X: https://x.com/s_m_marandi Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Tehran after the bombing 00:04:18 Iran’s trade routes and the blockade 00:11:39 Risk of a renewed US war 00:20:28 Saudi-Pakistan-Türkiye agreement 00:24:03 Could Saudi Arabia become unstable? 00:28:18 Iran’s missile strategy and US bases 00:38:07 Iran’s security approach and Gulf states 00:47:20 Where to follow Marandi and read more

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  NATO's Terrible Mistake: Proxy-War Turns Against Europe | Anatol Lieven

  Aug 16, 202644 min

  NATO's European Forever War is now turning decisively against the EU. The elites that have been cheering the carnage on for the longest time are starting to catch up with the actual battle field reality.Anatol Lieven, director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute, discusses why Ukraine’s NATO question and territorial deadlock make a lasting settlement hard. He examines US weapons limits, the Iran war, changes in US and Israeli politics, Morocco’s role in the Ceuta migration crisis, and why China is avoiding a move on Taiwan. He also argues that Western foreign-policy institutions repeatedly fail to learn from past wars.Links:Anatol Lieven at Responsible Statecraft: https://responsiblestatecraft.org/aut... Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00 Ukraine, NATO, and peace talks 07:46 Can a Ukraine deal hold? 16:51 US weapons limits and Iran 21:15 Trump’s Iran strategy 25:13 Israel and US political shifts 28:31 Ceuta migration crisis 33:40 China, Taiwan, and Western failures

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  China Shocks USA: The Fight Is Already Over | Prof. Wang Wen

  Aug 13, 202651 min

  While the US is in high panic about "the rise of China" and its failing warmongering in the word, Beijing is at its most relaxed yet. Turns out, China is confident that it won the race roughly 10 years ago and is now only working on expanding its lead. Professor Wang Wen, Dean of the Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies at Renmin University of China, discusses how Chinese scholars view Trump’s second administration, trade pressure, China’s domestic development, and US-China competition. He shares his views on Iran, Taiwan risks, BRICS, the Belt and Road Initiative, global governance, green energy, AI, and why he believes cooperation can replace conflict.Links:Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China: https://rdcy.ruc.edu.cn Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Trump and China’s Response 00:12:14 China’s Long-Term Development Model 00:18:39 US-China Conflict Risks 00:23:17 China’s Future Advantages 00:30:32 Iran War and US Power 00:36:39 BRICS and Chinese Foreign Policy 00:44:57 China, Realism and Peaceful Coexistence

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  The REAL Reason Peace in Ukraine is Impossible | Pavel Shchelin

  Aug 11, 20261h 7m

  The war in Ukraine is not about Ukraine. It's about meaning. Yes, it's a proxy war, and yes, power is at the core of the military confrontation. Even thinking of it as a war of civilizations is not wrong, but it misses what the civilizations actually disagree on. Only the symbolic foundations of the war reveal what Moscow on the one hand and the Globalists on the other are actually fighting about.Russian political philosopher and Orthodox thinker Pavel Shchelin joins Pascal to discuss how worldviews, symbols, and desires shape political decisions. They examine sanctions, competing ideas of peace and security, Russia-West relations, NATO, and why shared political language can hide deep disagreement over Ukraine.Links:Pavel Shchelin YouTube:English Channel: / @namingtheselfevident Personal Channel: / @pavelshchelin Interview Channel: / @schelin_official Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Pavel Shchelin on political theology 00:04:26 Worldviews, rationality, and reality 00:12:00 Sanctions and symbolic politics 00:23:00 Russia-West stories and political language 00:34:28 Peace proposals and ending wars 00:52:39 Enlightenment, globalism, and empire 00:57:36 Russia's security goals and Ukraine

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