Jeffrey Sachs: US and China Edge Toward War Over Taiwan
Professor Jeffrey Sachs discusses the US and China possibly heading to war over Taiwan. While the US is increasingly committing itself to Taiwan's secession, China has linked the issue to its historical memory of the Century of Humiliation. With neither side willing to make concessions, Taiwan would be the likely trigger for a war between the two superpowers. Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen:Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesenSupport the channel:PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f
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Larry Johnson: Israel's Attack on Qatar Provokes Backlash
Larry Johnson is a former intelligence analyst at the CIA, who also worked at the US State Department's Office of Counterterrorism. Johnson discusses the backlash from Israel's strike on Qatar and the self-delusion within the West as the proxy war in Ukraine is being lost.Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen:Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesenSupport the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f
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Scott Ritter: NATO Prepares for War with Russia
Scott Ritter is a former Major, Intelligence Officer, US Marine, and UN Weapons Inspector. Ritter argues that the war rhetoric between Russia and NATO has escalated to dramatic levels following the drone incident in Poland.Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen:Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesenSupport the channel:PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f
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Ian Proud: Coalition of the Unwilling Threatens Russia
Ian Proud argues that the Europeans are stuck in a pattern of doubling down on failed policies toward Russia, and he explores the roots of this lack of political imagination. Proud was a member of His Majesty's Diplomatic Service from 1999 to 2023. Ian was a senior officer at the British Embassy in Moscow from July 2014 to February 2019, at a time when UK-Russia relations were particularly tense. He performed a number of roles in Moscow, including as Head of Chancery, Economic Counsellor - in charge of advising UK Ministers on economic sanctions - Chair of the Crisis Committee, Director of the Diplomatic Academy for Eastern Europe and Central Asia and Vice Chair of the Board at the Anglo-American School. Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen:Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesenSupport the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f
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Dmitry Polyanskiy: Drones in Poland & Preventing Nuclear War
Dmitry Polyanskiy is the First Deputy Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations. Polyanskiy argues that the drones entering Poland were a Ukrainian false-flag operation that threatens escalation. The Russia-US diplomacy is not limited to the proxy war in Ukraine, as arms control agreements are collapsing and success at these talks is vital to prevent nuclear war.Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen:Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/X/Twitter: https://x.com/Glenn_DiesenPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/glenndiesenSupport the channel:PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/Diesen79Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f