Could Iran beat the US in a war?

In this episode, we break down: Why Iran and Israel weren’t always enemies The secret cooperation between the two during the Cold War How oil pipelines and geography shaped Middle Eastern politics The turning point after the 1967 war The impact of the 1979 Iranian Revolution The ...  Show more

The U.S. is now at war with Iran — and in this episode, we break down how we got here, why it happened now, and what could come next. We react in real time to the opening phase of the conflict, from the shock of direct U.S. involvement to the strategic questions already emerging: ...  Show more

Conventional wisdom has long held the position that between 1945 and 1949, not only did the United States enjoy a monopoly on atomic weapons, but that it was prepared to use them if necessary against an increasingly hostile Soviet Union.  This was not exactly the case, our guest ...  Show more

In this provocative challenge to United States policy and strategy, former Professor of Strategy & Policy at the US Naval War College, and author or editor of eleven books, Dr. Donald Stoker argues that America endures endless wars because its leaders no longer know how to think ...  Show more

What is the significance for Ukraine of Iran's attack on Israel? In this episode Saul and Patrick discuss how the war in Ukraine is inextricably linked to what is happening in the Middle East where the the shockwaves of the Israel Palestine war ripple outwards to stoke regional c ...  Show more

In September 1980, Saddam Hussein’s Iraqi forces invaded neighbouring Iran and so began the longest conventional war in modern history. After initial Iraqi successes, a brutal stalemate set in that was reminiscent of the horrors of the First World War. The Iraq-Iran War saw the u ...  Show more