Charlie Laderman, associate professor at the University of Florida’s Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education, joins the show to discuss parallels between Reagan’s policy towards Cold War Poland and the crisis in Iran today.
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02:45 Comparing Iran and Poland
05:56 Reagan’s plan
10:15 Reheating the Cold War
12:26 ’81 coup
15:53 Sanctions and pressure
20:19 Constant agitation
27:38 End of the Cold War
34:45 The violence of the Iranian regime
37:55 Structural differences
44:32 Exiled opposition
Read the article discussed in the episode - Freedom for Iran: Learning From U.S. Support for Polish Anti-Communists in the 1980s
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