The Duran Podcast Collective West panic and delusion w/ Larry Johnson (Live)
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Sep 4, 2025 
Larry Johnson, an author and geopolitical consultant, discusses the shifting global power dynamics and the decline of the post-WWII order, emphasizing the rise of Russia and China as emerging forces. He critiques the ineffectiveness of Western sanctions against Russia and highlights the unique challenges faced by countries like Argentina. The conversation delves into the contradictions in Trump's leadership style, examines military capabilities, and reflects on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, underscoring the complexities of contemporary geopolitics.
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West Ignores Emerging Multipolar Order
- The West refuses to accept that a new multipolar order led by Russia, China, India and Brazil is emerging.
- This denial fuels panic and delusion in Western policymaking about prevailing in Ukraine and geopolitics.
Ignoring Russian Signals Backfires
- The West consistently fails to listen to Russian diplomatic warnings and misreads Moscow's responses as weakness.
- That failure has produced strategic miscalculations and prolonged confrontation rather than dialogue.
Conversations With Russian Diplomats
- Larry described intimate meetings with Sergei Rybkov and Sergei Lavrov where Russia felt unheard by the West.
- Those discussions illustrate Russia's view that NATO threatened it for decades and prompted its eastward turn.
