Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast

Mattias Desmet, professor of psychology at the University of Ghent and author on mass psychology and totalitarianism. He discusses mass formation, how loneliness and free‑floating anxiety drive collective narratives, COVID and Ukraine as examples of narrative switching, propaganda’s emotional logic, technocratic drivers of soft totalitarianism, and why calm dissent and speaking out matter.

Chas Freeman, former Assistant Secretary of Defense and U.S. Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, is an experienced diplomat focused on U.S.-China relations. He discusses Trump's tactical trip to Beijing and its commercial aims. They cover trade, AI, and aerospace talk. They debate the Iran campaign as a strategic defeat and how Gulf states and China are reshaping global order.

Jeffrey Sachs, economist and public policy scholar known for work on sustainable development and global economics, offers historical and geopolitical analysis. He traces NATO enlargement, Gorbachev’s ’Common European Home,’ and the 2008 and 2014 turning points. He warns Europe’s move to build a separate military bloc including Ukraine risks a dangerous security dilemma with Russia.

Jiang Xueqin, popular Predictive History commentator known for geopolitical forecasts, warns that World War 3 has already begun. He analyzes the Iran conflict, U.S. strategies of decapitation and economic pressure, Chinese mediation, and the risks of wider escalation involving Europe, Russia, and Israel. He also discusses U.S. grand strategy, debt-driven war incentives, and possible domestic consequences in America.

Sergey Karaganov, veteran Russian political scientist and longtime foreign policy advisor, shares hardline strategic views. He frames current conflict as a new world war and discusses escalation, nuclear deterrence, and changes in doctrine. He argues for decisive responses to Western actions, outlines geopolitical drivers of the war, and describes a long shift toward a multipolar, Eurasian-focused Russia.

Seyed M. Marandi, former advisor to Iran’s nuclear negotiation team and Tehran professor, lays out why Tehran rejects the US peace offer. He discusses Iran’s nonnegotiable demands, the high risk of imminent US or Israeli strikes, calibrated Iranian naval responses, regional ceasefire requirements, and how China and Russia view Iran’s strengthened standing.

Larry Johnson, former CIA analyst and counterterrorism staffer turned commentator. He discusses how the Iran war is reshaping Middle East security. Short takes on Iran’s negotiating limits. Notes alternative trade routes and resilient sanctions-busting. Talks about Russia and China quietly crafting a new Gulf security order. Highlights Gulf states moving away from a heavy US military footprint.

Alex Krainer, market analyst, author and former hedge fund manager, lays out the US–Iran standoff and its strategic dead ends. He covers chaotic US decision-making and why a visible Trump victory is politically necessary. Iran’s leverage via the Strait of Hormuz and asymmetric tactics get attention. The conversation traces escalation risks, regional actors, and a wider shift toward multipolarity.

Stanislav Krapivnik, a former U.S. Army officer from Donbass who returned to the region, provides firsthand analysis. He discusses how drone swarms and strikes on air defenses raise escalation risks. He explains vulnerabilities in early-warning systems and contrasts nuclear doctrines. He also covers strikes on energy and drone production, frontline realities, and the danger of a widening global conflict.

Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Asset Management and outspoken economist, warns the dollar faces a breaking point. He discusses debt and rising bond yields, energy and agriculture disruptions from geopolitical shocks, and why government rescues and tariffs cannot fix fiscal imbalances. He also covers China shifting into gold and where capital may flow ahead of a dollar crisis.