Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast

We had the pleasure of speaking with Ambassador Bhadrakumar about India’s status as a great power. As the world has become multipolar, India will undoubtedly be an important centre of power. Yet, Ambassador Bhadrakumar is sceptical about India’s ability to assert itself on the international state in terms of both capabilities and intentions. While India has been a source for peace as a non-aligned power that mitigated bloc politics, its neutral position often results in the inability to take a clear position on critical issues.

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The EU leaders met in Brussels to pledge their unconditional and uncritical support for Zelensky, and to escalate their rhetoric towards Russia. The EU’s plan to dramatically increase military spending has many problems. In the best case scenario, the Europeans will not see a significant increase in their military production for many years and Zelensky only has a few more months left of fighting power. The panic and desperation in Europe reflect a strategic vacuum as there are no good options as the war in coming to an end, while the US aims to reduce its footprint in Europe and mend ties with Russia in a great power compromise.

I had a conversation with John Mearsheimer and Alexander Mercouris about the radical shift in US foreign policy. Can Europe continue the proxy war against Russia without the US? What are Russian objectives and priorities as the West fragments? Does Trump’s efforts to end the Ukraine War and fundamentally improve relations with Russia require a downgrade of relations with Europe? Will NATO survive?

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I had a conversation with Alexander Mercouris and George Beebe, a former CIA Director for Russia Analysis and current Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. The clash in the Oval Office occurred as Trump and Vance were determined to start negotiations, while Zelensky was seen to be extremely dismissive. The Europeans do not have any alternatives to Trump’s peace plan, only an effort to do more of the same and escalate as the war is lost. The Europeans have been captured by narratives, making accepting reality nearly impossible.

I had the great pleasure to discuss with Judge Napolitano the efforts by Trump to pressure Zelensky into starting negotiations to end the war. Trump is challenging the legitimacy of Zelensky and even cutting military support to push him to the negotiation table. It is very possible that Trump will also start to mount pressure on the Europeans as they are seen to also oppose his peace plan. By cutting military spending, Trump hopes to also deprive Zelensky and the Europeans of the alternative to keep the war going. The war summit in Paris organised by the Europeans demonstrates that they are not able to mobilise the political will and unity required to replace the US. The Europeans also do not have the money or military power to continue the war, yet they do not have the political imagination beyond doubling down on a failed war. If the Europeans continue to resist Trump’s peace efforts, then NATO itself could end up being dissolved.

I discussed the book by Ola Tunander: "The Secret War Against Sweden", about how the US and UK inflated the perceived threat from Moscow with PsyOps to pull Sweden into the military blocFollow me: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/glenndiesenBuy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f