Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast

Jeffrey Sachs, economist and policy advisor known for work on post‑communist transitions and sustainable development, explores the four‑year fallout of the Ukraine war. He discusses why Germany holds unique responsibility, how 1990s U.S. triumphalism shaped the crisis, blocked settlement chances, and how the conflict accelerated a shift toward multipolarity and Eurasian alignment.

Glenn Diesen, a political analyst and professor of European security and Russian foreign policy, delivers a UN Security Council briefing on how media narratives shape the Ukraine conflict. He discusses how wartime storytelling simplifies complex motives, sustains public support for fighting, and demonizes opponents. He also examines NATO expansion, 2014 events in Kyiv, and why nuance is taboo.

Seyed Mohammad Marandi, Tehran University professor and former nuclear negotiation adviser, explains why Iran sees a looming existential war. He discusses Iran's readiness to close the Strait of Hormuz, regional proxy dynamics, surprise tactics and vulnerabilities, and the likely global and political fallout if conflict erupts.

Stephen Kinzer, award-winning foreign correspondent and author of Overthrow, explains a century of U.S. regime change. He traces expansionism from the Spanish‑American War to covert CIA actions and the rise of NGOs. He discusses Iran 1953, blowback, missed neutrality in Ukraine, and how shifting tactics reshaped global influence.

Scott Ritter, former US Marine intelligence officer and UN weapons inspector, provides sharp geopolitical analysis. He discusses the US pushing to revive global dominance and treating Europe as a subordinate partner. He covers NATO dynamics, US involvement in Ukraine targeting, and risks of US actions toward Iran. The conversation highlights shifting alliances and rising regional tensions.

Stanislav Krapivnik, former US Army officer turned military-political analyst now based in Russia. He breaks down Russia’s rapid deployment of layered air defenses and Sino-Russian integration with Chinese radars and satellites. He assesses how trilateral cooperation could surprise US/Israeli planners and outlines wider regional balancing and escalation risks.

Chas Freeman, former U.S. ambassador and senior defense official with long Middle East and diplomacy experience. He traces the end of Western hegemony. He explores shifting U.S. values, transatlantic rifts, and the risks of confrontation with Iran. He examines Israel’s role, regional balancing by Gulf states, and how China and Russia are reshaping Eurasian security.

John Helmer, long-serving Western journalist in Moscow known for investigative work on Russian politics, examines the Epstein files and the attempts to pin them on Russia. He discusses Epstein’s failed outreach to Putin and oligarchs. Conversations cover elite secrecy, financial schemes, influence-peddling, and how Russiagate narratives can distract from broader imperial financial networks.

Einar Tangen, Senior Fellow at Taihe Institute and CIGI, is a geopolitics analyst. He discusses how US rhetoric aims to halt multipolarity. He argues Europe faces being treated as expendable or must adapt. Conversation covers elite capture, Europe’s economic woes, transactional ties with China, and multilateral alternatives like BRICS and trilateral platforms.

Ian Proud, former British diplomat and economic counsellor in Moscow, and host of The Peacemonger. He argues Europe needs an economic reset with Russia to avoid decline. They discuss risks of EU enlargement without Russia talks, treaty-based security commitments beyond a ceasefire, reopening trade and energy links, and why European diplomacy has been slow to re-engage.