Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast

General Harald Kujat, former head of the German Armed Forces and NATO military committee chair, provides military and European security perspective. He traces the conflict's post-Cold War roots and NATO expansion. He discusses missed diplomatic chances, negotiation hurdles like neutrality and guarantees, and the risks of escalation and wider regional consequences.

Scott Ritter, former US Marine intelligence officer and UN weapons inspector, offers sharp analysis on the collapse of long-standing nuclear arms control. He traces the treaty history, critiques negotiation flaws, and outlines how inspection breakdowns, U.S. targeting shifts, and China’s stance reshape global nuclear dynamics. The conversation warns of renewed arms racing and strains on non-proliferation.

Alastair Crooke, former British diplomat and founder of Conflicts Forum, offers expert analysis on Iran and regional dynamics. He describes who directed the insurrection and how it was rolled back. He examines Iran’s restored deterrence, limits of U.S. military options, risks to Hormuz shipping, regional states’ reluctance to attack, and the great-power maneuvers complicating any strike.

Douglas Macgregor, retired U.S. Army colonel and strategic commentator, discusses shifting military alliances and deterrence. He explores Russia’s operations in Ukraine and strategic aims. He outlines growing Russia‑China military alignment and Iran’s retaliatory options. He assesses U.S. force limits, likely campaign timelines, and regional escalation risks involving Turkey and Arab states.

Peter Schiff, CEO of Euro Pacific Asset Management and known for predicting the housing crash and backing precious metals. He discusses runaway gold and silver prices, why foreign central banks are ditching the dollar, and how sovereign debt pressures could reshape global capital flows. Short, sharp talk about devaluation risks, political limits on cuts, and who stands to gain if the dollar loses its grip.

Stanislav Krapivnik, former U.S. Army officer turned military-political analyst from Lugansk, gives supply-chain and battlefield analysis. He breaks down Russia's shift to striking logistics and utilities. He maps key battles around Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson. He lays out how captures could open routes deeper into Ukraine and why Russia’s demands now imply capitulation.

Lawrence Wilkerson, retired U.S. Army Colonel and former chief of staff to the Secretary of State, offers candid takes on U.S. strategy. He discusses Trump's moves to reduce American commitments in the Middle East and Europe. Conversations cover Iran signals and diplomacy, NATO and European defense, Russia-Ukraine dynamics, and how global power is shifting eastward.

Philip Pilkington, a macroeconomist and author who studies geoeconomics, discusses the unraveling of post-Cold War liberal order. He traces liberalism’s expansionist roots, links globalization to social and economic dislocation, and examines financialization, de-dollarization, and moral limits to unrestrained freedom. He explores multipolar futures and state-led alternatives such as China’s model.

Seyed Mohammad Marandi, Tehran University professor and former nuclear negotiations advisor, gives a sharp take on Iran’s foreign policy and military stance. He discusses warnings of overwhelming retaliation to any U.S. strike. He outlines likely targets in the Gulf and regional power dynamics. He examines U.S. coercion, Israeli calculations, and where Tehran draws red lines.

John J. Mearsheimer, a leading realist scholar at the University of Chicago, offers a hard-nosed take on great power politics. He discusses the rise of a new Cold War and a Russia-China deterrent alignment. He examines NATO expansion, Western misreadings of Russian motives, bleak prospects for negotiations, and the military and escalation risks surrounding Ukraine.