Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast

Glenn Diesen - Greater Eurasia Podcast

Russian foreign policy, Geoeconomics & Eurasian integration

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August 13, 2025 43 mins

Douglas Macgregor is a retired Colonel and former advisor to the Secretary of Defense. Col. Magregor explains how the Ukrainian army and society exhausted itself, and why NATO has also reached the end of the line.

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Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team. Prof. Marandi outlines Iran's concerns with the recent US-negotiated peace agreement between Armenia and Azerbaijan, which includes US control over Syunik Road for 99 Years - on Iran's border. WIll this be used for economic containment or another military strike on Iran?

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Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team. Prof. Marandi discusses Turkey's strategic reimagining of the region. Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesenBuy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f

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Radhika Desai discusses how neoliberalism has financialised and de-industrialised Western economies. The economic war to reverse the decline of the West has instead intensified the decline, and BRICS has become an important institution to construct an alternative post-neoliberal economic system. Russia's shift from Europe to Eurasia is at the centre of the new international economic system. Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen:Substack: https...

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Professor Jeffrey Sachs discusses the surprise meeting between Trump and Putin. Is this political theatrics, an effort to fundamentally transform US-Russia relations, or merely deception? If Trump's language shifts from "unconditional ceasefire" to ending NATO expansionism, there could be reason to be very optimistic. However, Trump has also become known for his deception and weakness in terms of standing up against the hawkish pol...

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Is this a war within Ukraine, a Russian-Ukrainian War, or a NATO-Russia proxy war in Ukraine? The failure to reach a common understanding of the war results in a failure to agree on what peace requires. However, many of the misunderstandings are based on false narratives. As Project Ukraine collapses, the intellectual dishonesty in Europe is exposed. Colonel Jacques Baud is a former military intelligence analyst in the Swiss Army a...

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Brian Berletic is a former US Marine, author and international relations expert. Berletic discusses the upcoming meeting between Trump and Putin in Alaska, and the history of US deception and faking diplomacy to regroup. Follow Brian Berletic: https://www.youtube.com/@TheNewAtlas

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Dr. Gilbert Doctorow discusses Witkoff's visit to Moscow and the decision to organise a meeting between Putin and Trump. Gilbert Doctorow's new book "War Diaries. Volume 1: The Russia-Ukraine War, 2022-2023" is now available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/War-Diaries-Russia-Ukraine-2022-2023/dp/B0F9VK1WM2

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Scott Ritter is a former Major, Intelligence Officer, and UN Weapons Inspector. Ritter argues that the balance of power in Europe will shift as Russia announces it will no longer abide by the self-imposed restrictions on the deployment of nuclear-capable intermediate-range missiles.

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Einar Tangen is a Senior Fellow at Teihe Institute and a Senior Fellow at CIGI. Over the past decade, the US has increasingly been pushing adversaries such as Russia and Iran into China's arms. While Trump promised to reverse this mistake, he is now doubling down by also pushing friendly states such as India into the Eurasian group. Each threat against BRICS countries increases the incentive to reduce dependence on the US econo...

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Professor Richard Wolff discusses why the decline of the dollar and fragmentation of Europe are accelerating.

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Russia is reasserting itself in the Middle East at a time when the wider region is undergoing great changes. The direct involvement in Syria was an exception to the rule, as the objective of Russia is to avoid taking sides. Russia is now shifting back to its ideal policy of non-alignment in the region.Andrey Kortunov has been the Director General and Academic Director of the Russian International Affairs Council. He is a member of ...

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Clare Daly and Mick Wallace are former members of the European Parliament (MEPs), and critics of the "geopolitical" direction of the EU. The EU is losing its prosperity, security, political stability, freedoms and international relevance. Has the EU failed to adjust to a multipolar world?Support the channel: PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesenBuy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://go...

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Mark Episkopos is an Eurasia Research Fellow at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft, and Adjunct Professor of History at Marymount University. Episkopos argues the window of opportunity for a peace agreement is closing fast, yet a peace is still possible. The gap is wide, but Ukraine is desperate as it is on the brink of collapse. The challenge is to link a Ukrainian peace agreement to a wider pan-European security agre...

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Ambassador Chas Freeman outlines why Israel is overextended, exhausted and facing blowback. Ambassador Freeman is a career diplomat (retired) who was Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs from 1993-94, earning the highest public service awards of the Department of Defense for his roles in designing a NATO-centered post-Cold War European security system and in reestablishing defense and military relations...

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M. K. Bhadrakumar was an Indian ambassador and diplomat for decades. Bhadrakumar discusses Trump's pressure and threats against India with secondary sanctions. India cannot bow to US pressure as this would make India a vassal. However, Bhadrakumar is optimistic that the US will not impose further sanctions on Russia, which implies there will be no secondary sanctions on India. The overarching objective is to maintain good relat...

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Dr. Gilbert Doctorow discusses why the trade agreement with the US will intensify the economic decline and de-industrialisation of Europe. Meanwhile, a decision has seemingly been made to replace Zelensky. Who he is replaced with will be a strong indicator of Washington's plans to either extend or end its war in Ukraine.Gilbert Doctorow's new book "War Diaries. Volume 1: The Russia-Ukraine War, 2022-2023" is now a...

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Alex Krainer is a market analyst, author & former hedge fund manager. Krainer discusses why the EU and NATO are no longer fit for purpose in a multipolar system, and new institutions will function as replacements.Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: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/glenndi...

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Lt. Col. Daniel Davis is a 4x combat veteran and the host of the Daniel Davis Deep Dive YouTube channel. Lt. Col. Davis argues that Trump's ultimatum is hardening the Russian position as the prospect of a peaceful settlement collapses. Sanctions have been exhausted, and there are no more weapons that can be sent that will significantly impact the battlefield. When the frontlines collapse in Ukraine, Trump may get desperate and ...

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Scott Ritter is a former Major, Intelligence Officer, and UN Weapons Inspector. Ritter makes the point that language matters, and the dangerous escalation in rhetoric between Trump and Medvedev elevates the risk of nuclear war.Support the channel:PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/glenndiesenBuy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/gdiesengGo Fund Me: https://gofund.me/09ea012f

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