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Middle East on the Brink (Robert Wright & Joshua Landis)
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Middle East on the Brink (Robert Wright & Joshua Landis)

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1:47 Who was Haniyeh—and why’d Israel kill him?
5:48 Why Netanyahu may want a US-Iran war
13:51 Are pro-Israel groups at peak power?
22:09 Israel’s escalating conflict with Hezbollah
30:51 The logic of Iranian retaliation
40:43 Israel’s lack of a viable endgame in Gaza
46:07 Heading to Overtime

Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Joshua Landis (University of Oklahoma, SyriaComment.com). Recorded August 05, 2024.

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Overtime titles:

0:00 Trump’s rocky relationship with Netanyahu
7:06 Iran’s options for retaliating against Israel
19:43 Prospects for a more stable Middle East
34:56 Kamala’s very good foreign policy guy

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