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A channel dedicated to neutrality in international relations and analysis of world affairs. For more info, visit neutralitystudies.com

  1. Iran War FALLOUT: It Gets Worse for USA | E. Mamedov and Dr. P. Shakarian

    2 HR AGO

    Iran War FALLOUT: It Gets Worse for USA | E. Mamedov and Dr. P. Shakarian

    Iran looks far harder to break than many in the West assumed. Pascal Lottaz talks with Dr. Pietro Shakarian and Eldar Mamedov about Iranian Azerbaijan, Armenia, Israel, Turkey, failed diplomacy, and the wider South Caucasus fallout from the war. Links: Eldar Mamedov at Quincy Institute: https://quincyinst.org/author/eldar-mamedov/ Eldar Mamedov on X: https://twitter.com/EldarMamedov4 Dr. Pietro A. Shakarian at AUA: https://people.aua.am/team_member/dr-pietro-a-shakarian/ Pietro A. Shakarian at The Nation: https://www.thenation.com/authors/pietro-shakarian/ Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com (Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/academic) Merch: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.com Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Guests and Iran background 00:04:43 Iranian Azerbaijan reality 00:13:26 Soviet myths and deep integration 00:16:11 Armenians and Christians in Iran 00:22:16 Iran as a civilizational state 00:27:05 Gaza Israel and failed diplomacy 00:36:46 Azerbaijan Turkey and war risks 00:55:21 Armenia politics and corridor fallout 01:00:34 Regional solutions and closing

    1hr 5min
  2. Next US Crime Against Humanity: Caribbean Mass-Slaughter | Dr. Richard Byron-Cox

    1 DAY AGO

    Next US Crime Against Humanity: Caribbean Mass-Slaughter | Dr. Richard Byron-Cox

    Not just Cuba, but the entire Caribbean region is under intense US threat from blockade, hunger, bombing, and old colonial habits dressed up as foregin policy. Today, I speak with Dr. Richard Byron-Cox, a Caribbean-born author with a PhD in public international law, about Cuba’s deep crisis, Haiti’s long suffering, and the wider struggle of small states facing raw power. The discussion moves from the history of the Monroe Doctrine and the Cuban Revolution to present claims about sanctions, energy shortages, intervention, and fear across Caribbean waters. I also push the question of whether change can come from law, diplomacy, public pressure, or reform inside the West itself. The result is a hard exchange on justice, sovereignty, resistance, and the future of shared human life. Dr. Byron-Cox's Links: Were Mama’s Tears in Vain?: https://www.abebooks.com/9781969368486/Mama%E2%80%99s-Tears-Vain-Byron-Cox-Richard-1969368489/plp Living in wisdom – an examination of human nature: https://www.abebooks.com/9781970749342/Living-wisdom-examination-human-nature-1970749342/plp The Story of Paulene Bramble: Book One: https://www.amazon.com/Story-Paulene-Bramble-Springs-Blossoms-ebook/dp/B0DDVN4JJ9 Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com (Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/academic) Merch & Donations: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.com Timestamps: 00:00:00 Cuba under blockade 00:01:07 Caribbean politics and US pressure 00:08:30 Conditions inside Cuba 00:11:00 Haiti and Caribbean neocolonialism 00:20:13 Resistance history and African roots 00:31:51 Regional alliances and coercion 00:38:29 Reform power and imperial decline 00:52:09 Common humanity and final reflections

    1 hr
  3. 🚨USA Plays for Time: Prepping Invasion, Gaming Markets, Loosing War | Larry C. Johnson

    2 DAYS AGO

    🚨USA Plays for Time: Prepping Invasion, Gaming Markets, Loosing War | Larry C. Johnson

    Former CIA analyst, Larry Johnson is quite sure; there is no "grand strategy" or "4D Chess" going on. The US/Israeli coalition war against Iran is just a rolling disaster (academics would call it "path dependent) in which one bad decision leads to the next and by now a ground invasion with US boots on the ground is basically inevitable because they already went through the built up of the forces—so you gotta use'm. But what can they do? And what will happen once Iran then obliterates them? Well, buckle up because this is ain't gonna be pretty. However, the noble men and women in Washington still manage to game the markets and make a lot of money while we are waiting for the troop build up to be completed. What a horror show. Support Larry: https://sonar21.com Support us by subscribing on substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Shop & Donations: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.com

    56 min
  4. The Blind Empire: Why the West Can't See it's Failing so Hard | Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad

    2 DAYS AGO

    The Blind Empire: Why the West Can't See it's Failing so Hard | Prof. Dr. Irfan Ahmad

    This conversation is a direct challenge to the moral claims of Western philosophy in the face of Gaza. I speak with Professor Dr. Irfan Ahmad, professor of anthropology and sociology at Ibn Haldun University in Istanbul. The discussion looks at Habermas as a major German public intellectual, then moves into Western Marxism, colonial blind spots, and the way Palestine is pushed out of the moral frame. I also press the question of universalism, and the exchange shows how claims of reason, consensus, and humanism can turn into cover for power, war, and selective silence. In the end, the episode is both a critique of Habermas and a wider critique of the West’s refusal to face colonialism as a living structure.Links:DOI of Irfan's article on Habermas: https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2025.2466001Website: https://www.irfanahmad.org/Academia page: https://ibnhaldun.academia.edu/ProfIrfanAhmadResearchGate profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Irfan-Ahmad-24Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.comOpt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/academicMerch & Donations: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.comTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:01:22 Habermas and German public life00:06:22 Western Marxism and imperial blind spots00:11:14 Gaza and the erasure of history00:18:54 Colonialism missing from Western thought00:32:06 Habermas as an ethnic thinker00:42:06 Consensus talk and support for war00:58:35 Final reflections and guest links

    1hr 4min
  5. The Empire in Self-Destruction: Inevitable Collapse | Fabian Scheidler

    2 DAYS AGO

    The Empire in Self-Destruction: Inevitable Collapse | Fabian Scheidler

    The old Western order looks more brittle, more violent, and more desperate than at any point in recent memory. In this conversation, I speak with German author and playwright Fabian Scheidler about his book "The End of the Megamachine" and the deeper system of militarism, capital, media power, and linear force that he argues is driving ecological collapse, war, and political decay. Fabian lays out his view of a declining American empire, Europe’s turn toward militarization, and the way welfare, rights, and diplomacy are being pushed aside in favor of permanent conflict. The discussion also moves through Gaza, Iran, Ukraine, China, and the Gulf states, with a strong focus on the risks that come with a fading hegemon that still has huge power to destroy. In the end, the key point is stark: a failing system can become far more dangerous as it loses control. Links: Fabian Scheidler website: https://fabianscheidler.com The End of the Megamachine: https://www.megamachine.org Fabian Scheidler on Substack: https://fabianscheidler.substack.com Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com (Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/academic) Merch & Donations: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.com Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction and book thesis 00:05:07 The mega machine framework 00:08:06 End of Western hegemony 00:10:49 China and the global shift 00:15:14 Europe Iran and double standards 00:25:53 Colonial extraction and backlash 00:37:46 Nuclear danger and Gulf realignment 00:44:23 Limits of the US war machine 00:48:23 Europe on the warfare path

    54 min
  6. Iran Pushes USA Out of Gulf. This Changes Everything. | Rainer Rupp

    2 DAYS AGO

    Iran Pushes USA Out of Gulf. This Changes Everything. | Rainer Rupp

    So long and thanks for nothing. Despite the fanfare around a ground invasion of Iran, the troop withdrawals from the region speak a different langauge. Iran is on the verge of driving the americans out of the entire Gulf region, proofing that the US/Israeli War of Aggression against Iran is built on bad judgment and false confidence. I speak again with Rainer Rupp, a former German intelligence officer and spy for East Germany inside NATO. We discuss the military, political, and energy fallout now unfolding across the Gulf region. We also cover earlier US stand-down moments,, the strike and counterstrike logic around gas infrastructure, and the way Gulf bases can turn from shields into targets. We also look at Iraq, the limits of American power on the ground, and the claim that real intelligence often gets bent or blocked before it reaches top decision makers. The final part focuses on surveillance, analysis, and the deeper problem of policy being driven by goals first and facts second. Links: Rainer Rupp: https://reinerupp.de Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com (Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/academic) Merch & Donations: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.com Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction and Iran resilience 00:05:25 Earlier US stand downs on Iran 00:07:29 Carrier damage and US unreadiness 00:11:47 Gas strikes and LNG power shift 00:20:09 Folly or cold strategy in Washington 00:29:50 Iraq fallout and regional backlash 00:38:39 Special forces and pressure at home 00:44:35 Intelligence gaps and policy distortion

    1 hr
  7. Psychiatrist EXPOSES the Sickness of Collective West Leadership | Niall McLaren

    2 DAYS AGO

    Psychiatrist EXPOSES the Sickness of Collective West Leadership | Niall McLaren

    What if the world at the moment seems insane because the people running its conflicts are in fact clinically psychotic? This is what I discuss today with the retired psychiatrist Dr. Niall MacLaren. We talk about his biocognitive model and how a craving for dominance dictates the actions of modern empires. His book, Narcisso-Fascism, explains why nations act like playground bullies and why we keep electing narcissists who love the rush of power. It is a deep dive into the testosterone economy and the biological reasons why peace is so hard to find in a world obsessed with being number one. Links: Niall MacLaren Substack: https://niallmclaren.substack.com Niall MacLaren Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B001JOY002 Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com (Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/academic) Merch & Donations: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.com Timestamps: 00:00:00 The biocognitive model of politics 00:03:14 The testosterone economy and dominance 00:07:22 Psychology versus offensive realism 00:14:10 American psyche and the colonial mindset 00:21:30 How hierarchies attract the wrong people 00:28:00 Treating the narcissism of a nation 00:36:50 The fatal flaw of human competition 00:51:30 Replacing elections with random lotteries 00:54:30 Setting limits on global power struggles

    1 hr
  8. The Wars of the Epstein Class | Dr. Aaron Good

    2 DAYS AGO

    The Wars of the Epstein Class | Dr. Aaron Good

    Crime in the united states is not a bug, it’s a feature. That explains actually a lot also about its illegal foreign policies. The US as a political entity is deeply intertwined with crime syndicates and explicitly illegal acts under international and local law. Epstein was not at all an exception. These shady dealers are part and parcel of how US politics works. Luckily, there are great academics who work on the hidden power structures. One of them is with me today. Dr. Aaron Good, author of American Exception: Empire and the Deep State. Links: [Book] American Exception: https://www.amazon.com/American-Exception-Empire-Deep-State/dp/1510769137 Aaron Good on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/americanexception Aaron Good on Substack: https://americanexception.substack.com Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com (Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/academic) Merch & Donations: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourthwall.com Timestamps: 00:00:00 Tripartite state and deep state 00:11:14 Drugs crime and state power 00:19:00 Capitalism empire and early roots 00:31:22 Israel networks and US power 00:38:13 Indonesia coups and resource grabs 00:43:00 Elite rule and criminalized empire 00:46:34 Blackmail lobbies and covert control 01:08:20 Closing and where to follow Aaron

    1hr 11min
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    Pascal
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    2025 - 2026
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