<p><span class="notebook-summary mat-body-medium">Gilbert Doctorow provides a critical assessment of current global conflicts critiquing the cautious military strategies of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, arguing that their failure to enforce &#8220;red lines&#8221; has undermined their international deterrence. Doctorow also examines the presidency of Donald Trump, suggesting his Realpolitik approach and &#8220;war of aggression&#8221; in Iran may paradoxically lead to the collapse of NATO and the EU. The discussion explores how the energy crisis and Middle Eastern instability are accelerating European deindustrialization and structural decay. 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He is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College and holds a doctorate in Russian history from Columbia University.</div> <div class="profile-hover-card-target profileHoverCardTarget-PBxvGm"><em><strong><br />*Podcast intro music used with permission is from the song &#8220;The Queens Jig&#8221; by the fantastic &#8220;Musicke &#38; Mirth&#8221; from their album &#8220;Music for Two Lyra Viols&#8221;: <a href="http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html">http://musicke-mirth.de/en/recordings.html</a> (available on iTunes or Amazon)</strong></em></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>