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• Researcher REVEALS Secrets of US Deep State Politics | Dr. Aaron Good 04.06.2026 1t 3min

  If you think US politics happens only in the White House and on Capitol Hill, then think again. The US as a political system—the totality of it—is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma. Luckily, some brave researchers dare going into the deep.Dr. Aaron Good, author of American Exception: Empire and the Deep State, joins me today to challenge simplistic view of the US system. He argues that agency, blackmail, covert crime, and elite networks shape policy, tying together JFK, RFK, Nixon, Watergate, Epstein, Zionism, and Iran Contra as part of the hidden machinery of the American empire.Links:American Exception Patreon:   / about  American Exception book: https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/97...Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com(Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a...)Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Hyperstructuralism and the black box state00:10:27 Agency, Kennedy and the regime00:17:46 Blackmail, lobbying and hidden power00:22:22 JFK, RFK and the crime network00:27:33 Epstein, Trump and Watergate00:33:40 Nixon, CIA and covert crime00:38:59 Zionism, LBJ and Iran Contra00:48:59 Christian Zionism and elite networks00:55:00 Vanderpeel, Epstein and Massie
• Escalation: US-Israel Provoking The Next Phase of the War | David T. Pyne 03.06.2026 49min

  Barely able to supply its troops in the region or keeping them out of harms way, the US has struck again sites in Iran and Israel has been escalating the war against Lebanon. How long will Iran still accept the salami-slicing away of the ceasefire? At the same time, the US media claims 70 ships had been "escorted" secretly through the Strait of Hormuz. Is there any reason to believe this could be the case? David Pyne, Deputy Executive Director of the EMP Task Force, joins me to break down the newest events in the Iran war, failed ceasefire talks, Trump’s mixed signals, Israel’s influence inside Washington, the MAGA split, China tensions, and Ukraine’s slide toward collapse. Pyne argues the U.S. is overextended, running low on war supplies, and facing growing limits in every major theater.Links:David Pyne Substack The Real War: https://dpyne.substack.comX: https://x.com/AmericaFirstConNeutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com(Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a...)Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction and Iran war update00:04:24 Limited strikes and ceasefire games00:08:01 Israel influence on Trump and MAGA00:13:49 Fallout for Republicans and 202800:20:11 China trip and trade theater00:25:29 Ukraine war and NATO limits00:32:43 Strait of Hormuz blockade and Iran deal00:37:01 US bases, nuclear terms, and regime change00:41:01 US power limits and missile depletion
• Black America is DONE with US Empire. Revolution Ahead | Rasheed Muhammad 02.06.2026 49min

  With every passing day, every new genocide, every atrocity committed by the Washington elite, they are losing more people on the ground. The little guy and girl. Some of whom voted for Trump. Some who didn't. But people who share the disillusionment about the violence America carries into all corners of the world, much as it once carried millions of unwilling subjects to its shores in chains. Some remember, and this is going to be a rude awakening for the elites once the unfinished Civil Rights Movement comes back.Rasheed Muhammad of The Red Pill Diaries joins Pascal to discuss Black America, US empire, Western double standards, civil rights, nuclear hypocrisy, Palestine, Iran, propaganda, the dollar system, and the roots of American power.Links:The Red Pill Diaries YouTube:    / @theredpilldiariesofficial  The Red Pill Diaries Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/TheRedPillDiariesThe Red Pill Diaries Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TheRedPillDiaries:9The Red Pill Diaries Patreon:   / theredpilldiaries  The Red Pill Diaries X: https://x.com/pill_diariesThe Red Pill Diaries Twitch:   / theredpilldiaries  Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com(Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a...)Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:27 Red Pill Diaries Origins00:02:47 Empire Hypocrisy And Double Standards00:06:25 Black America And Imperial Power00:13:49 Personal Awakening And Propaganda00:20:43 Citizenship Treaties And War Patterns00:24:29 Human Rights And Dehumanization00:27:56 Founding Violence And National Myth00:31:54 Hope Karma And The Dollar System00:43:45 Demolishing The System
• USA Collapsing: Washington‘s Soviet Moment Is Here | Col. Douglas Macgregor 30.05.2026 44min

  Hegemony is over not only on the outside but within the US, too. The decline is irreversible says my guest today, Colonel Douglas Macgregor. We talk about Russia’s next moves in Ukraine, the risk of wider NATO escalation, U.S. support for foreign wars, and why America’s base network and war spending may be unsustainable. Macgregor argues the U.S. is losing control, the economy is the real pressure point, and a major pullback from overseas is coming.Links:McGregor Warrior Substack: https://macgregorwarrior.substack.comThe National Conversation: https://thenationalconversation.orgNeutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com(Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a...)Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Russia and Ukraine Turning Point00:13:40 NATO Pressure and Nuclear Risk00:15:14 America Rejects Another War00:21:27 Bases, Parties, and Retreat00:24:50 Soviet Collapse and U S Decline00:29:21 Cuba Puerto Rico and the Hemisphere00:32:24 Empire Mindset and Iran00:37:23 Media Pressure and Public Pushback00:40:44 Debt, Cuts, and the End Game
• Iran Negotiations Dead-End, Abraham-Accord Nonsense, Iran's UN Strategy 29.05.2026 25min

  US handling of the Iran peace process is by now mostly un-readable but also self-sabotaging. Subscribe to Substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Our store: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth... 00:00 Trump’s Iran peace process looks incoherent02:24 Why the Abraham Accords demand makes little sense05:00 Iran’s enriched uranium as a hard red line06:00 Where the U.S. and Iran could theoretically meet08:50 Iran’s demands: bases, reparations, sanctions, and Hormuz11:30 Why Israel and the U.S. are weaker after the war14:20 Why Iran cannot trust U.S. treaty commitments18:00 Iran’s pressure strategy through the Strait of Hormuz22:00 Sanctions relief and the need for a written outcome document
• 🚨 Russia Goes After NATO-War Centers in Kiev, Iran Winning Big | Larry C. Johnson 29.05.2026 54min

  Updates on the Ukraine-Proxy War and the Iran War with Larry C. Johnson: Both wars are about to get worse as NATO is trying to expand the fight into Russia. Moscow will now escalate in Kiev to send final message to Collective West. At the same time, the global economic shock from the Iran War will only grow deeper and more intensive with every day. Links:Larry Johnson Sonar21: https://sonar21.comLarry Johnson Substack: https://larrycjohnson.substack.comCounter Currents YouTube:    / @counter_currents_channel  Larry Johnson Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=80288936Larry Johnson Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lcjohnson1MNeutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com(Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a...)Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Russia’s New War Phase00:06:52 From Attrition To Escalation00:14:18 US Role And Ukraine Air Defense00:24:19 Russia’s Endgame In Ukraine00:28:10 Trump, Ukraine And Iran00:29:04 Abraham Accords And Gulf Talks00:33:20 US Bases And New Gulf Security00:37:33 Sanctions And Diplomacy With Iran00:43:10 Lebanon, Oil And Wider War Risks00:46:11 China, Commodities And Market Collapse
• Massive ESCALATION: Europe Uses Ukraine to Expand War | Prof. Glenn Diesen 26.05.2026 56min

  NATO's proxy war in Ukraine is morphing into a direct EU-Russia war. And the war hawks in Brussels are further escalating by attacking civilians in the Donbas and Russia proper. The doves in the Kremlin, including Vladimir Putin, are running out of options to keep their own hawks under wraps. As things stand now, an all-out EU-Russia war is not only a possible, but by now a likely scenario. But to what end?I'm joined today by my colleague, Professor Glenn Diesen, to discuss what he has learned from his many interviews with top-notch IR scholars in Russia and the West, and where things are headed.Links:Glenn Diesen on YouTube:    / @gdiesen1  Glenn Diesen on Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.comNeutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com(Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a...)Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:21 NATO escalation and Russian retaliation00:15:06 Iran and the logic of deterrence00:20:31 Europe and the self-fulfilling war trap00:25:28 Sanctions dissent and mass formation00:31:55 Propaganda censorship and open debate00:36:52 Ukraine endgame and security order00:40:40 US decline and proxy war strategy00:48:44 Realism neutrality and the road ahead
• The DEAD END of US Militarism. The World is Waking up | Prof. Richard Falk 26.05.2026 1t 8min

  Today, I speak with Richard Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University, about the state of international law in 2026, power and reciprocity, the UN order after 1945, unipolar decline, US militarism, neutrality, Gaza and Israel, media framing, and whether law can still restrain great powers in a more unstable world.Links:Richard Falk blog: https://richardfalk.orgTRANSCEND Media Service: https://www.transcend.org/tms/Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com(Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a...)Merch: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:16 International law in 202600:05:24 Law power and reciprocity00:10:28 Unipolarity and instability00:16:38 US militarism and failed wars00:27:35 Rules based order and reform00:39:25 Neutrality and shifting alliances00:47:21 Can US realism still change00:54:57 Israel Palestine media and war law
• EXPOSED: The Sick Plan to use Mass-Migration for more War | Patrick Henningsen 25.05.2026 58min

  NATO is causing the very mass-migration its members then claim to be solving through more violence at home and oversees. It's a sick game in which the powerful once again pit the poorest and most abused people abroad against the poorest and most abused people at home to feed the West's system of violent domination. But cracks are now more than visible.Patrick Henningsen, journalist, writer, and founder of 21st Century Wire, joins Pascal to link NATO wars, sanctions, and regime change to migration into Europe and the UK. The talk covers the small boats debate, the rise of the new right, Christian Zionism, falling birth rates, labor demand, asylum policy, and the colonial logic behind modern politics.Links:21st Century Wire: https://21stcenturywire.com21st Century Wire YouTube:    / @21stcenturywiretv  Patrick Henningsen on Substack: https://patrickhenningsen.substack.comNeutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com(Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a...)Merch: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:35 NATO wars and migration waves00:05:43 Israel and the right wing loop00:09:01 Anti war right and Christian nationalism00:14:38 Great replacement and demographic fear00:20:20 Welfare state labor and immigration00:26:56 Libya asylum policy and migration abuse00:38:32 Small boats and political diversion00:43:59 Colonial methods genocide and empire
• Germany Is Being Conditioned for War 22.05.2026 55min

  Pascal Lottaz speaks with Dr. Jonas Tögel, a German propaganda researcher and author, about war messaging in Germany and Europe, Bundeswehr outreach in schools, youth resistance, NATO narratives, the role of the US and EU, the collapse of antiwar politics, and the way propaganda, fear, and media overload shape public opinion. They also discuss public resistance, self-care, and keeping a peace movement alive.Links:Dr. Jonas Tögel YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/@DrJonasToegelNeutrality 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.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:01:40 Germany war mood and rearmament00:10:53 Resistance youth and public fear00:19:25 NATO pressure and Europe00:26:34 Gaza Iran and empire violence00:35:32 Peace movement and war messaging00:43:04 Propaganda tactics and counterstrategy00:51:10 Self-care and final thoughts
• West Asia CHANGES Forever. The New China-Iran Relationship | Sheng Zhang 20.05.2026 1t 7min

  Pascal Lottaz speaks with Sheng Zhang, visiting fellow at Koç University’s Center for Asian Studies, on China’s changing view of Iran after the war, Beijing’s split between Iran and the Gulf states, military lessons from Iranian strategy, the Strait of Hormuz, Trump’s Beijing visit, and the wider message for US bases, trust, and power in West Asia and East Asia.Links:Sheng Zhang at Johns Hopkins Universityhttps://soc.jhu.edu/directory/sheng-zhang/Sheng Zhang at Association for Global Political Thoughthttps://globalpoliticalthought.hsites.harvard.edu/people/sheng-zhangAchilles’ Heel Self-Contradictions in the BRI’s Middle East Agendas Aggravate Limitations of the Iran-China Partnershiphttps://preprint.press.jhu.edu/anp/sites/default/files/Asian%20Perspective_preprint_Sheng%20Zhang_%28Spring%202026%29.pdfNeutrality 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.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:20 China sees Iran in a new light00:09:29 Iranian unity and wartime resolve00:13:16 China between Iran and Gulf states00:21:25 Military lessons from the Iran war00:29:31 Hormuz shipping and China relations00:36:33 China’s wider regional message00:40:24 Trump in Beijing with no real deal00:56:24 East Asia lessons on US bases01:05:36 Guest links and upcoming pape
• Business Prof. REVEALs China's Insane Advantage Over West | Giles Chance 20.05.2026 1t 3min

  Giles Chance joins Pascal Lottaz to discuss China’s rise, from Deng Xiaoping’s reforms and WTO entry to the 2008 crisis, BRICS, Belt and Road, and rare earth leverage. Chance, author of Doing Business in China and China and the Credit Crisis, also examines Xi Jinping’s impact on the private sector, tensions with Washington, and the outlook for a more multipolar world.Links:Doing Business in China by Giles Chancehttps://www.routledge.com/Doing-Business-in-China/Chance/p/book/9781032147642China and the Credit Crisis by Giles Chancehttps://books.google.com/books/about/China_and_the_Credit_Crisis.html?id=1MfsAAAAMAAJNeutrality 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.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction and Giles Chance background00:04:53 China’s business model and rise00:08:01 Deng Xiaoping and the export boom00:19:35 2008 crisis BRICS and Belt and Road00:26:16 China’s industrial power and self reliance00:29:43 China and the new multipolar order00:39:13 Xi Jinping party control and business00:46:38 Tariffs rare earths and US China ties01:01:52 Books and closing remarks
• Iran DESTROYS Western War Narrative... With Lego Movies | Explosive Media 19.05.2026 39min

  Pascal Lottaz and Benjamin Schoendorf speak with Explosive Media, the creator behind the viral Iranian Lego videos, about using Lego and AI to break through Western media habits, the team’s roots in Iran, creative speed, humor, empathy, audience feedback, narrative warfare, cultural identity, direct media between people, and the spiritual drive behind the work.Links:Resistance is Fertile Podcast: https://resistanceisfertilepodcast.substack.comNeutrality 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.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:40 Lego strategy and mission00:06:01 Values dignity and cultural voice00:08:56 Western audiences and narrative warfare00:12:05 Creative process humor and empathy00:16:04 Risk audience and media resistance00:22:01 Peace front and speaking to the West00:28:24 AI as the new equalizer00:33:03 War creativity and spiritual meaning
• US & EU Nuclear ESCALATION Is Insane | Profs. I. Hughes & P. Kuznick 18.05.2026 1t 10min

  Pascal Lottaz speaks with Ivana Nikolić Hughes of Columbia University and Peter Kuznick of American University about the NPT review conference, nuclear deterrence, first strike thinking, Trump and launch power, pressure for more states to seek nuclear weapons, the role of US allies in the Gulf, Europe and Japan, and the small but real hope offered by the nuclear ban treaty and public action.Links:Ivana Nikolić Hughes at Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: https://www.wagingpeace.org/ivana_nikolic_hughes/Ivana Nikolić Hughes at Columbia University: https://www.columbia.edu/cu/chemistry/fac-bios/nikolic/faculty.htmlPeter Kuznick at American University: https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/kuznick.cfmThe Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick: https://www.simonandschuster.net/books/The-Untold-History-of-the-United-States/Oliver-Stone/9781982102531Neutrality 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.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:24 Global danger and NPT review00:05:05 Proliferation pressures rise00:08:38 Deterrence and first strike risk00:17:26 Disarmament failure and collapse00:23:19 Iran and the limits of war00:29:28 Trump and nuclear launch power00:43:42 US allies and security shifts00:56:17 Nuclear ban treaty and final hope
• Professor EXPOSES the Transatlantic Epstein Class (Formation) | Prof. Kees v.d. Pijl 17.05.2026 1t 3min

  Pascal Lottaz speaks with Dr. Kees van der Pijl, emeritus professor of international relations at Sussex, about ruling class formation, Marxism, finance, tech, intelligence, Zionism, and the shift from nation states to transnational power networks. They discuss Europe’s decline, war, BRICS, social collapse, collective values, migration, and the limits of resistance against a violent Western-led order.Links:Kees van der Pijl on Academia.eduhttps://independent.academia.edu/KeesVanderPijlNeutrality 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.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Atlantic ruling class00:08:25 Marxism and class power00:11:43 Zionism tech and elite networks00:18:54 Globalism Europe and nation states00:40:44 Resistance and collective values00:47:27 Violence migration and world order00:54:44 Russia China Iran and restraint01:01:54 Guest links and closing
• How to End US Hegemony in one Summit | Dr. Warwick Powell 17.05.2026 55min

  Pascal Lottaz speaks with Dr. Warwick Powell of Queensland University about Trump’s China visit, the thin planning behind it, the US business team, and the lack of real progress on Iran, trade, and wider strategy. They also discuss the Strait of Hormuz, US limits, China’s growing weight, and Xi Jinping’s use of the Thucydides trap as a call for serious diplomacy.Links:Warwick Powell on Substack: https://warwickpowell.substack.comWarwick Powell on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tiotalkswithwarwickpowellNeutrality 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.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate
• Iran DESTROYS US Middle East Hegemony | Prof. S.M. Marandi 17.05.2026 58min

  Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi joins Pascal Lottaz to assess the war with Iran, the failed ceasefire, Gulf state pressure, Lebanon, and the risk of a new US attack. They discuss claims about Iran’s missile strength, Saudi and Qatari moves, nuclear enrichment, Trump’s China trip, blockade plans, and the wider threat of economic shock, proxy war, and a deeper regional crisis.Links:Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi on X: https://x.com/s_m_marandiNeutrality 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.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction and war assessment00:16:04 Gulf states and signs of a shift00:24:24 Saudi Arabia and regional split00:28:21 Nuclear pressure and 90 percent threat00:37:07 China trip and diplomacy limits00:44:44 Blockade and global economic pain00:53:27 Shia resistance and wider impact
• Europe Wants War. Russia Now Agrees | Stas Krapivnik 16.05.2026 33min

  Pascal Lottaz welcomes back friend and colleague Stanislav Krapivnik for a hard look at Russia, Ukraine, and Europe. They discuss claims that Russia has stalled, repeat stories of Russian collapse in Western media, ceasefire talk, NATO escalation, nuclear risk, the loss of trust in peace deals, and the growing debate over whether the war can freeze or spread into a wider European conflict.Links:Stanislav Krapivnik YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MrSlavikmanStanislav Krapivnik Telegram: https://t.me/stastydaiobratnoNeutrality 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.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction and ceasefire claims00:01:01 Russia collapse narrative00:05:00 Kremlin factions and hardline debate00:09:03 Drone war and nuclear risk00:14:36 Europe as the next battlefield00:19:40 Nuclear umbrella and tactical war00:22:53 Trust collapse and frozen conflict00:29:25 Russian mood and war pressure
• Power Moves East: China Teaches USA a Big Lesson | Chas Freeman 16.05.2026 42min

  Ambassador Chas Freeman, former US ambassador to Saudi Arabia and former assistant secretary of defense, discusses the Trump-Xi meeting, Taiwan, Iran, the Strait of Hormuz, China’s growing role, US war powers, Europe’s drift toward conflict with Russia, and the decline of diplomacy in the West. The talk also covers Gulf politics, Ukraine, media control, and the wider crisis of constitutional government.Links:Chas Freeman official website: https://chasfreeman.netNeutrality 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.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:16 Trump Xi meeting and Taiwan00:06:02 China world role and Hormuz00:22:00 Iran war and US options00:27:10 US war powers and political decay00:32:52 Europe Russia and media control00:39:18 Where to follow Chas Freeman
• 😱 Israel Just ATTACKED the Collective West | Eugene Doyle 16.05.2026 48min

  Pascal is joined by Eugene Doyle of Solidarity to discuss the Sumud flotilla raid near Greece, reports of beatings and detention, the lack of help from New Zealand, Western support for Israel, the meaning of state duty to protect citizens, the Rainbow Warrior comparison, media silence, rising public concern, and the courage of activists trying to break the siege on Gaza.Links:Solidarityhttps://www.solidarity.co.nzNeutrality 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.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:15 Sumud flotilla raid and abuse00:06:06 Western backing and Greek role00:09:13 Fate of the detained activists00:12:53 Citizens abandoned by their states00:20:44 Rainbow Warrior and lost sovereignty00:31:05 Piracy double standards and silence00:33:18 Public opinion and wider fallout00:37:12 Crackdown on dissent and rule of law00:45:33 Activists courage and closing