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  How To Defeat an Empire: The Post-Hegemonic World Is Shaping Up | Dr. Jeff Rich 27.09.2026 51min

  In Istanbul, historian Jeff Rich joins Pascal to discuss what a peaceful multipolar world could look like. They debate civilisation states, China–India relations, and the tension between sovereignty and global interdependence. Rich argues that states must challenge US unilateralism while strengthening practical cooperation under the UN Charter. The conversation explores BRICS, regional diplomacy around the Strait of Hormuz, Ukraine’s reconstruction, and the limits of military power, ending with reflections on Václav Havel and ordinary people’s capacity to create change.Jeff's Links:The Burning Archive Substack: https://jeffrich.subst...The Burning Archive YouTube:    / @theburningarchive  Neutrality Studies Links:Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Support Neutrality Studies: https://neutralitystud...Neutrality Studies shop: https://neutralitystud...Time Stamps00:00 Istanbul: Imagining a multipolar future04:10 China, India and civilisation states13:01 Interdependence, sovereignty and globalism20:07 A new order rooted in the UN Charter29:21 BRICS and regional alternatives34:53 Ukraine: Reconstruction and reconciliation42:26 Empire and the limits of US power48:53 Building peace and the power of the powerless
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  Why the West Can’t Make Peace | Prof. Richard Sakwa 27.09.2026 21min

  The warmongering is not a bug. It's a feature of the system the Political West has build to dominate the world. How can we change that?At the East-West Forum in Istanbul, Professor Richard Sakwa joins Pascal to examine the political West, European sovereignty, and the persistence of Cold War thinking. Sakwa argues that Western triumphalism has weakened diplomacy and narrowed political imagination. They discuss competing visions of modernity, the risks of confrontation, and whether China offers an alternative to bloc politics. The conversation concludes with Sakwa’s proposal for a Charter Order grounded in international law, pluralism, and the unfulfilled promise of the United Nations.Richard's Links:University of Kent profile: https://www.kent.ac.uk...East-West Forum: https://east-west-foru...Neutrality Studies Links:Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Support Neutrality Studies: https://neutralitystud...Neutrality Studies shop: https://neutralitystud...Time Stamps00:00 At the East-West Forum in Istanbul00:39 The political, imperial, and philosophical West03:22 One West and Europe’s lost sovereignty07:10 Cold War victory and the lost peace08:46 From the postwar era to a prewar world12:28 Fukuyama and the ideological trap15:38 China and an alternative to bloc politics18:57 A Charter Order: the promise of 1945Chapters
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  The USA Is DESTROYING Europe from Within | Prof. Glenn Diesen 27.09.2026 44min

  The war-mania in Europe is heating up. People are starting to see drones everywhere, and all of them must be the product of Russian "hybrid warfare". What does this irrational psychosis mean for the future of the continent?Today I'm talking (in person) to my friend and colleague, Glenn Diesen. We examine Europe’s confrontation with Russia and the dangers of uncontrolled escalation. Diesen argues that European leaders are struggling to accept a changing balance of power, while questioning Washington’s willingness to end the Ukraine war. They discuss nuclear deterrence, NATO, Iran, economic dependence and America’s emerging spheres of influence. The conversation also explores whether transatlantic elites serve national interests, and how liberalism, democracy and multipolarity are reshaping the international order today.Glenn's Links:Glenn Diesen on YouTube:    / @gdiesen1  Glenn Diesen on Substack: https://glenndiesen.su...East-West Forum: https://east-west-foru...Harici: https://harici.com.tr/en/Neutrality Studies Links:Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Support Neutrality Studies: https://neutralitystud...Neutrality Studies shop: https://neutralitystud...Time Stamps00:00 An in-person conversation in Istanbul02:53 Europe’s leaders and American influence07:59 Drone incidents and the rhetoric of war12:52 Russia, nuclear risks and uncontrolled escalation26:10 Trump, Anchorage and outsourcing the war31:48 Why the unipolar order resists change36:59 Spheres of influence and Europe’s dependence39:58 Transatlantic elites, liberalism and democracy
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  How We Lost the Peace After the Cold War | Amb. Jack Matlock 26.09.2026 46min

  Ambassador Jack Matlock reflects on the diplomacy that ended the Cold War and argues that Western leaders misunderstood its outcome. He discusses NATO expansion, Ukraine’s neutrality, sanctions, and the dangers of treating international relations as a contest for dominance. Drawing on his work with Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev, Matlock contrasts negotiated security with attempts to impose political systems abroad. He also warns about nuclear weapons and emerging technologies, and explains why cooperation remains essential to preventing further global conflict.Jack's Links:Jack Matlock’s website: https://jackmatlock.comLooking Back to Look Ahead (free book): https://jackmatlock.co...Neutrality Studies Links:Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Support Neutrality Studies: https://neutralitystud...Neutrality Studies shop: https://neutralitystud...Time Stamps00:00 Welcome and Matlock’s diplomatic service01:33 The lost peace after the Cold War05:20 Nuclear weapons and new technological risks10:22 How the Cold War actually ended19:17 Reagan’s approach to diplomacy24:33 NATO expansion and Ukraine’s neutrality35:54 Rebuilding mutual security44:15 Matlock’s books and lessons for today
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  Europe's War-Hysteria Getting CRAZY | Stas Krapivnik 26.09.2026 45min

  With every passing week, the Europeans are talking themselves deeper and deeper into a war-psychosis. And now, the Russians are starting to believe them. Stanislav Krapivnik joins Pascal to discuss drone strikes, Russian public opinion, and the danger of a wider European war. He assesses attacks on refineries, warehouses, ports, and transport networks, arguing that economic escalation carries consequences beyond Ukraine. Their conversation also examines military readiness, demographic pressures, sanctions, diesel supplies, and food distribution. Krapivnik offers a bleak outlook for the coming winter, while Lottaz questions how economic hardship and political decisions could affect the prospects for peace across Europe and beyond.Stas's Links:YouTube:    / @mrslavikman  X: https://x.com/STANISKR...Substack: https://zmeigarinich.s...Telegram (English): https://t.me/staswasth...Telegram (Russian): https://t.me/stastydai...Neutrality Studies Links:Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Support Neutrality Studies: https://neutralitystud...Neutrality Studies shop: https://neutralitystud...Time Stamps00:00 Introduction and Russia’s elections03:06 Drone strikes, refineries and air defenses08:20 Warehouses, ports and economic escalation16:20 Europe, Russia and the risk of wider war22:20 Military readiness and a possible NATO conflict29:49 Europe’s winter: diesel, energy and food34:38 Sanctions and the global oil market37:42 Shipping bottlenecks and political consequences
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  Why Washington Keeps Choosing War | D. Klein & C. Coyne 23.09.2026 54min

  We want peace and multipolarity! And we want it now! That's what every sensible politician SHOULD be striving for. But well, as usually, the West does not follow what makes good sense.Profs. Daniel Klein and Christopher Coyne join Pascal to discuss their statement for peace and multipolarity. They challenge American primacy, examine the incentives behind militarism and regime change, and explore how trade, diplomacy, and everyday cooperation can sustain peace. The conversation considers corporate interests, government power, Adam Smith, and Western and non-Western intellectual traditions. Rather than demanding ideological agreement, the guests call for a broad coalition committed to sovereignty, restraint, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence among different societies and political orders.Daniel and Chris's Links:Daniel Klein's website: https://cjdjej.org/Christopher Coyne's website: https://www.ccoyne.com/For the Peace and Multipolarity statement: https://neutralitystud...Signatures so far: https://neutralitystud...Neutrality Studies Links:Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Support Neutrality Studies: https://neutralitystud...Neutrality Studies shop: https://neutralitystud...Time Stamps00:00 A statement for peace and multipolarity04:33 US primacy and the multipolar world11:04 The incentives behind the war machine15:31 The regime-change playbook18:37 Building peace through everyday cooperation24:13 Capitalism, corporate interests, and state power36:58 Grotius, Adam Smith, and traditions of peace48:00 Tolerance, coexistence, and a broad peace coalition
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  NATO's Next "Wonder Weapon" FAILS. Ukraine Nears Collapse | Rainer Rupp 23.09.2026 1j 7min

  The Ukraine Proxy-War is turning now so decisively against Ukraine that the Europeans have no more other option than to escalate the war into their own territories—and they are preparing just that after also the last "Wunderwaffe" is failing.Rainer Rupp, former high-level NATO officer and East German spy, discusses the limits of AI and Palantir-style systems in Ukraine, the importance of intelligence gathering and industrial capacity, Iran’s independent military capabilities, the vulnerability of US bases, shrinking Western weapons stocks, and the political crises unfolding in Europe and Ukraine.Links:Rainer Rupp Substack: https://rainerrupp.sub...Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Merch: https://neutralitystud...Donation: https://neutralitystud...Timestamps:00:00:00 AI Hype and Ukraine’s Data Systems00:08:40 Data Gathering and AI Force Multipliers00:16:47 Why Drones Cannot Decide Wars00:18:49 Iran Versus Ukraine’s Capabilities00:26:08 Intelligence, Human Networks, and Targeting00:32:53 Why US Bases Become Liabilities00:45:11 Air Defense Costs and Western Capacity00:52:35 The Future of Warfare and Iran01:00:04 Political Breakdown in Europe and Ukraine01:06:33 Closing and Rainer Rupp’s Work
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  The Real History of the Forever Wars | Prof. D. Gibbs & Col. L. Wilkerson 22.09.2026 57min

  Col. Lawrence Wilkerson joins Prof. David Gibbs and Pascal Lottaz to examine major American decisions after the Cold War. Drawing on his work with Colin Powell, Wilkerson recalls the Gulf War, George H. W. Bush’s diplomacy, and proposals to integrate Russia into European security. Gibbs questions the motives behind NATO expansion and intervention in Yugoslavia. Their discussion explores competing interpretations, the rise of neoconservative strategy, institutional rivalries, and the military industry’s influence over the direction of United States foreign policy.David and Lawrence's Links: David Gibbs — University of Arizona: https://dgibbs.arizona...Lawrence Wilkerson — Quincy Institute: https://quincyinst.org...Neutrality Studies Links: Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Support Neutrality Studies: https://neutralitystud...Neutrality Studies shop: https://neutralitystud...Time Stamps 00:00 An oral history of American power 01:51 The Gulf War and April Glaspie’s meeting 05:02 Powell, sanctions, and the decision for war 11:36 Bush’s motives and the United Nations 16:36 Russia, NATO, and a lost security partnership 32:10 Wolfowitz and the strategy of global dominance 43:56 Yugoslavia and European peace efforts 56:02 NATO expansion and the arms industry
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  Report from Moscow: Europe Is SCREWED | Larry C. Johnson 21.09.2026 57min

  Reporting from Moscow, Larry Johnson describes his dinner with Sergei Lavrov and explains why he believes Russia has lost faith in negotiations with Washington. He and Pascal discuss Ukraine, Europe’s confrontation with Russia, and the danger of wider war. Johnson assesses American weapons production, missile shortages, Iran and Yemen, and the economic consequences of energy disruption. They debate whether Western strategy reflects deliberate attrition or an overestimation of American power, and consider the prospects for prolonged conflict and diplomatic stalemate.Larry's Links:Sonar21: https://sonar21.comLarry C. Johnson’s Substack: https://larrycjohnson....Neutrality Studies Links:Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Support Neutrality Studies: https://neutralitystud...Neutrality Studies shop: https://neutralitystud...Time Stamps00:00 Larry Johnson reports from Moscow02:48 Dinner with Lavrov and the Ukraine negotiations08:38 Why Johnson distrusts Washington’s diplomacy18:16 Russia, Europe and the danger of wider war23:40 Weapons production and military preparedness30:40 Iran, Yemen and the limits of American air power38:40 Debt, fuel shortages and economic pressure45:52 Attrition strategy and the limits of US powerChapters
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  US-Saudi Alliance Is SCREWED. Yemen Destroys US Middle-East Strategy | Laith Marouf 21.09.2026 53min

  And suddenly, the underdog flips the table: Yemen is destroying US Middle-East Strategy and there is nothing the US can do about it.Laith Marouf, a Canadian-Syrian journalist based in Lebanon, discusses Yemen’s advancing front lines, Saudi Arabia’s strategy, Ansar Allah’s goals, Oman’s mediating role, US involvement, Saudi internal pressures, the wider regional war, nuclear risks, and Egypt’s decision to remain outside the conflict.Links:https://freepalestine....Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Merch: https://neutralitystud...Donation: https://neutralitystud...Timestamps:00:00:00 Yemen’s Front Lines Are Moving00:02:57 The Trigger Behind the New Offensive00:06:11 Saudi Strategy and Yemen’s History00:09:03 Territory, Population and Ansar Allah00:12:08 The Strategy Around Ma’rib and Aden00:15:20 Aden’s Geostrategic Importance00:21:20 Oman’s Role in Yemen00:26:53 US Support for Saudi Arabia00:30:17 Saudi Arabia’s Internal Crisis00:38:42 Regional War and Nuclear Risks00:47:30 Egypt’s Position and the Regional Shif
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  NATO is Working on a New Finnish-Russian War | Sakari Linden 20.09.2026 51min

  Neocons never give up. As project Ukraine is faltering, the forces of war are working on the next battlefield with Finland in their cross-hairs. Sakari Linden, a board member of Finland’s Freedom Alliance Party and its foreign policy board, discusses Finland’s abandonment of neutrality, NATO membership, growing military tensions, economic consequences, media pressure, and the prospects for an independent and neutral Finnish foreign policy.Links:https://vapaudenliitto.fihttps://x.com/Vapauden...  / vapaudenliitto  Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.s...Merch: https://neutralitystud...Donation: https://neutralitystud...Timestamps:00:00:00 Finland’s NATO path and security risks00:02:35 Freedom Alliance and Finnish neutrality00:05:25 Finland’s postwar neutrality success00:08:55 The Western pivot and media influence00:14:45 NATO accession and great-power politics00:18:45 Finland as a potential frontline state00:23:44 Russia hysteria and shifting public opinion00:30:39 Sanctions, welfare, and economic decline00:36:28 Party backlash and the new political divide00:42:04 Stubb, peace diplomacy, and Russia’s defeat00:48:24 The future of Finland’s neutralist movement
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  REVEALED: The Sick TRICK to Make You Support Evil | Jay Shapiro 17.09.2026 59min

  If you kill someone, they call you a murderer. If you kill a few people, they call you a mass-murderer. If you kill millions, they call you a great statesman. But how are we constantly tricked into supporting mass-murder AND applaud the sick monsters that lead us to do it? Well, turns out, there are some tricks.Jay Shapiro, filmmaker, writer, and host of The Dilemma Podcast, discusses his book Insufficient Rewards and its critique of consequentialist morality. The conversation explores cognitive dissonance, moral integrity, political systems, propaganda, objective reality, justice, peace, and how people rationalize participation in violence and injustice.Links:What Jay Thinks: https://whatjaythinks.comInsufficient Rewards: https://www.simonandschuster.net/book...Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.comMerch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introducing Jay Shapiro and the book00:01:02 Why Jay wrote Insufficient Rewards00:04:32 History, morality, and consequentialism00:08:06 The flexibility of consequentialist thinking00:09:15 The actor’s moral dilemma00:12:06 Moral integrity and unjust systems00:16:30 Ukraine, sanctions, and moral certainty00:18:12 Cognitive dissonance and insufficient rewards00:27:07 Moral integrity, self-deception, and complicity00:32:11 First-order and second-order desires00:43:06 Objective reality and moral truth00:49:09 Justice, peace, and international violence00:57:34 Where to find Jay’s work
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  BRICS Moves to 'Competitive Coexistence', Leaves West Behind | Prof. Anuradha Chenoy 16.09.2026 47min

  Professor Anuradha Chenoy joins Pascal Lottaz to examine BRICS, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, and their evolving role in a multipolar world. They discuss India’s relations with Russia, diplomatic engagement between rivals, and the legacy of Bandung and nonalignment. Chenoy explains proposals for national currency trade, alternative payment systems, and financial reform. The conversation explores sanctions, strategic autonomy, and the differences between military alliances and cooperative forums, asking how diverse countries can pursue competitive coexistence while maintaining engagement with the West.Anuradha's Links:Articles at Scroll: https://scroll.in/author/27251India’s Foreign Policy and the Luxury of Strategic Autonomy: https://www.epw.in/journal/strategic-...The BRICS Plan for a New Financial Architecture (article record): https://pure.jgu.edu.in/id/eprint/8836/Transnational Institute profile: https://www.tni.org/en/profile/anurad...Neutrality Studies Links:Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.comSupport Neutrality Studies: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateNeutrality Studies shop: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopTime Stamps00:00 BRICS and the SCO in a changing world06:52 India, Russia and Western pressure10:13 The BRICS declaration and diplomacy17:00 Bandung and the legacy of nonalignment23:25 Sanctions, tariffs and financial reform25:27 National currencies and alternative payments28:40 Coexistence beyond military alliances40:29 Iran, sanctions and international law
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  Israel’s Hidden Victory: The ‘Defeat’ Of The West Is a Myth | Yakov Rabkin 16.09.2026 58min

  Yakov Rabkin discusses Artyom Kirpichenok’s reported detention in Israel, stressing the scarcity of confirmed information. He examines unequal legal protections, Western support for Israel, and the relationship between Zionism, colonialism, and Christian Zionism. Rabkin challenges claims of inevitable Western decline, arguing that regional fragmentation may serve strategic objectives. The conversation also explores Israeli education, surveillance exports, restrictions on dissent, and the limits of electoral change, before considering public pressure, diplomatic assistance, and Jewish opposition to Zionism through his published books.Yakov's Links:Yakov Rabkin’s website: https://yakovrabkin.ca/Yakov Rabkin’s Substack: https://yakovrabkin.substack.com/Zionism Decoded in 101 Quotes: https://www.ipgbook.com/zionism-decod...Israel in Palestine: Jewish Rejection of Zionism: https://israelpalestinebook.com/Neutrality Studies Links:Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.comSupport Neutrality Studies: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateNeutrality Studies shop: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopTime Stamps00:00 Artyom Kirpichenok’s detention05:29 Security courts and unequal justice17:06 Western support and double standards28:30 Colonial pride and the “new Hebrew”35:44 Britain and Christian Zionism39:42 Israel’s hidden victory and Western decline46:56 Security laws and shrinking civil liberties53:36 Helping Kirpichenok and finding Rabkin’s work
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  The Lies of 9/11 & The War on Terror EXPOSED | Prof. Irfan Ahmad 12.09.2026 59min

  25 years after the 9/11 incident in the USA, many are beginning to catch up with what those events really kicked off: The global war on the non-West and the multipolar world. Watch professor Irfan Ahmad in this talk deconstruct the narrative the transatlantic club has built to justify a quarter of a century of violence against the Global South.Professor Irfan Ahmad, Professor of Anthropology-Sociology at Ibn Haldun University, discusses his book Terrorism in Question: Decolonizing Anthropology and the Study of Islam. The conversation examines the neocolonial construction of terrorism, Islamophobia, enemy-making, the Global War on Terror, epistemic whitewashing, and the need to understand political violence through a more humane and decolonized anthropology.Links:Irfan Ahmad: https://fs.ihu.edu.tr/cv/academicians...Terrorism in Question: https://www.berghahnbooks.com/title/A...Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.comMerch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Terrorism in Question00:03:07 Decolonizing the terrorism question00:06:40 Securitization and the enemy00:08:25 From communism to Islamic terrorism00:15:27 Good Muslims, bad Muslims00:21:17 Manichaean thinking and Islamophobia00:27:38 The Global War on Terror00:31:28 Epistemic whitewashing00:40:55 Terrorism as ideology and theology00:49:59 War, neoliberalism and academia00:51:35 The anti-conclusion and rehumanizing terrorism00:57:04 Final thoughts and book recommendation
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  AfD & Germany's Collapse: Brain Drain and Business Escapes Are Real | Dr. Stephan Ebner 12.09.2026 56min

  The AfD just won local elections in Germany. Why? Well, not only Ukraine is currently going under, Germany is following, with its economy and social structure in deep dive. This is what explains the rise of the AfD—something the Pro-War Parties in the German establishment try to deny so hard, they rather tarnish AfD voters as "racists" rather than looking into their actual grievances.Dr. Stefan Ebner, an international lawyer working across the US, Germany, and Taiwan, discusses the AfD’s rise in Saxony, Germany’s political and economic decline, immigration, war with Russia, the EU, energy policy, the judiciary, and why professionals and businesses are leaving Germany.The law office of Dr. Stephan Ebner: https://lanaapma.ch/unser-team/Our Links:Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.comMerch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 AfD victory and Germany’s decline00:08:43 AfD as opposition to the political class00:10:33 Verfassungsschutz and German democracy00:12:07 Election outlook and direct democracy00:18:05 Nazi comparisons, war and Ukraine00:23:03 Leaving Germany and brain drain00:27:13 The EU, Brexit and sovereignty00:36:20 War anxiety, arms exports and the SPD00:41:09 Energy policy and Germany’s economic future00:45:32 Immigration, Iran and Israel00:50:14 Rule of law and Germany’s future
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  Europe’s Winter of Starvation, Ukraine Collapse Underway | Stas Krapivnik 11.09.2026 58min

  Stanislav Krapivnik discusses Europe’s food and energy pressures, arguing that fertilizer costs, drought and disrupted Ukrainian exports could deepen hardship. He and Pascal Lottaz examine Germany’s AfD, divisions within European opposition parties, and the limits of renewed diplomacy with Moscow. Turning to Ukraine, Krapivnik assesses manpower shortages, Russian advances, seasonal fog and the changing role of drones. He argues that new defensive technologies may restore battlefield mobility, while Pascal questions whether local breakthroughs could develop into a broader military collapse.Stas’s YouTube:    / @mrslavikman  Stas’s Substack: https://zmeigarinich.substack.comNeutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.comDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateMerch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop00:00 Introduction00:52 Europe’s food and fertilizer pressures06:35 Strikes on Ukraine’s ports and railways12:20 Germany’s AfD and Russia relations18:24 Energy policy and its trade-offs22:48 Diplomacy and Moscow’s ceasefire stance29:54 Weather, manpower and Russia’s next advance35:39 Tanks, drones and battlefield mobility
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  The West's TERRIBLE Dilemma Hits Hard | Dr. Ladislav Zemanek 11.09.2026 58min

  Dr. Ladislav Zemánek examines Russia’s relations with Japan, Europe’s sanctions policies, and the changing balance of global power. They discuss Europe’s limited strategic autonomy, the economic costs of confrontation, and Russia’s growing cooperation across Eurasia. Zemánek describes BRICS and other partnerships as expanding countries’ options rather than forming a unified bloc against the West. The conversation explores emerging alternative payment systems, the rising confidence of middle powers, and prospects for a more pragmatic and inclusive international order.Ladislav's Links:RT articles: https://www.rt.com/op-ed/authors/ladi...Parlamentní listy: https://www.parlamentnilisty.cz/redak...Valdai Discussion Club: https://valdaiclub.com/about/experts/...Our Links:Neutrality Studies Substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.comSupport the channel: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateNeutrality Studies merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop00:00 Russia, Japan and the legacy of 194505:17 Energy ties and the limits of sanctions10:18 Pragmatism versus confrontation16:18 Russia’s Eurasian pivot and a divided Europe24:23 European security and Eurasian integration30:03 Europe’s strategic autonomy dilemma40:41 BRICS and the rising global majority47:38 Sanctions blowback and Europe’s future
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  Eurasia Rising: The Partnership that Changes the World | Yevgeny Pavlov 11.09.2026 1j

  China and Russia describe their partnership as “better than an alliance”—but what does that mean in practice? Russian journalist Yevgeny Pavlov joins Pascal Lottaz from Beijing to examine the interests driving their cooperation, China’s cautious diplomacy, and the limits of support for partners such as Iran. They also discuss Russia–Japan tensions, Ukraine peace talks, Nord Stream, and Europe’s deepening strategic crisis. As Washington shifts its priorities, the conversation explores how Moscow and Beijing navigate an increasingly unstable international order.Links:Yevgeny Pavlov's English-language Substack:https://substack.com/@beetureen?r=6mz...Opinion Mate on Telegram:https://t.me/opinionmateThe Guardian report on the Nord Stream suspect and film consultant:https://www.theguardian.com/business/...Neutrality Studies Substack:https://pascallottaz.substack.comDonation:https://neutralitystudies.com/donateMerch:https://neutralitystudies.com/shopTimestamps:00:00 Meet Yevgeny Pavlov: A Russian journalist in Beijing04:28 China and Russia: Better than an alliance13:54 Russia–Japan tensions and the WWII monument21:40 Ukraine peace talks and Europe's war rhetoric32:41 Iran and the limits of Chinese and Russian support42:17 Trump, Ukraine and Europe's strategic crisis48:00 Nord Stream and Europe's energy dilemma51:08 US overstretch, China's concerns and the road ahead
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  Ukraine Proxy War End Game Begins, Collective West Total Panic | Alex Christoforou 06.09.2026 52min

  As the Ukraine front lines collapse, so does the fabric of the Collective West. The Epstein Class is losing its ability to hold the power structure together and it freaks them out—especially the European satellite states.Alex Christoforou of The Duran joins me today to discuss Europe’s Ukraine-focused escalation, EU centralization and opposition, transatlantic elite networks, US power and multipolarity, Russia’s future orientation toward BRICS and China, and the risks to free speech and independent media.Links:The Duran Locals: https://theduran.locals.comThe Duran Substack: https://theduran.substack.comNeutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.comMerch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shopDonation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Alex Christoforou and The Duran00:03:10 Leipzig drone and Europe’s war narrative00:09:06 Skepticism, Iraq, Syria and Maidan00:10:26 Greece, EU centralization and opposition00:19:01 Iran war and Project Ukraine00:22:23 Elite networks, Trump and European vassals00:31:41 How the system brings leaders in line00:34:26 US power, empire and multipolarity00:42:13 Russia’s future, Europe and free speech