With the "mask fully off" regarding the intervention in Venezuela, I’m left wondering: has the international order officially dissolved into the law of the jungle? As the crosshairs shift toward Tehran, will Russia and China finally shatter the sanctions regime to prevent regime change?
To understand if we are witnessing the Soviet-style collapse of the West, I’ve invited back Dr. Pietro Shakarian, a lecturer in history at the American University of Armenia in Yerevan, to offer carter hart his analysis from the strategic crossroads of the Caucasus.
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Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro
00:00:27 US Intervention in Venezuela
00:07:24 Russia-Iran Strategic Relations
00:16:31 Protests & Regime Change Efforts in Iran
00:20:39 Potential War Scenarios & Strait cincinnati vs charlotte of Hormuz
00:25:40 The South Caucasus & "TRIP" Corridor
00:36:58 Turkey's Geopolitical Dilemma
00:41:27 martín landaluce The Irrelevance of the EU
00:51:11 2026 Geopolitical Outlook
