The Think Tank Racket - Prog. Glenn Diesen on Groong Podcast

Stanislav Krapivnik is a former US Army officer, supply chain exec and military-political expert, now based in Russia. He was born in Lugansk during the Soviet times, migrated to the US as a child and served in the US ar…

Lawrence Wilkerson is a retired Colonel in the US Army and the former Chief of Staff to the US Secretary of State. Colonel Wilkerson discusses how Trump's approach to Europe and the Middle East could be an effort to with…

Philip Pilkington is a Senior Research Fellow at the Hungarian Institute of International Affairs where he focuses on macroeconomic and geoeconomic issues. Pilkington discusses his most recent book: "The Collapse of Glob…

Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a professor at Tehran University and a former advisor to Iran's Nuclear Negotiation Team. Prof. Marandi argues that the US likely plans for a limited "bloody nose" attack on Iran with the expect…

John J. Mearsheimer is the R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago, where he has taught since 1982. Prof. Mearsheimer the new Cold War and NATO's defeat in Uk…

Larry Johnson is a former intelligence analyst at the CIA who also worked at the US State Department's Office of Counterterrorism. Johnson discusses the rapid collapse of the U.S. dollar and why it will bring down the em…

Dmitry Polyanskiy is the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the OSCs. Polyanskiy argues that Europe needs a pan-European security architecture based on indivisible security to avoid more war.Please lik…

Prof. Jeffrey Sachs discusses how the U.S. has amassed military capabilities for a massive war on Iran and communicates its clear intention. The Europeans continue to encourage U.S. warmongering and then have the audacit…

Alex Krainer is a market analyst, author & former hedge fund manager. Krainer discusses how the rise of the Western oligarchy, democratic despotism, a political legitimacy crisis, and the subsequent risk of civil war.Ale…

Scott Ritter is a former Major, Intelligence Officer, US Marine, and UN Weapons Inspector. Ritter discusses the possibility of an imminent attack on Iran.Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.…

Dr. Gilbert Doctorow discusses how Russia escalates during the diplomatic efforts. While most focus is on negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, the negotiations between Russia and the US are of greater importance to e…

Prof. Xueqin Jiang argues that both historical patterns and game theory can be used to accurately predict future events. Prof. Jiang discusses socio-economic and political challenges of a world undergoing rapid change: t…

Yanis Varoufakis is an economist, the former Finance Minister of Greece, and the author of numerous bestselling books. Yanis Varoufakis discusses the imperialist nature of Trump's 'Board of Peace', and why it will dissol…

Prof. Richard Wolff discusses how the profound economic problems across the West manifest themselves in societal and political problems.Follow Prof. Glenn Diesen: Substack: https://glenndiesen.substack.com/ X/Twitter: ht…

George Beebe is the former CIA Director for Russia Analysis and currently Director of Grand Strategy at the Quincy Institute. Beebe examines the difficult strategic choices facing the United States as it confronts the en…