How does imperialism shape today's wars, and why is Iran in the crosshairs?
Dan Cyrus talks with Maung Zarni, a Burmese scholar exiled in the UK, a human rights activist and a founder of the Free Rohingya Coalition. He has challenged Myanmar's military regime for decades.
In this episode:
* What imperialism and anti-imperialism mean today, and how Western governments and corporations work together
* What the war against Iran is really about: oil, the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran's ties with China and Russia
* Cultural imperialism, and how Orientalism shapes the way Western media portray Muslim societies
* The Rohingya and Gaza genocide cases, and whether international law is applied selectively
* Resistance movements in Yemen, Lebanon and Palestine, and how they are portrayed in the West
* Whether voting can change a system run by deep states and oligarchs
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