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Jeffrey Sachs on the Forces Driving the Iran War

A wide-ranging conversation on regional power shifts, U.S.-Israel strategy, and the global economic fallout

(0:00) Where Does the Iran War Go From Here?

(10:13) Iran’s Growing Power Since the War Began

(14:37) Where Does the Hatred Towards Iran Come From?

(24:37) The Nuclear Weapon Lie Surrounding Iran

(32:51) The Greater Israel Project

(37:36) Trump’s Beholdenness to the Oil and Zionist Lobby

(41:12) Iran’s Drought, Israel’s Use of the U.S., and Accepting a Stronger Iran

(54:54) Sachs’s Exchange with Danny Danon

(1:01:37) David Ben-Gurion and the Displacement of Millions of Jews

(1:07:28) Zionism’s Origin

(1:17:06) What Will Israel Do If the U.S. Withdraws Support?

(1:24:38) The Untenability of the Greater Israel Project

(1:32:35) What Are the Economic Effects if This War Accelerates?

(1:47:17) Is This Preordained?

(1:57:07) Have Any Legislatures Grown More Powerful in the Past Decade?

(1:58:23) Will Our Current System Survive This?


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