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History’s Not Just About Great Men: Peter Frankopan on Iran and Ukraine

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History’s Not Just About Great Men: Peter Frankopan on Iran and Ukraine

The Mishal Husain Show

Jul 31
The Mishal Husain Show

The Mishal Husain Show

Jul 31
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Uncertainty about the US-Israel war with Iran and its endgame continues to cast a long shadow over global trade, while Ukraine’s increasingly sophisticated counterattacks are imposing mounting costs on Russia. What are the combined implications of these t...

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Historian Peter Frankopan examines what the wars in Ukraine and Iran reveal about modern power, resilience, miscalculation, and the emerging international order.
06:04
Wars of existence are difficult to defeat
09:31
Putin’s war is about Ukraine’s existence
13:01
The East is central to our future
17:21
The war may end in an indefinite freeze
24:51
Powerful leaders often miscalculate
34:35
The US should not be written off

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Why determined states are hard to defeat
00:01
Russia, Ukraine, and the politics of the East
08:22
Russia’s endurance and the prospect of a frozen war
15:28
Miscalculation, power, and China’s strategic lessons
22:58
Chokepoints, alliances, and the future global order
30:43

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