Alastair Crooke: Redefining Geopolitics from the Middle East to NATO

In this geopolitical discussion, Glenn Diesen speaks with former British diplomat Alastair Crooke about a major shift in Middle Eastern and European power politics. They analyze a new framework agreement involving Iran and examine how Donald Trump appears to be prioritizing regional de-escalation over Israel’s traditional military objectives.The conversation explores the growing political turmoil inside Israel as unconditional U.S. military support for operations in Lebanon and the wider region comes under question. Diesen and Crooke also discuss rising NATO-Russia tensions, recent attacks on Moscow, and the increasing role of European powers in escalating the Ukraine war.The speakers warn that Europe’s strategy of drawing the United States into a direct confrontation with Russia reflects a dangerous misunderstanding of military realities, escalation control, and the risks of wider war. Ultimately, the discussion highlights the fracturing of old alliances, the decline of Western dominance, and the emergence of a multipolar world order reshaping the Middle East, Europe, NATO, Russia, Iran, Israel, and U.S. foreign policy.