Game Theory in the Gulf: The World’s Most Expensive Game of Chicken

In this episode, Alex breaks down the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire that was supposed to last two weeks and somehow turned into a geopolitical game of chicken with the global economy hanging in the balance. As Trump pushes Gulf nations toward the Abraham Accords while teasing a possible Iran deal, even his own allies are warning that the agreement could resemble the Obama-era deal he once condemned. From oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz to White House infighting and nuclear brinkmanship, Alex unpacks how America may have stumbled from “maximum pressure” into negotiating simply to keep negotiating.