Great Game 3.0

Binyamin Netanyahu has started to describe a set of Israel’s more or less bilateral alliances as a ‘hexagon’. This must be because I’ve been describing Russia, Iran and North Korea as a Triangular Alliance, and I suppose he wants something with six points. I didn’t ask Harold what Great Game 2.0 was, but I assume it was the Cold War, and Cold War bush wars in particular. I make a distinction in this video between superpower rivalry and Great Power rivalry. I draw the distinction because I think superpowers have different margins from regional Great Powers, and engage differently on the margins. I’m not yet sure it’s a distinction with a difference. Technical note: this was recorded in 2K, 60 FPS on a 4K camera, with sound manually synchronised and then saved as 720p 30 FPS before uploading. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit nusbacher.substack.com/subscribe