Putin's Paranoia & Iran's Oil Gamble

from This Week Explained · host Leon Media Network

This week, we explore shifting global fault lines, from a hollowed-out military showcase in Moscow to an unauthorized Israeli base in the Iraqi desert. Are we watching the desperate thrashing of isolated regimes, or the calculated opening moves of a new global order?

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