EPISODE · Aug 18, 2026 · 40 MIN
The Price of Proxy Wars: Is U.S. Hegemony Collapsing?
from Joannes Wyckmans Podcast · host Joannes J.A. Wyckmans
The Price of Proxy Wars: Is U.S. Hegemony Collapsing? What happens when interventionist foreign policy begins to weaken the power it was meant to protect? In this discussion, Mario Nawfal and Ana Kasparian examine escalating tensions involving Israel, Turkey, Iran, Syria, and the United States, questioning the long-term costs of America’s approach to the Middle East. The conversation explores U.S. military strategy, Israeli strikes, settler violence in the West Bank, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and the growing risk of a wider regional conflict. The speakers also raise concerns about nuclear escalation, political accountability, and whether Washington is becoming increasingly trapped by its own foreign-policy commitments. At the center of the debate is a bigger geopolitical question: Is the United States eroding its own global influence through endless intervention and proxy conflicts? As tensions continue to rise, the discussion considers what the future of American hegemony and global diplomacy could look like. #Geopolitics #USForeignPolicy #Israel #Iran #Turkey #Gaza #MiddleEast #ProxyWars #AmericanHegemony #Trump #MilitaryStrategy #GlobalPolitics #ForeignPolicy #War #Diplomacy
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