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Stephen Zunes Podcast
by Stephen Zunes
I am Professor of Politics, University of San Francisco. I write on US politics and the Middle East. stephenzunes962006.substack.com
Episodes
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Why Navi Pillay’s Receiving the Nobel Peace Prize Is So Important
By Stephen Zunes First Published in The Nation October 14, 2026 https://www.thenation.com/article/world/navi-pillay-nobel-peace-prize-international-law/ With international law and human rights under attack by such major powers as the United States and Russia and with ongoing genocidal wars in...
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Democratic Voters Say They Want Change, But the Party Just Elevated More Hawks
Truthout has just posted my latest article about how, despite growing dissatisfaction among Democratic voters with the war on Iran and with ongoing military support for Israel and Arab dictatorships, the House Democratic leadership has picked two prominent hawks to join the House Foreign Affairs...
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US War on ICC Isn’t New, Isn’t Just Coming From GOP, and Isn’t Just About Israel
By Stephen Zunes , first published in Truthout, August 7, 2026. Read by Greg Bates. The United States has launched an all-out assault on the International Criminal Court (ICC). In the past few weeks alone, the Trump administration has vowed to eradicate the top court, pressured countries to...
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A Dangerous Contender for U.S. Senate in Michigan Primary
First published in The Progressive, July 29, 2026. Read by Greg Bates Michigan Democrats face a critical choice next Tuesday in what polls show is a tight primary race for the U.S. Senate. It pits Representative Haley Stevens, one of the more hawkish and pro-corporate Democratic members in the…
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Trump’s Deal with Iran Is Good Enough
First published in The Progressive, June 23, 2026. Read by Greg Bates Many of the criticisms being leveled against the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran—namely, that it is not that great a deal—are accurate and worthy of attention. But under the disastrous set of...
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On Iran, Trump Has Backed Himself — and Much of the World — Into a Corner
First published in Truthout, May 5, 2026 U.S. efforts to force an end to the stalemate in the Strait of Hormuz by attempting to escort a few U.S.-flagged ships through the Iranian closure will not only fail to relieve the worsening global fuel crisis and disruption of supply chains, it risks a...
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This Isn’t Just Trump’s War on Iran. Both Parties Paved the Way for Disaster.
First published in Truthout, April 17, 2026. Read by Greg Bates Unlike the invasion of Iraq, which received the support of a sizable minority of congressional Democrats, Donald Trump’s war on Iran has received near-universal criticism. Still, the party has focused primarily on process-style...
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Trump’s Disastrous War of Choice in Iran
First published in The Progressive, April 10, 2026. Read by Greg Bates. t is difficult, as of this writing, to speculate as to whether a genuine ceasefire in the war with Iran will take hold, even temporarily. Under previous U.S. presidential administrations, it was easier to make predictions…
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The United States Cannot ‘Win’ a War on Iran
First published in The Progressive Magazine, April 3, 2026. Written by Stephen Zunes, Read by Greg Bates. Iran certainly cannot win a war in the face of the massive U.S. and Israeli onslaught. As recent weeks have shown, however, it can still prevent the United States from winning. In a new form…
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What Are the Trump Administration’s True Objectives in Iran?
First published in Truthout, March 4, 2026. The ramifications of the escalating U.S.-Israeli war on Iran remain to be seen, but they will not be good. Indeed, as with the U.S.-led war on Iraq, the war on Iran could prove disastrous. It is important to understand, therefore, what would motivate…
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THE IRANIAN PROTESTS EXPLAINED
By Daniel Falcone First published in Foreign Piolicy in Focus, January 28, 2026 In this interview, international relations scholar Stephen Zunes and Middle East historian Lawrence Davidson help to unpack the Iranian protests and explain their relevance within the context of U.S. and Israeli...
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BBC Interview on Trump's "Board of Peace" for Gaza
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The Real Reason Trump Invaded Venezuela
First published in The Progressive, Janury 6, 2026. Read by Greg Bates. The U.S. attack on Venezuela resulted from having an incredibly corrupt and autocratic-minded President using his office to enrich himself and his supporters, deploying the country’s armed forces against his own citizens,...
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A Peace Prize for Trump the Militarist?
First published in The Nation November 25, 2025 Transcript As US forces continue to engage in illegal attacks on boats in the Caribbean and with the growing threat of direct US military intervention in Venezuela, you might be wondering, “What happened to Trump’s promises to avoid foreign military...
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Nancy Pelosi’s Dismal Record on Israel and Palestine
First published in The Progressive, November 20, 2025. Also available on the Stephen Zunes Podcast. Transcript There is much to admire about U.S. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who recently announced her plan to retire in 2027 after thirty-nine years in office, including her progressive...
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Has Trump Finally Ended Western Sahara’s Dream of Freedom?
First published in The Nation, November 13, 2025. Read by Greg Bates. Also available as a podcast. Transcript On October 31, the United States successfully pushed a resolution (UNSC 2797) through the United Nations Security Council largely endorsing a dubious “autonomy” proposal by Morocco which...
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The International Community is Pushing for Palestinian Statehood—But the U.S. Won’t Have It
First published in The Progressive, October 8, 2025. Read by Greg Bates. A text is available at the Stephen Zunes substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephenzunes962006.substack.com/subscribe
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A Shaky Ceasefire Is Better Than An Ongoing Genocide
First published in The Progressive, October 16, 2025. Read by Greg Bates. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephenzunes962006.substack.com/subscribe
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Democratic Leadership Still Hasn’t Caught Up to the Party’s Base on Gaza
Also available as text on the Stephen Zunes Substack This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephenzunes962006.substack.com/subscribe
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Bipartisan US Push Tries to Label Democratic African Government as Terrorist
A text version is available at the Stephen Zunes Substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephenzunes962006.substack.com/subscribe
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316 Trump’s Plan for Gaza Expulsion is Rooted in Decades of U.S. Policy
This is also available as a text on the Stephen Zunes Substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephenzunes962006.substack.com/subscribe
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317 By Rejecting Evidence of Genocide in Gaza, the US Is Following a Familiar Pattern
First published in New Lines Magazine, February 14, 2025. Text available on the Stephen Zunes Substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephenzunes962006.substack.com/subscribe
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318 A Long Legacy of Hypocrisy on Occupations
Originally published in The Progressive March 6, 2025. Read by Greg Bates This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephenzunes962006.substack.com/subscribe
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Panetta’s false charges of terrorism make no sense
This audio version of an op-ed that was first published inthe Santa Cruz Sentinel can also be read by subscribing to the free Stephen Zunes substack. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...
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319 The Silence of the Dems
Originally published in The Progressive, April 11 2025. Read by Greg Bates On March 15, National Security Adviser Michael Waltz informed fellow Trump Administration officials through their now-infamous Signal chat that a U.S. missile attack had resulted in the collapse of an apartment building...
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The Strategic Functions of US Aid to Israel (from 1996)
First published in Middle East Policy, Volume. 4, Issue 4, October 1996 Note from Greg: This article, first published nearly 40 years ago, provides both the history of US aid to Israel and illuminates the essential continuities that have persisted and continue today. This is a public episode. If...
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Video: Interview on local CBS station concerning Trump's Bombing of Iraq
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Audio: After bombing Iran, Trump's claim that Iran was responsible for 1,000 American deaths in Iraq is a lie
This is the audio to a post sent earlier this morning. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephenzunes962006.substack.com/subscribe
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320 Missed Opportunity in Iran
June 19, 2025. Read by Greg Bates. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit stephenzunes962006.substack.com/subscribe
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