The Escalation Trap: Is America's Strategy in Iran Backfiring? with Robert Pape

Podcast: The Great Simplification with Nate Hagens · Nate Hagens

Opublikowano: 2026-09-23

The United States, a global superpower for the last several decades, is now locked into a battle for control over the region with the bulk of the world's remaining fossil fuel reserves. Despite U.S. military strength, Iran is not backing down, equipped with a new era of military technology. What happens if the U.S. strategy backfires against its leadership's intention, and what are the larger implications for the balance of geopolitical power? In this episode, Nate welcomes military historian and political scientist Robert Pape for an in-the-moment breakdown of the Iran war's trajectory. Drawing on m...