# US Military Bases Are Being DESTROYED. Iran‘s Greatest Victory | Dr. Arta Moeini

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Published: 2026-06-14T15:20:30+00:00
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Dr. Arta Moeini, Managing Director of U.S. Operations and Research Director at the Institute for Peace and Diplomacy, discusses radical realism, regional power, and the limits of global hegemony. The conversation covers China, Iran, neutrality, middle powers, Ukraine, Israel, U.S. strategy, Europe’s dependence on America, and why a post-unipolar world may be shaped more by regions, cultures, and civilizations than by one global system.Links:Institute for Peace and Diplomacy: https://peacediplomacy.org Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com (Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a... )Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction to Arta Moeini and IPD 00:01:35 Radical realism and world politics 00:03:59 Why radical realism differs from neorealism 00:08:34 China, culture, and global hegemony 00:14:52 Power beyond tanks and GDP 00:18:10 Middle powers and multinodality 00:22:34 Neutrality at the edge of empires 00:30:34 U.S. regional disruptors and alliances 00:36:24 Elite networks and bad state choices 00:40:06 Europe, NATO, and American influence 00:45:41 The coming post-unipolar world

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