{"podcast":{"title":"Multipolarity","slug":"multipolarity-5951710","podcast_index_feed_id":5951710,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/multipolarity/","website_url":"https://multipolarity.captivate.fm","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4ec861e1-b9d1-4821-8e0e-859f3ad2e7b3/6qNVpAP8jM0ohVS4NVesEHAO.jpg","author":"Multipolarity","episode_count":190,"summary":"Charting The Rise Of A Multipolar World Order Philip Pilkington is an unorthodox macroeconomist. Andrew Collingwood is an equally skeptical journalist. Lately, both have realised that - post-Ukraine, post-Afghanistan withdrawal - the old, unipolar, US-led world order is in its death throes. In its wake, something new is being born. But what shape will that take? That will depend on a combustible combination of economics and geopolitics; trade and military muscle. Each week, our duo take three off-radar news stories and explain how each is shaping our multipolar reality.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/multipolarity-5951710"},"episode":{"title":"Multipolarity Dialogues: Iran From The Inside","slug":"multipolarity-dialogues-iran-from-the-inside","published_at":"2026-02-12T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/multipolarity-5951710/multipolarity-dialogues-iran-from-the-inside","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/multipolarity-5951710","url":"https://multipolarity.captivate.fm/episode/danube-dialogues-iran-from-the-inside","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/bd0d6412-4da4-4725-8ffe-6603501def78.mp3","summary":"Firas Modad is back for his second turn on the pod. After talking about Neo-Ottomanism last time, he is turning his attention to Iran, and its faltering regime. With rumours of an imminent attack continuing to swirl, what future is there for a post-Khamenei world? What part could be played by the exiled Shah? Is there perhaps a different faction that could take the reins if the mullahs fell? Even then: do Iran’s neighbours even want the regime to fall - given that it could unleash an oil rich industrialised state of 80 million into the region’s balance of power? Then, talk turns to Somaliland. Recently recognised by Israel, this northern splinter state of Somalia is relatively stable, and hangs on a hinge of the Gulf of Aden, making it a juicy prize for lovers of international shipping lanes. The Emiratis are for it – but Turkey says no. Who will win in this coming tussle between the Gulf monarchies and the neo-sultan Erdogan?","meta_description":"Firas Modad is back for his second turn on the pod. After talking about Neo-Ottomanism last time, he is turning his attention to Iran, and its faltering r…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3024,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/multipolarity-5951710/episodes/multipolarity-dialogues-iran-from-the-inside/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/multipolarity-5951710/multipolarity-dialogues-iran-from-the-inside.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}