{"podcast":{"title":"Neutrality Studies","slug":"neutrality-studies-7179578","podcast_index_feed_id":7179578,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fe578920/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.neutralitystudies.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42571496/42571496-1737706255594-0b17200e71e0e.jpg","author":"Pascal","episode_count":469,"summary":"A channel dedicated to neutrality in international relations and analysis of world affairs. For more info, visit neutralitystudies.com","last_synced_at":"2026-09-13T04:18:18.039478+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578"},"episode":{"title":"NATO's Crazy Long Term Planning for Proxy Wars | Stas Krapivnik","slug":"nato-s-crazy-long-term-planning-for-proxy-wars-stas-krapivnik","published_at":"2026-08-31T01:15:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578/nato-s-crazy-long-term-planning-for-proxy-wars-stas-krapivnik","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/neutrality-studies/episodes/NATOs-Crazy-Long-Term-Planning-for-Proxy-Wars--Stas-Krapivnik-e3o3uj8","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/fe578920/podcast/play/124958760/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-31%2F5a887608-bf40-4fdf-ef68-903d0d1afbfc.m4a","summary":"What if the craziness in NATO's proxy wars has a hidden strategy? What if they just fool us to believe they are headless chicken but in fact things are based on hard calculated realities? Stas Krapivnik, a former US Army officer joins me to discuss the new US pressure on Iran, why sanctions fail, and China’s economic leverage. We also examine US political messaging, leadership and long-term planning, the Ukraine war, and fears of a wider conflict involving Iran.Links:Stanislav Krapivnik on YouTube: / @mrslavikman Stanislav Krapivnik on X: https://x.com/STANISKRAPIVNIK Stas Was There...In English on Telegram: https://t.me/staswasthereenglish2 Стас Туда и Обратно on Telegram: https://t.me/stastydaiobratno Rise of the Imperial Eagle on Substack: https://zmeigarinich.substack.com Neutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com Merch: https://neutralitystudies.com/shop Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donate Timestamps: 00:00:00 Introduction and US sanctions on Iran 00:02:52 Can sanctions against Iran still work? 00:08:47 Russia, China, and support for Iran 00:18:52 US rhetoric and political messaging 00:27:03 Master plan or institutional failure? 00:33:19 Leadership, insecurity, and power 00:41:04 Ukraine, Iran, and nuclear risks 00:48:02 Closing remarks","meta_description":"What if the craziness in NATO's proxy wars has a hidden strategy? What if they just fool us to believe they are headless chicken but in fact things are ba…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2954,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/neutrality-studies-7179578/episodes/nato-s-crazy-long-term-planning-for-proxy-wars-stas-krapivnik/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/neutrality-studies-7179578/nato-s-crazy-long-term-planning-for-proxy-wars-stas-krapivnik.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}