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IARI - International

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IARI International Podcast is a podcast dedicated to the analysis of the most important dynamics shaping international affairs. Each episode explores news, crises, conflicts, strategic decisions, and global transformations through a clear, analytical, and accessible perspective.From foreign policy to international security, from global economics to the relations between major powers, the podcast offers a deeper reading of the events that are reshaping the balance of the world.It is designed for listeners who want to go beyond the headlines, understand the context, and interpret the geopolitical consequences of today’s most relevant international developments.IARI International Podcast: understanding the world, one story at a time.Copyright IARI Political Science Politics & Government
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  • Negotiating_Peace_With_Deep_Strike_Missiles

    Negotiating_Peace_With_Deep_Strike_Missiles
    Jun 12 2026
    Episode DescriptionHas diplomacy in the war in Ukraine reached a new breaking point, or are negotiations simply entering a more militarized phase?

    In this episode, we examine Sergey Lavrov’s response to the joint document signed by the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Ukraine. The E3 statement combines calls for a ceasefire and legally binding security guarantees with plans to strengthen Ukraine’s air-defence, anti-ballistic, and deep-strike capabilities.For Kyiv and its European partners, military support is considered essential to prevent future negotiations from becoming a tactical pause that Russia could exploit. For Moscow, however, the same strategy appears to confirm that Europe is not preparing for peace, but for a longer and more sophisticated confrontation.

    The central issue is therefore not simply whether negotiations remain possible, but under what conditions they could take place. Deep-strike capabilities, frozen Russian assets, multinational security guarantees, and Europe’s growing defence-industrial cooperation with Ukraine are becoming part of the negotiating architecture itself.

    The real danger lies in the widening gap between the two sides’ perceptions: what Europe describes as deterrence, Russia interprets as escalation; what Kyiv considers a minimum security guarantee, Moscow views as the permanent transformation of Ukraine into a Western military platform.An episode designed to separate verified facts from strategic narratives, understand why Lavrov has questioned the credibility of the European negotiating framework, and assess whether the conflict is moving toward armed diplomacy, managed stalemate, or a new escalation threshold.
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    19 mins
  • The_2026_Financial_Siege_of_Cuba

    The_2026_Financial_Siege_of_Cuba
    Jun 12 2026
    Is Cuba truly on the verge of a military confrontation with the United States, or are we witnessing a new pressure strategy designed to bend Havana without firing a single shot? In this episode, we examine the latest cycle of tension between Washington and Cuba: the tightening of sanctions, the island’s energy and financial crisis, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s visit to the Guantánamo Bay Naval Base, and reports—still not fully verified—of weapons allegedly being distributed to Cuban civilians. The real danger may not be a planned invasion, but rather the accumulation of military signals, social fragility, and hostile perceptions capable of triggering a dangerous miscalculation. Between economic coercion, internal mobilization, and migration risks, Cuba is once again becoming one of the most sensitive geopolitical flashpoints in the Western Hemisphere. An episode designed to separate verified facts from political narratives, understand Washington’s objectives, and assess the scenarios that could turn a frozen crisis into a wider regional escalation.
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    19 mins
  • Why_China_slashed_its_oil_imports

    Why_China_slashed_its_oil_imports
    Jun 2 2026
    In global energy markets, oil is never just oil. It is movement, industry, transport, military readiness, political stability, and strategic time. And nowhere is this more evident than in China.For years, Beijing has been the world’s most important oil buyer: a giant industrial engine whose demand can push prices, reshape shipping routes, and influence the calculations of producers from the Gulf to Russia, from Africa to Central Asia. When China buys more crude, markets usually read it as a signal of growth, industrial activity, and confidence. But when China buys less, the meaning becomes much more ambiguous.Is it a sign of economic slowdown? Is it a reaction to higher prices? Is it the result of weaker refining activity? Or is it something deeper: the use of accumulated oil reserves as a geopolitical shock absorber?This is the Chinese oil paradox.In the spring of 2026, Chinese crude imports fell sharply, while the global energy system was already under pressure from instability around the Strait of Hormuz — one of the most important maritime chokepoints in the world. The numbers are striking, but the real question is not simply how much oil China is importing. The real question is how long Beijing can afford to import less.Because in an energy crisis, the country with no reserves is forced to buy when prices are high, routes are vulnerable, and markets are nervous. But a country with enough strategic depth can wait. It can reduce its exposure, absorb the shock, test the market, and decide when to return
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    20 mins
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