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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 Ukrai...

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 B...

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...

For more than seventy years, Europe’s security has rested on one central assumption: when the crisis comes, the United States will be there. Not only with troops, but with bases, logistics, intelligence, airlift, command structures, deterrence, and political reassurance. But what happens when that assumption begins to change? Recent reports suggest that Washington may be preparing to accelerate th...

The podcast examines the diplomatic proposal attributed to Friedrich Merz to establish an associated membership for Ukraine, conceived as an intermediate phase to integrate Kyiv into European institutions without waiting for the lengthy timeline of formal accession. The episode explores the possibility of offering Ukraine active political participation and the extension of the mutual defence claus...

This episode of IARI International Podcast explores the deep transformation of the global defense industry in 2025, highlighting the shift from a conventional arms market to a true regime of strategic production. The analysis shows that deterrence today no longer depends only on defense spending, but increasingly on industrial depth: the ability of states and companies to turn budgets into real op...

A new episode of IARI International Podcast explores the growing rivalry between Japan and China, a confrontation that is no longer limited to diplomacy but increasingly shaped by maritime security, industrial autonomy, and strategic deterrence. At the center of this dossier are Taiwan, Japan’s southwestern islands, and Tokyo’s evolving defense posture in the First Island Chain. The episode also e...