Neutrality Studies

NATO is causing the very mass-migration its members then claim to be solving through more violence at home and oversees. It's a sick game in which the powerful once again pit the poorest and most abused people abroad against the poorest and most abused people at home to feed the West's system of violent domination. But cracks are now more than visible.Patrick Henningsen, journalist, writer, and founder of 21st Century Wire, joins Pascal to link NATO wars, sanctions, and regime change to migration into Europe and the UK. The talk covers the small boats debate, the rise of the new right, Christian Zionism, falling birth rates, labor demand, asylum policy, and the colonial logic behind modern politics.Links:21st Century Wire: https://21stcenturywire.com21st Century Wire YouTube:    / @21stcenturywiretv  Patrick Henningsen on Substack: https://patrickhenningsen.substack.comNeutrality Studies substack: https://pascallottaz.substack.com(Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a...)Merch: https://neutralitystudies-shop.fourth...Donation: https://neutralitystudies.com/donateTimestamps:00:00:00 Introduction00:00:35 NATO wars and migration waves00:05:43 Israel and the right wing loop00:09:01 Anti war right and Christian nationalism00:14:38 Great replacement and demographic fear00:20:20 Welfare state labor and immigration00:26:56 Libya asylum policy and migration abuse00:38:32 Small boats and political diversion00:43:59 Colonial methods genocide and empire

Pascal Lottaz speaks with Dr. Jonas Tögel, a German propaganda researcher and author, about war messaging in Germany and Europe, Bundeswehr outreach in schools, youth resistance, NATO narratives, the role of the US and EU, the collapse of antiwar politics, and the way propaganda, fear, and media overload shape public opinion. They also discuss public resistance, self-care, and keeping a peace movement alive.

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Dr. Jonas Tögel YouTube

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Introduction

00:01:40 Germany war mood and rearmament

00:10:53 Resistance youth and public fear

00:19:25 NATO pressure and Europe

00:26:34 Gaza Iran and empire violence

00:35:32 Peace movement and war messaging

00:43:04 Propaganda tactics and counterstrategy

00:51:10 Self-care and final thoughts

Pascal Lottaz speaks with Sheng Zhang, visiting fellow at Koç University’s Center for Asian Studies, on China’s changing view of Iran after the war, Beijing’s split between Iran and the Gulf states, military lessons from Iranian strategy, the Strait of Hormuz, Trump’s Beijing visit, and the wider message for US bases, trust, and power in West Asia and East Asia.

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Sheng Zhang at Johns Hopkins University

https://soc.jhu.edu/directory/sheng-zhang/

Sheng Zhang at Association for Global Political Thought

https://globalpoliticalthought.hsites.harvard.edu/people/sheng-zhang

Achilles’ Heel Self-Contradictions in the BRI’s Middle East Agendas Aggravate Limitations of the Iran-China Partnership

https://preprint.press.jhu.edu/anp/sites/default/files/Asian%20Perspective_preprint_Sheng%20Zhang_%28Spring%202026%29.pdf

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00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:20 China sees Iran in a new light

00:09:29 Iranian unity and wartime resolve

00:13:16 China between Iran and Gulf states

00:21:25 Military lessons from the Iran war

00:29:31 Hormuz shipping and China relations

00:36:33 China’s wider regional message

00:40:24 Trump in Beijing with no real deal

00:56:24 East Asia lessons on US bases

01:05:36 Guest links and upcoming pape

Giles Chance joins Pascal Lottaz to discuss China’s rise, from Deng Xiaoping’s reforms and WTO entry to the 2008 crisis, BRICS, Belt and Road, and rare earth leverage. Chance, author of Doing Business in China and China and the Credit Crisis, also examines Xi Jinping’s impact on the private sector, tensions with Washington, and the outlook for a more multipolar world.

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Doing Business in China by Giles Chance

https://www.routledge.com/Doing-Business-in-China/Chance/p/book/9781032147642

China and the Credit Crisis by Giles Chance

https://books.google.com/books/about/China_and_the_Credit_Crisis.html?id=1MfsAAAAMAAJ

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00:00:00 Introduction and Giles Chance background

00:04:53 China’s business model and rise

00:08:01 Deng Xiaoping and the export boom

00:19:35 2008 crisis BRICS and Belt and Road

00:26:16 China’s industrial power and self reliance

00:29:43 China and the new multipolar order

00:39:13 Xi Jinping party control and business

00:46:38 Tariffs rare earths and US China ties

01:01:52 Books and closing remarks

Pascal Lottaz and Benjamin Schoendorf speak with Explosive Media, the creator behind the viral Iranian Lego videos, about using Lego and AI to break through Western media habits, the team’s roots in Iran, creative speed, humor, empathy, audience feedback, narrative warfare, cultural identity, direct media between people, and the spiritual drive behind the work.

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Resistance is Fertile Podcast: https://resistanceisfertilepodcast.substack.com

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00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:40 Lego strategy and mission

00:06:01 Values dignity and cultural voice

00:08:56 Western audiences and narrative warfare

00:12:05 Creative process humor and empathy

00:16:04 Risk audience and media resistance

00:22:01 Peace front and speaking to the West

00:28:24 AI as the new equalizer

00:33:03 War creativity and spiritual meaning

Pascal Lottaz speaks with Ivana Nikolić Hughes of Columbia University and Peter Kuznick of American University about the NPT review conference, nuclear deterrence, first strike thinking, Trump and launch power, pressure for more states to seek nuclear weapons, the role of US allies in the Gulf, Europe and Japan, and the small but real hope offered by the nuclear ban treaty and public action.

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Ivana Nikolić Hughes at Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: https://www.wagingpeace.org/ivana_nikolic_hughes/

Ivana Nikolić Hughes at Columbia University: https://www.columbia.edu/cu/chemistry/fac-bios/nikolic/faculty.html

Peter Kuznick at American University: https://www.american.edu/cas/faculty/kuznick.cfm

The Untold History of the United States by Oliver Stone and Peter Kuznick: https://www.simonandschuster.net/books/The-Untold-History-of-the-United-States/Oliver-Stone/9781982102531

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00:00:00 Introduction

00:00:24 Global danger and NPT review

00:05:05 Proliferation pressures rise

00:08:38 Deterrence and first strike risk

00:17:26 Disarmament failure and collapse

00:23:19 Iran and the limits of war

00:29:28 Trump and nuclear launch power

00:43:42 US allies and security shifts

00:56:17 Nuclear ban treaty and final hope

Pascal Lottaz speaks with Dr. Kees van der Pijl, emeritus professor of international relations at Sussex, about ruling class formation, Marxism, finance, tech, intelligence, Zionism, and the shift from nation states to transnational power networks. They discuss Europe’s decline, war, BRICS, social collapse, collective values, migration, and the limits of resistance against a violent Western-led order.

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Kees van der Pijl on Academia.edu

https://independent.academia.edu/KeesVanderPijl

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Atlantic ruling class

00:08:25 Marxism and class power

00:11:43 Zionism tech and elite networks

00:18:54 Globalism Europe and nation states

00:40:44 Resistance and collective values

00:47:27 Violence migration and world order

00:54:44 Russia China Iran and restraint

01:01:54 Guest links and closing

Pascal Lottaz speaks with Dr. Warwick Powell of Queensland University about Trump’s China visit, the thin planning behind it, the US business team, and the lack of real progress on Iran, trade, and wider strategy. They also discuss the Strait of Hormuz, US limits, China’s growing weight, and Xi Jinping’s use of the Thucydides trap as a call for serious diplomacy.

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Warwick Powell on Substack: https://warwickpowell.substack.com

Warwick Powell on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tiotalkswithwarwickpowell

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Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi joins Pascal Lottaz to assess the war with Iran, the failed ceasefire, Gulf state pressure, Lebanon, and the risk of a new US attack. They discuss claims about Iran’s missile strength, Saudi and Qatari moves, nuclear enrichment, Trump’s China trip, blockade plans, and the wider threat of economic shock, proxy war, and a deeper regional crisis.

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Professor Seyed Mohammad Marandi on X: https://x.com/s_m_marandi

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Timestamps:

00:00:00 Introduction and war assessment

00:16:04 Gulf states and signs of a shift

00:24:24 Saudi Arabia and regional split

00:28:21 Nuclear pressure and 90 percent threat

00:37:07 China trip and diplomacy limits

00:44:44 Blockade and global economic pain

00:53:27 Shia resistance and wider impact

Pascal Lottaz welcomes back friend and colleague Stanislav Krapivnik for a hard look at Russia, Ukraine, and Europe. They discuss claims that Russia has stalled, repeat stories of Russian collapse in Western media, ceasefire talk, NATO escalation, nuclear risk, the loss of trust in peace deals, and the growing debate over whether the war can freeze or spread into a wider European conflict.

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Stanislav Krapivnik YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MrSlavikman

Stanislav Krapivnik Telegram: https://t.me/stastydaiobratno

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00:00:00 Introduction and ceasefire claims

00:01:01 Russia collapse narrative

00:05:00 Kremlin factions and hardline debate

00:09:03 Drone war and nuclear risk

00:14:36 Europe as the next battlefield

00:19:40 Nuclear umbrella and tactical war

00:22:53 Trust collapse and frozen conflict

00:29:25 Russian mood and war pressure