New Order with Afshin Rattansi

On this episode of New Order we speak to Ambassador John Bolton, former National Security Advisor to Donald Trump. He discusses the failure to reach a US-India trade deal after the tariff announcements, whether India will move closer to China following cooler relations with Washington, whether the US poses a threat to India after the bombing of the Chabahar Port and killing of Indian sailors by the US Navy, whether there is a possibility of the use of tactical nuclear weapons against Iran, Iran’s nuclear program, why he still believes BRICS is insignificant, allegations of US interference in Brazil’s elections to depose Lula Da Silva, the US’ destabilisation activities in India, and much more.  Finally, New Order’s Zarah Khan asks questions from you the viewers to Afshin Rattansi. You can send in your questions to be answered to @AfshinRattansi on X to be answered on next week’s episode!

On this episode of New Order, we speak to Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, ex-Chief of Staff to former US Secretary of State Colin Powell. He discusses the end of the US 23-year occupation of Iraq and what prompted Iraq to renew its push to expel US troops, military-industrial complex profiteering off of the US war on Iran and why this could be the end of the US’ presence in the Middle East, his claim that Donald Trump has given the green light to use nuclear weapons against Iran, Pete Hegseth’s efforts to create a Christian nationalist segment of the US military, why the US-brokered negotiations between Ukraine and Russia are political theatre for Donald Trump, how Iran would retaliate against Israel if Israel were to use nuclear weapons against Iran, why Iran has given up on negotiations and normal diplomatic relations with the US, the possibility of civil unrest in the USA, and much more. 

On this episode of New Order, we speak to John Mearsheimer, Professor of International Relations at the University of Chicago and the Host of the ‘Offensive Realism’ podcast. He discusses why he believes the United Nations has been irrelevant in international relations, the likelihood of UN Security Council reform to include members such as India, Japan, Brazil, Nigeria, and others, President Trump’s view that any criticism of Israel is a criticism of the United States, how the US poisoned relations with India in 2025 and New Delhi walking on a fine line between the US and BRICS, India’s growing economic relations with China in contrast to New Delhi’s view that China remains the principal threat to India, his view on the renewed conflict between Yemen’s Houthis and Saudi Arabia and the reports Trump advised Saudi Arabia to strike a Houthi-controlled airport, the US failing to defeat the Houthis, Russia’s escalating bombing campaign against Ukraine after reported backlash in the Russian elite against Vladimir Putin for not waging the war vigorously enough, and much more. 

Finally, New Order’s Zarah Khan asks questions from you the viewers to Afshin Rattansi. You can send in your questions to be answered to @AfshinRattansi on X to be answered on next week’s episode!

On this episode of New Order, we speak to Prof. Anatol Lieven, Director of the Eurasia Program at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He discusses the dramatic decline of the United Nations thanks to the United States ahead of the UN General Assembly, India’s bid for a Security Council seat and the warming of relations between India and China, the US’ and Israel’s contempt for India’s interests by launching the war on Iran, the energy crisis facing the US & Europe amid the proxy war on Russia through Ukraine and war on Iran, the scenarios which could lead to Vladimir Putin directly retaliating against NATO, the urgent need to remove Kaja Kallas from her position as the EU Foreign Policy Chief, the growing trend of BRICS nations getting rid of US dollar-denominated treasuries, the worrying development of China’s oil reserves depleting, and much more. 

Finally, New Order’s Zarah Khan asks questions from you the viewers to Afshin Rattansi. You can send in your questions to be answered to @AfshinRattansi on X to be answered on next week’s episode!

On this episode of New Order, we speak to Prof. Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr., former Vice-President of the New Development Bank and former Executive Director for Brazil at the International Monetary Fund, as leaders gather in New Delhi for the BRICS+ Summit. He discusses why BRICS has become a hot ticket with Russia, Iran and China at loggerheads with the West, why India is moving closer to China after Donald Trump's tariffs, how BRICS plans to link its payment systems as an alternative to the Western-controlled SWIFT, why the New Development Bank still lags far behind the IMF, how the IMF and World Bank act as political instruments of the United States and Europe, what Venezuela's fate means for Cuba and the rest of Latin America, why the freezing of Russia's reserves sped up de-dollarisation, what is at stake for BRICS in Brazil's upcoming election, and much more.

On this episode of New Order, we speak to Prof. David Monyae, Director of the Center for Africa-China Studies and Professor of Political Science at South Africa’s University of Johannesburg. He discusses the need for African unity as the world leaves unipolarity, why Donald Trump has pushed Africa towards emerging powers such as Russia, China, and Brazil, South Africa’s foreign policy objectives as it faces increasing threats from the United States, what to expect as the US’ hegemony continues to erode, what active measures BRICS should take, and much more.

On this episode of New Order, we speak to Sarang Shidore, Director of the Global South Program at the Quincy Institute. He discusses the US’ 100% tariff threats against India to force an end to Russian oil purchases and how India hasn’t backed down, India’s foreign policy strategy balancing the United States and rising powers such as Russia, why a BRICS common currency is a fantasy and why it isn’t even needed to circumvent the dollar, the moves to build alternatives to SWIFT and speed up de-dollarisation, the reasoning for the targeting of the Chabahar Port in Iran, the state of BRICS power today and how the US’ mistakes fuel its rise, Europe’s lack of credibility and hypocrisy over its lectures to India over purchasing Russian oil, and much more. 

On this episode of New Order, we speak to Prof. Marta Fernandez, Former Director of the BRICS Policy Center in Brazil. She discusses Donald Trump’s tariffs on BRICS nations and US interference in Brazil’s elections ahead of the elections, the US’ kidnapping of President Maduro of Venezuela and how much Brazil’s Lula Da Silva is to blame, the US’ targeting of Cuba and Brazil being increasingly surrounded by US client states, the revival of Monroe Doctrine to expel China from Latin America, BRICS’ move to build alternative payment systems and pursue de-dollarisation, India’s rare earths deal with Brazil and the threat to Brazil’s ambitions for a multipolar world, and much more. 

On this episode of New Order, we speak to Mohammed Baharoon, Director General of the Dubai Public Policy Research Center. He discusses why the UAE refuses to choose between the US and BRICS and its approach to navigating the two blocs, the US’ tariff threats and the boomerang effect if will have on the US economy, why the UAE & Saudi Arabia have been buying up US treasuries at the same rate China and India have been selling them, the UAE’s focus on building connectivity between the global south and global north, the UAE’s deals with the European Union despite its close ties with Russia, the approach of the UAE to expand bilateral relations to trilateral and quadrilateral, why cryptocurrencies will be the real threat to the US dollar, the effects of the Russia-NATO proxy war in Ukraine on the emerging new order, and much more.