Political Scientist Ian Bremmer Breaks Down the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

November 10, 2023, 01:24:44 AM

Political Scientist Ian Bremmer Breaks Down the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

[html]Ian Bremmer, a political scientist and president of Eurasia Group, has an intelligent, fair, and humane way of explaining crises around the world. That includes the current crisis in the Middle East. Above, he spends an hour discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its geo-political and historical context. Speaking with BigThink’s editor-in-chief, Robert Chapman-Smith, Bremmer delves […]

Ian Bremmer, a political scientist and president of Eurasia Group, has an intelligent, fair, and humane way of explaining crises around the world. That includes the current crisis in the Middle East. Above, he spends an hour discussing the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its geo-political and historical context. Speaking with BigThink’s editor-in-chief, Robert Chapman-Smith, Bremmer delves “into internal politics in Israel — including growing dissent against the government, how the conflict in Gaza is being handled, the influence of hard-right political parties, and the impact of these factors on the relationship between Israel and the Palestinians.” Below you can find timestamps for the different subjects covered.

0:00 Palestinians forgotten

6:30 Israel’s domestic instability

13:17 Israel and Gulf states

19:28 Hamas’ strategy

27:06 Social media disinformation

37:20 Israel’s strategy and peace

44:40 U.S. support for Israel

49:32 World War 3?

54:07 Two-state solution

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