Topics & People

Legendary media executive aggressively bidding for and buying shares of MGM Resorts.

The current Chairman of the CFTC focusing on crypto regulation and market innovation.

Pakistan
Location

Nation that served as a mediator for the newly announced Comprehensive Peace Deal.

Graham Allison's framework describing the 80 years without global war or nuclear weapons use, and only 9 nuclear states.

Region experiencing a rise in socialist policies, potentially increasing Chinese influence.

Former Secretary of State advising the White House on taking out the Iranian regime.

Afghanistan
Location

Referenced as a failed nation-building exercise following US intervention.

Book authored by Graham Allison detailing the framework for understanding US-China relations.

Prestigious academic institution where Graham Allison is the founding dean.

9/11
Event

The September 11 terrorist attacks, noted as a moment where Iranian citizens uniquely stood in solidarity with Americans, contrasting other nations in the region.

Renowned chef and documentarian who vividly highlighted the deep culture and modern joyfulness of oppressed Iranians in his shows.

Former dictator of Iraq, whose tumultuous overthrow is presented as a cautionary tale of what the Iranian transition must avoid.