A geopolitical dissection par excellence. Alastair Crooke has no peer in understanding our troubled world. It was utterly fascinating, and I could listen to him for hours. Judge, a time extension is needed for Alastair.
🤣😂😂Alastair is very good, but there are others who're even better who I regularly consult. Alas, Judge Napolitano won't invite them as they aren't native english speakers.
@CJY-f9c the whole geopolitical world should stop in its tracks and heed your sage advice. Forget a man who spent 40+ years in the diplomatic Corp, who is multilingual and communicated with all sides, gaining insight at every level. You, yourself, are obviously a geopolitical titan. All such analysts use laughing emojis to state their level of expertise whenever they want to show us their brilliance.
Alastair Crooke just delivered another master class. I am never tired to listen him, I always learn something with him. One of the greatest geopolitical analyst alive
I love this guy. So smart, and always thinking so deeply. I'm British, and I'm not proud of anything we've done for many years, but I'm proud to call him my countryman.
Agree. Alistair Crooke is one of the very few of what's left of a real British intelligentsia , brilliant man and a real diplomat. As the saying goes , they don't make them like this anymore.
One of the best analysis yet of what is happening and the cross roads civilization has reached. Destruction is easier than building but has no real future.. Will America realize that?
USA deepstate don't give a hoot. Every empire before their end fights before they give up power. UsA will fight till reality comes to past and are defeated. Even World Economic Forum said by 2030 there will be a handful of countries that will reign, America will lose its hegemony
Alex Krainer today in an interview on Dialogue Works made the point that the US/West is flailing around in its death throes, and can still cause a lot of damage. After WW2 the US was a force to build, but it doesn't have that capability anymore.
@@Paeoniarosa The US was in its prime between the wars even though the elites had already captured it thru the Fed Reserve and Income Tax. But after WW2, the elites imported the Natsee elites and it BECAME the fourth reich. The Soviets kept its domination within the Americas, but their fall released its full malevolence upon the world.
The same goes for Russia, you can either be independent or crushed under the Russian boot. For all Judge's say and think, Russia is hardly a beacon of freedom. Anyone who thinks so is a fool
And this usually happens in the USA's case - wars and ceasefires will usually end in this way !!! a) Saigon FALLS and the war in Vietnam ended back on April 27, 1976 b) Kabul FALLS and the war in Afghanistan ended back on August 15, 2021 c) Kyiv will eventually FALL and the war in Ukraine will finally be ended as well. THIW's.and have a Happy new year for 2025 to you all out there.
Corporatism is monopolistic-capitalism which is the highest point of capitalism. When you become an imperialist power over your own populace there is no where else to go. This is why wealth inequality is off the charts and why communities are dying. How do you have a community when you cannot afford the basic necessities of life? Talk around it all you like, but, it will not change the fact that the problem is and always has been a class war. The modern tool used is of course capitalism and it’s running out of road.
The problem with capitalism is that people need to have high enough wages so that they can buy stuff, but low enough wages so that you have control over them and they are desperate to slave away at their jobs.
Mr Crooke is a philosopher diplomat, a thinker, an ideas man. I and all of us just learn so much from him and its great of Judge to just let him expound his views, and stay on the periphery asa great moderator should. This should be essential reading in universities esp in America. Thank you
The pity is the Judge should have millions of viewers not half a million so that they can hear people with such insight as Alastair and the team, compulsive viewing thank you
Indeed, but there are other brilliant platforms that give more time to their guests, more indepth conversation, Inc all of the judges guests, Dialogue works platform with Nima,
Sadam was secularly oriented, Gadafi was the same, as well as Asad, as well as democratically elected Iran's government before the coup organized by the US. What caused their's doom is the sinn of being independent of Hegemon and managing their's resources in favor of theirs own people instead of interests of, so called, International Companies under full controls of Hegemon.
I'm VERY Grateful for the very generous & insightful half hour interviews. Most if not all of the judge's guests have books & articles for all who want more insight.
I like and love Alistaire Crookes every word of analysis, so true and telling. Why he has been neglected by the neocons and globalists. Netanyahu is a war.criminal and who is going to incriminate him ? America, ICJ or else?
As ambassador Alastair said, trump must use his talent and make deals with Russia, China and Iran... Even a 5 years old knows that US needs peace time for fixing, repairing and getting the strength back... But a foreign country controls the US government, the US Congress and the US medias and those people need more and bigger conflicts in the M.E... it means, unfortunately things gonna get much worse for the US public (with or without trump)
Happy New Year Judge to your family, your great stuff and your intelligent contributors. Thank you for telling the truth without fear and compromise. Like what George Orwell said " In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act ".
Excellent and Informative analysis on the WEST/US-Trump and Russia and how they need to move forward and properly understand Russia vs Neocon/Elite views. Also, excellent update on Syria.
I follow a couple of women who are bloggers from Russia, WOW, it reminds me of America, I hope when tension decreases between America and Russia, I would love to go to St Petersburg. There are several great artists at the St Petersburg Museum I'd love to study these Painters in more in depth.
I don´t think Russia has a lot in common with USA. They have a very long history and have not stolen their land from indigenous people and filled it with immigrants from all over the world. Their artists, writers and philosophers are the greatest in the world while USA haven´t produced much of value...
Russia is America with a soul. And by that I don't mean any disrespect to our American friends. The Russian Soul is almost a living thing that connects all Russian people. If you talk to ordinary Russian people they truly deeply love their country. They love their president (of course Putin has his opposers, but unlike the west portrays it is not a dictatorship) and they are proud of belonging to Russia & Russia belonging to them. America lost that somewhere along the line and I fear it's going to be very hard for the "Trump Team" to negotiate with the Russians, because they don't understand the Russians. They need to be open to a whole new way of thinking which for many of of the people Trump has surrounded himself with I believe sadly will be simply too hard.
I gained a lot of respect for the people of Russia during the early days of TH-cam. Watching their drunken shenanigans I learned that their rednecks are just like ours.
@@West_Wolf_Esq Agree. Sadly. I believe Putin has a good estimate in that it will take 30 years to normalize relations between the 'west' and Russia. For the adults in the room it is over in Europe. Half a lifetime watching society go downhill, good new is that the grass is actually greener on the other side. Hopefully.
The French historian and political scientist, Alexis de Tocqueville, in his visit to the US in the 1830's and his subsequent book, Democracy in America, foresaw a clash of civilisations between the US and Russia; similar countries in land mass, crossing ten time zones and history of slavery. And so it comes to pass. The great mind suggests diplomatic solutions within. (Edit; One big difference is that one of them has a lot fewer countries bordering them, which could make them less twitchy than the other)
I didn't realise Russia had a history of slavery, I thought they had serfs (paid, although poorly) much like England had peasants working for landowners or factory owners. Whereas the USA had actually bought and traded humans who were not paid. I wonder where I could find out more about this, could you recommend any books?
"...If despotism were to establish itself in today's democratic nations, it would probably have a different character. It would be more extensive and more mild, and it would degrade men without tormenting them... "The sovereign, after taking individuals one by one in his powerful hands and kneading them to his liking, reaches out to embrace society as a whole. Over it he spreads a fine mesh of uniform, minute, and complex rules, through which not even the most original minds and most vigorous souls can poke their heads above the crowd. He does not break men's wills but softens, bends, and guides them. He seldom forces anyone to act but consistently opposes action. He does not destroy things but prevents them from coming into being. Rather than tyrannize, he inhibits, represses, saps, stifles, and stultifies, and in the end he reduces each nation to nothing but a flock of timid and industrious animals, with the government as its shepherd..." - Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1840.
@@doggieclaude Richard Hellie perhaps. Wrote various books published by Cambridge Uni Press and Chicago covering Slavery and Serfdom in Eastern Europe.
Thank You Judge🙏🏻💕 Always bringing us insightful Guests We are all fortunate to share a coffee with such Big Minds that we would miss, except for your efforts.
Thankyou gentlemen , to the degree Alistaire educates me every time I hear him speak , my gratitude is hard to explain .....a happy new year to you both and I hope your efforts continue to make this world a more peaceful place ...God bless you both....🙏
In so far as anyone does, the elites are those who already run the world which happens to be a clumsy task whoever does it. Until the rulers are accountable, punishable and public all the ruled have to balance inequalities is rhetoric. In many ways it's a failure of democracy; not an incurable failure but one written into constitutions none the less. There are legal ways to rewrite a constitution (in the U.s.a. anyway) but since the elites already run the U.s.a, access to such means is closed to voters and folks who want their vote to represent their concerns.
Whether the West like it or not, Putin will inevitably get what he wants, and Trump has a once in a lifetime opportunity along with the lifetime legacy in his name that will garuntee long lasting peace by agreeing with him.
SOOOOO Happy to have Judge Nap AND the brilliant, knowledgeable Alastair Crooke back. I hope you both have a healthy and happy 2025, though I think we're in for a horrible year in West Asia, Gaza Palestine and Syria 💔 💚🇮🇪
People don't want to relinquish the nation state and their national identities and replaced with a corporatist technocracy and regional identities. And rightly so!
Alistair uses the Latin pronunciation of the word minutiae and not the English or US version. Points to his classical education I guess 🙂 I especially love his always amused smile whenever Judge Nap refers to him as "my dear friend". I wonder if its a sign of how straitlaced and formal the Brits are and do not normally use these kinds of endearments too easily especially in a professional setting as this.
Endearments are inappropriate in any setting when they’re false. Only thing that bothers me about the judge because he uses that false endearment with all of his guests. They all reacted to it initially but appear to have grown accustomed to it now. Only exception may be Max, Anya and Aaron because they’ve all participated in anti-war protests and other activities together. I believe real friendships may be growing among them.
15:42 identity politics wasn't the ideology that changed in the late 70s and 80s. Alistair is putting the cart before the horse. The new ideology in the late 70s and early 80s was neoliberal capitalism. This was the force that drove the state towards a corporatist, technocratic and undemocratic model. Identity politics was a convenient cover to create division among ordinary working people so that they wouldn't fight back against the takeover of the state and the economy by global capitalist corporations. So yes, "woke "politics is indeed a mistake and a blind alley, but it only exists to deflect attention away from the economic forces at work, and to divide opposition to the corporate takeover of the state .
I suspect they went hand in hand, as implied by the term neo-liberalism. I've not read Brezinski's tome but I'm sure that Alastair Crooke has, and gets a lot of his knowledge from the horse's mouth. He probably knows his Machiavelli too.
@ they kinda did but the idpol wasn't the point. The economic policy was. The idpol was pushed to the front of the discourse to avoid discussion or challenge to the new economic orthodoxy. You could choose neoliberal capitalism with conservative Christianity etc, or you could choose neoliberal capitalism with a pride flag. Either way, we got privatisation, austerity, deregulation, outsourcing, consultancies running government etc etc etc
Good new year for everyone, thank you Judge and Alistair for this discussion. Alistair is completely correct about the course the empire needs to go, unfortunately there are still too many in the corporate and wealth sphere to quite give up on the goal of world privatization.
Always fascinated by Russian history, I have been twice MANY years ago and I loved both the country and the people. It is tragic that the West is told so many lies. ( A Scot living in Spain. I HATE the UK - US lite with all the same propaganda and war - mongering)
Alastair Crooke is a brilliant mind . So intelligent, well read and eloquent man with high moral code and decades of experience in real diplomacy, -- rare treasure.
“Operation Iraqi freedom” was the saintly title for the brutal invasion of Iraq. “Operation unified protector” was the angelic name for the destruction of Libya. “Operation enduring freedom” was the virtuous name given to the unjust invasion of Afghanistan. All in the name of "freedom and democracy".
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I wish Judge could have spent a whole hour with Alastair. Once he gets going, his brilliance and understanding shines.
I agree 100%!
... ditto! ... but it may entice other regular guests to trend away
He has so many insights worth hearing.
@Paeoniarosa
Absolutely so!👍
WHAT SORT OF KRAP IS THIS ?
American arrogance is the biggest roadblock to peace.
USA*
It’s bankers
US American ignorance is the biggest roadblock to peace. They are spoilt entitled babies.
@@jncc1701 it's their sick culture
America's colossal arrogance, ignorance, and incompetence will doom the planet.
A geopolitical dissection par excellence. Alastair Crooke has no peer in understanding our troubled world. It was utterly fascinating, and I could listen to him for hours.
Judge, a time extension is needed for Alastair.
🤣😂😂Alastair is very good, but there are others who're even better who I regularly consult.
Alas, Judge Napolitano won't invite them as they aren't native english speakers.
@@CJY-f9cWhy are they? Do tell.
@CJY-f9c the whole geopolitical world should stop in its tracks and heed your sage advice. Forget a man who spent 40+ years in the diplomatic Corp, who is multilingual and communicated with all sides, gaining insight at every level. You, yourself, are obviously a geopolitical titan. All such analysts use laughing emojis to state their level of expertise whenever they want to show us their brilliance.
Alastair Crooke just delivered another master class. I am never tired to listen him, I always learn something with him. One of the greatest geopolitical analyst alive
In a year or so he'll be reporting this to you: The plan for Iraq is to disarm them completely and place Isrlis in their government.
Too bad the judge doesn't understand a word. He's 200% American.
Alastair Crooke just raised the bar regarding the analysis of world affairs in 2025, a real English gentleman!
Indeed A Man for all Seasons.
Agree, and Alex Krainer is also very high level.
English..!
Indeed, one of very few unfortunately in Britain, whom are ruled by the Israel lobby, Neo Liberal Globalists,
The English gent is a media and political construct - it's a lie .
I love this guy. So smart, and always thinking so deeply. I'm British, and I'm not proud of anything we've done for many years, but I'm proud to call him my countryman.
Agree. Alistair Crooke is one of the very few of what's left of a real British intelligentsia , brilliant man and a real diplomat. As the saying goes , they don't make them like this anymore.
You can certainly be proud!
One of the best analysis yet of what is happening and the cross roads civilization has reached.
Destruction is easier than building but has no real future.. Will America realize that?
USA not america
USA deepstate don't give a hoot. Every empire before their end fights before they give up power. UsA will fight till reality comes to past and are defeated. Even World Economic Forum said by 2030 there will be a handful of countries that will reign, America will lose its hegemony
Alex Krainer today in an interview on Dialogue Works made the point that the US/West is flailing around in its death throes, and can still cause a lot of damage. After WW2 the US was a force to build, but it doesn't have that capability anymore.
@@Paeoniarosa The US was in its prime between the wars even though the elites had already captured it thru the Fed Reserve and Income Tax.
But after WW2, the elites imported the Natsee elites and it BECAME the fourth reich. The Soviets kept its domination within the Americas, but their fall released its full malevolence upon the world.
'america' is not a person. persons may profit from destruction.
An all star cast for the first day back. Thankyou judge.
You can either have sovereignty, or you can have US military presence in your country. You can't have both.
💯🎯
And National Sovereignty is supposedly fascism.
EXACTLY 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯
The same goes for Russia, you can either be independent or crushed under the Russian boot. For all Judge's say and think, Russia is hardly a beacon of freedom. Anyone who thinks so is a fool
And this usually happens in the USA's case - wars and ceasefires will usually end in this way !!!
a) Saigon FALLS and the war in Vietnam ended back on April 27, 1976
b) Kabul FALLS and the war in Afghanistan ended back on August 15, 2021
c) Kyiv will eventually FALL and the war in Ukraine will finally be ended as well.
THIW's.and have a Happy new year for 2025 to you all out there.
Mr Crooke is a step above all the other excellent analysts and commentators on this channel!
Corporatism is monopolistic-capitalism which is the highest point of capitalism. When you become an imperialist power over your own populace there is no where else to go. This is why wealth inequality is off the charts and why communities are dying. How do you have a community when you cannot afford the basic necessities of life? Talk around it all you like, but, it will not change the fact that the problem is and always has been a class war. The modern tool used is of course capitalism and it’s running out of road.
The problem with capitalism is that people need to have high enough wages so that they can buy stuff, but low enough wages so that you have control over them and they are desperate to slave away at their jobs.
A Man of A, Gargantuan concept of geopolitical and economic understanding!!
My utmost of Regards to mr Crook!!
Alastair Crooke is the very best of reality, he brings us into the real-world focus! and knowing where you are is the start of where we are headed!
Alistair is a true gem. We all wish you a long, lucid and happy life.
Alastair, c'est tout simplement la capacité de traduire, de comprendre les conflits de ce monde. Mille mercis à vous!
Far too short. Alastair speaks truth and wisdom. We need more of him.
Alistair Crooke Top drawer, wow what an interview to kick off 2025 . Thank you Judge Napolitano and Thank You Alastair.
🎯👍👍👍👍 ‘
Mr Crooke is a philosopher diplomat, a thinker, an ideas man. I and all of us just learn so much from him and its great of Judge to just let him expound his views, and stay on the periphery asa great moderator should. This should be essential reading in universities esp in America. Thank you
OUTSTANDING - a true Philosopher
The pity is the Judge should have millions of viewers not half a million so that they can hear people with such insight as Alastair and the team, compulsive viewing thank you
YES.
Spread the word to all you know.
American public was already socially programmed by the western mainstream media.
Ask the agency media's. It's their show.
Indeed, but there are other brilliant platforms that give more time to their guests, more indepth conversation, Inc all of the judges guests, Dialogue works platform with Nima,
To anybody reading this i wish you a very happy new years, all the best for 25 ❤❤
Thanks, back at you!
Sadam was secularly oriented, Gadafi was the same, as well as Asad, as well as democratically elected Iran's government before the coup organized by the US. What caused their's doom is the sinn of being independent of Hegemon and managing their's resources in favor of theirs own people instead of interests of, so called, International Companies under full controls of Hegemon.
The international hegemons products suck
We need full hour interviews on this channel.
The Judge is too old to handle that..😊
Hour long Interviews🤔
Others interview the same people for much longer. I find 1 hour to be too long.
I'm VERY Grateful for the very generous & insightful half hour interviews. Most if not all of the judge's guests have books & articles for all who want more insight.
Happy New Year to All Peace loving People 🕊️🙋🤝
I like and love Alistaire Crookes every word of analysis, so true and telling. Why he has been neglected by the neocons and globalists. Netanyahu is a war.criminal and who is going to incriminate him ? America, ICJ or else?
@leszekjedry
Thank You. And A very Happy New Year To You. Greetings from The UK🇬🇧✌
🇵🇸Free Palestine🇵🇸✌✌✌
Thank you and a Blessed and Happy New Year to you and yours too 🙏 🕊 ❤
Likewise🙏🎈🎉
Likewise🙏🎈🎈
Thanks. Alistair Crooke is a ME encyclopedia. Wishing all a peaceful and prosperous 2025 🙏🕊🎊❤️
Brilliant work Judge and Alistair
Thank Alastair Crooke and all the Judge's guests and happy new year to all ❤ Kay in Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you Alistair and Judge for this interesting interview about a path back to hope .
Thank you both for the clarity you bring to life. 2025 is a good year because you are in it.
I could not agree more with your closing remarks. What a treat to listen to Mr Crooke mid week! It does indeed feel like a monday;))!
Events in Syria are not about democracy or human rights, it's about US, Turkish and Israeli interests.
Mostly israeli
As ambassador Alastair said, trump must use his talent and make deals with Russia, China and Iran... Even a 5 years old knows that US needs peace time for fixing, repairing and getting the strength back... But a foreign country controls the US government, the US Congress and the US medias and those people need more and bigger conflicts in the M.E... it means, unfortunately things gonna get much worse for the US public (with or without trump)
Happy New Year Judge to your family, your great stuff and your intelligent contributors. Thank you for telling the truth without fear and compromise. Like what George Orwell said " In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act ".
🤯= literally my mind expanding when I ear such a high quality arguments. Thanks Mr. Crooke!!
Wish Judge could have double segments with him sometimes. Attention level is peaked to 11 and attention span at least doubled.
This was a highly enlightening episode, and for this reason enormously rewarding. Thank you, Judge, for hosting these wonderful interviews!
Alastair Crooke - what a treasure!
Thankyou. Alastair is a brilliant listen.
Happy New Year to you Judge and all your wonderful contributors and all your viewers. Thanks for all your hard work and valuable information. 🙏🍾🎉🎇🎆
Happy New Year 🙏👏
@aidanmacdougall What about the 20 000+ murdered children in Gaza? Not much happy new year for them!
@@deadmanwalking6342 Horrendous And Heartbreaking.
The Evil Zionist Apparatus committing There Crimes with Impunity.
@@deadmanwalking6342 Horrendous and Heartbreaking
The Evil Zionist Apparatus committing There Crimes with Impunity.
@@deadmanwalking6342 How do you know ? Have you returned from the dead ?
Excellent and Informative analysis on the WEST/US-Trump and Russia and how they need to move forward and properly understand Russia vs Neocon/Elite views. Also, excellent update on Syria.
I follow a couple of women who are bloggers from Russia, WOW, it reminds me of America, I hope when tension decreases between America and Russia, I would love to go to St Petersburg. There are several great artists at the St Petersburg Museum I'd love to study these Painters in more in depth.
I don´t think Russia has a lot in common with USA. They have a very long history and have not stolen their land from indigenous people and filled it with immigrants from all over the world. Their artists, writers and philosophers are the greatest in the world while USA haven´t produced much of value...
Russia is America with a soul. And by that I don't mean any disrespect to our American friends. The Russian Soul is almost a living thing that connects all Russian people. If you talk to ordinary Russian people they truly deeply love their country. They love their president (of course Putin has his opposers, but unlike the west portrays it is not a dictatorship) and they are proud of belonging to Russia & Russia belonging to them. America lost that somewhere along the line and I fear it's going to be very hard for the "Trump Team" to negotiate with the Russians, because they don't understand the Russians. They need to be open to a whole new way of thinking which for many of of the people Trump has surrounded himself with I believe sadly will be simply too hard.
It will take a miracle for the US to avoid WW3 and Trump appears to being manipulated straight into it by the Anglo American Deep State.
I gained a lot of respect for the people of Russia during the early days of TH-cam. Watching their drunken shenanigans I learned that their rednecks are just like ours.
@@West_Wolf_Esq Agree. Sadly. I believe Putin has a good estimate in that it will take 30 years to normalize relations between the 'west' and Russia. For the adults in the room it is over in Europe. Half a lifetime watching society go downhill, good new is that the grass is actually greener on the other side. Hopefully.
Looking forward to another informative year with you and your wonderful guests, Judge.
The French historian and political scientist, Alexis de Tocqueville, in his visit to the US in the 1830's and his subsequent book, Democracy in America, foresaw a clash of civilisations between the US and Russia; similar countries in land mass, crossing ten time zones and history of slavery. And so it comes to pass. The great mind suggests diplomatic solutions within.
(Edit; One big difference is that one of them has a lot fewer countries bordering them, which could make them less twitchy than the other)
I didn't realise Russia had a history of slavery, I thought they had serfs (paid, although poorly) much like England had peasants working for landowners or factory owners. Whereas the USA had actually bought and traded humans who were not paid. I wonder where I could find out more about this, could you recommend any books?
Vive le peuple américain. But not his current leaders set by the oligarchy
"...If despotism were to establish itself in today's democratic nations, it would probably have a different character. It would be more extensive and more mild, and it would degrade men without tormenting them...
"The sovereign, after taking individuals one by one in his powerful hands and kneading them to his liking, reaches out to embrace society as a whole. Over it he spreads a fine mesh of uniform, minute, and complex rules, through which not even the most original minds and most vigorous souls can poke their heads above the crowd. He does not break men's wills but softens, bends, and guides them. He seldom forces anyone to act but consistently opposes action. He does not destroy things but prevents them from coming into being. Rather than tyrannize, he inhibits, represses, saps, stifles, and stultifies, and in the end he reduces each nation to nothing but a flock of timid and industrious animals, with the government as its shepherd..." - Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America, 1840.
@@doggieclaude Richard Hellie perhaps. Wrote various books published by Cambridge Uni Press and Chicago covering Slavery and Serfdom in Eastern Europe.
@@tonywozere909 thank you kindly. Much appreciated. The older I get, the more I realise I know nothing!
Every week Crooke is just outstanding
Thanks Gentlemen. Happy New year.
A week without the judge is not a week. Welcome back
Alastair Crooke is the go to for reality based on experience and knowledge.
Thank You Judge🙏🏻💕
Always bringing us insightful Guests
We are all fortunate to share a coffee with such Big Minds that we would miss, except for your efforts.
the many years of real experience really helps bring clarity to the truth of this region of the world...thanks Alastaire!
A fascinating interview! Great opening for new year. Thanks Judge&Alastair!
Thanks Judge & Alastair. Happy New Year!
So much wickedness has been inflicted on a long suffering world, few countries will mourn the demise of this genocidal empire.
Thankyou gentlemen , to the degree Alistaire educates me every time I hear him speak , my gratitude is hard to explain .....a happy new year to you both and I hope your efforts continue to make this world a more peaceful place ...God bless you both....🙏
Thank God for these conversations Judge👏👏👏💙
A great way to start the new year. Thanks and I'll be tuning later too.
Brilliant as usual
Interesting that Alister is confirm what Steve Bannin said about how the elites want to govern the world
In so far as anyone does, the elites are those who already run the world which happens to be a clumsy task whoever does it. Until the rulers are accountable, punishable and public all the ruled have to balance inequalities is rhetoric. In many ways it's a failure of democracy; not an incurable failure but one written into constitutions none the less. There are legal ways to rewrite a constitution (in the U.s.a. anyway) but since the elites already run the U.s.a, access to such means is closed to voters and folks who want their vote to represent their concerns.
My idea of the control of the Syrian complex from the direction of the USA:
Make Islamism great again.
Whether the West like it or not, Putin will inevitably get what he wants, and Trump has a once in a lifetime opportunity along with the lifetime legacy in his name that will garuntee long lasting peace by agreeing with him.
To be fair, Mr. Putin has earned the prize to get what he wants. Much respect for Russia from this American.
A comprehensive global security architecture is what needs to be discussed.
A superb analysis by Alastair. Was an enlighting session.
Judge thank you for your chats and interviews. God bless you. Wish you a very happy 2025.
Alastair is your best guest so factual and on point and no guessing simply the best.
SOOOOO Happy to have Judge Nap AND the brilliant, knowledgeable Alastair Crooke back. I hope you both have a healthy and happy 2025, though I think we're in for a horrible year in West Asia, Gaza Palestine and Syria 💔
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Alastair is really my favorite now. I can learn so much from him!!!! Just would like to listen to him for a full hour.
Yet again Cooke's focus on strategic objectives to dictate the tactics is THE path for going forward. It is the 'LAW' that determines every success.
Hello from Athens, in Greece.
Judge, we thank you VERY much.
Happy New Year 🎉 thanks to Alastair and all of your excellent guests for their fantastic analysis 😀
Always amb. Alastair common sense analisys of geo-politics is so interesting.
Happy New Year.
Happy new year to Judge and all your admirable guests 🎄
People don't want to relinquish the nation state and their national identities and replaced with a corporatist technocracy and regional identities. And rightly so!
Great line up. Just by listening to your show is enough to get an intelligent world view.
Folks read the Alastair article on Strategic culture foundation.He is simply exceptional.
Do you have a link?
@ktrimbach5771 Articles name is Imperial hubris and it's consequences. Search for Strategic culture foundation.
Absolutely, top notch, brilliant analysis, as usual with Alastair Crooke...Two thumbs up!
Alistair uses the Latin pronunciation of the word minutiae and not the English or US version. Points to his classical education I guess 🙂
I especially love his always amused smile whenever Judge Nap refers to him as "my dear friend". I wonder if its a sign of how straitlaced and formal the Brits are and do not normally use these kinds of endearments too easily especially in a professional setting as this.
Endearments are inappropriate in any setting when they’re false.
Only thing that bothers me about the judge because he uses that false endearment with all of his guests. They all reacted to it initially but appear to have grown accustomed to it now. Only exception may be Max, Anya and Aaron because they’ve all participated in anti-war protests and other activities together. I believe real friendships may be growing among them.
A British humanist. American and European policy makers should listen to Alastair and become wiser.
Thanks.
As always a very mind expanding analysis by AC
Best education on what is really going on i have heard, thanks to the truth tellers!
Thank you Judge for a great start to 2025. A blessed 2025 to all of us at Judging Freedom
15:42 identity politics wasn't the ideology that changed in the late 70s and 80s. Alistair is putting the cart before the horse. The new ideology in the late 70s and early 80s was neoliberal capitalism. This was the force that drove the state towards a corporatist, technocratic and undemocratic model. Identity politics was a convenient cover to create division among ordinary working people so that they wouldn't fight back against the takeover of the state and the economy by global capitalist corporations.
So yes, "woke "politics is indeed a mistake and a blind alley, but it only exists to deflect attention away from the economic forces at work, and to divide opposition to the corporate takeover of the state .
I suspect they went hand in hand, as implied by the term neo-liberalism. I've not read Brezinski's tome but I'm sure that Alastair Crooke has, and gets a lot of his knowledge from the horse's mouth. He probably knows his Machiavelli too.
@ they kinda did but the idpol wasn't the point. The economic policy was. The idpol was pushed to the front of the discourse to avoid discussion or challenge to the new economic orthodoxy.
You could choose neoliberal capitalism with conservative Christianity etc, or you could choose neoliberal capitalism with a pride flag.
Either way, we got privatisation, austerity, deregulation, outsourcing, consultancies running government etc etc etc
I nominate Alistair as Trumps Number One advisor on international affairs and oblige Trump to listen and comprehend.
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Alastair has a remarkable and incomparable understanding of world affairs and the history of them as well.
The quality of Mr. Crooke's thinking is simply incomparable. You just can't get enough!
The Common Denominator in all these political shenanigans is called Fascism.
The love of power and money for it's own sake. Is that in our bibles and korans?
@@eleanorrae7378 Indeed it is.
Wishing for a “peaceful, prosperous and healthy” 2025🙏🌹
Fantastic & deep analysis.
Fantastic and accurate depiction of the corporate political influence.
We love Alastair.
Good new year for everyone, thank you Judge and Alistair for this discussion.
Alistair is completely correct about the course the empire needs to go, unfortunately there are still too many in the corporate and wealth sphere to quite give up on the goal of world privatization.
A trreat for tbe new year - an early Alistair Crooke analysis
Love his more meta/grand lines views. Abstracting away the nitty gritty.
Fine, that the shows restart now. I missed you all during the holidays. Welcome back!
My Wife and i Like Putin and we think Russia is a wonderful country. We have watched video of Moscow and St Petersburg. Michigan
Always fascinated by Russian history, I have been twice MANY years ago and I loved both the country and the people. It is tragic that the West is told so many lies. ( A Scot living in Spain. I HATE the UK - US lite with all the same propaganda and war - mongering)
Thank you! Peace and prosperity in 2025!
Alastair Crooke is a brilliant mind . So intelligent, well read and eloquent man with high moral code and decades of experience in real diplomacy, -- rare treasure.
Thanks for this deep and clear analisis.
“Operation Iraqi freedom” was the saintly title for the brutal invasion of Iraq. “Operation unified protector” was the angelic name for the destruction of Libya.
“Operation enduring freedom” was the virtuous name given to the unjust invasion of Afghanistan. All in the name of "freedom and democracy".
Happy New Year, dear Judge and Alistair. Thank you for another enlightened analysis. 👏👏🙏❤️
Going to be listening to you all day. Thank you Judge!!
Thank you both.
Happy NEW YEAR ,Greeting From GERMANY Thank you for PEACE work 2025 KEEP UP.God bless you.
happy new year to both of you
and all your guest
it has been educational to me listening to Allport your guest
thank you
Good wishes for the new year love your programme