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SaltCubeAnalytics offers a critical examination of today's most urgent geopolitical issues, featuring insights from academics, diplomats, and intelligence professionals who challenge the mainstream narrative.
Hosted by a behaviour analyst, this podcast delves into complex topics such as the Israel-Palestine conflict, the war in Ukraine, and the pervasive influence of institutionalised propaganda in Western media.
Our speakers aren't afraid to question the status quo, providing a deep, nuanced analysis that cuts through the noise. Join us for thought-provoking conversations that reveal the realities behind the headlines and expose the power structures shaping global events.
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🧠 What happens when state power no longer needs courts? In this wide-ranging conversation, I speak with Dr. Alexandra Hofer, Assistant Professor of Public International Law, about the quiet transformation of power in Europe — and why sanctions, digital infrastructure, and executive authority are beginning to converge in ways that should concern anyone who values due process and free expression. We start with EU sanctions — not against states, but against individuals. Journalists. Academics....
Arab diplomats almost never get to explain the Middle East in their own words.This interview breaks that pattern. In this conversation, I speak with Mohammed Elsoukkary, former Egyptian diplomat and deputy ambassador, about how Egypt actually sees the region it operates in — Israel, Gaza, Iran, and the United States — stripped of Western framing and moral theater. Rather than slogans about “peace” or “escalation,” we talk constraints: why the Egypt–Israel peace treaty still functions as a s...
What happens when a veteran from the Associated Press and a behavior analyst sit down—not to agree, but to think out loud? In this wide-ranging conversation, Dan Perry, former AP chief for Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean, joins Thomas S. Karat for an unscripted, sometimes uncomfortable, but deliberately honest exchange about where the world finds itself now—not where it was supposed to be. This is not a checklist interview. It’s a collision of perspectives. Starting from t...
What does it look like when a war is being pre-sold—not with one big lie, but with hundreds of small linguistic nudges? In this live conversation, we walk you through a headline-level pattern based on ~230+ articles across multiple countries: Iran is framed as the actor (“threatens,” “refuses,” “days are numbered”), while the U.S. build-up is framed as reaction (“prepares,” “weighs options,” “responds”). If most people only skim headlines, the headline becomes the policy environment. ...
We’re entering a new dark age — and the signs are everywhere.Not just in foreign policy, where international law is treated like a PR costume… but at home, where speech is increasingly policed, dissent is stigmatized, and criticism is quietly rebranded as “hate.” In this interview, former U.S. diplomat Chas Freeman argues we’re watching an epochal shift: the end of the post-war promise that conflict would be restrained by rules, institutions, and law. Instead, power is reverting to something...
🇮🇷 Iran is spiraling out of control again — and the West is already circling. In this interview, I’m joined by Yassamine Mather — an Oxford scholar and razor-sharp political analyst — to break down the new wave of unrest across Iran, what’s driving it, and why Trump may be preparing the ground for “absolute change” in 2026. We don’t just talk about protests. We talk about power, propaganda, and the uncomfortable possibility that some actors are trying to engineer the outcome — using ev...
“How Western Media Sells War” is a deep-dive conversation with journalist and broadcaster Patrick Henningsen, founder of 21st Century Wire, on how conflict is packaged, branded, and sold to the public through news and entertainment. We look at: * How language, imagery, and repetition turn military campaigns into “humanitarian interventions” or “defensive actions”. * The role of think tanks, PR firms, and political elites in feeding ready‑made narratives into Western newsrooms. ...
🔥 History is never just about the past — it’s a battlefield for the present. In this interview, we explore how elites rewrite historical narratives to manufacture legitimacy, shape public memory, and consolidate political power. From the self-mythology of Ramesses II to the propaganda logic captured by George Orwell’s warning — “Who controls the past controls the future” — we examine how history becomes a strategic instrument rather than a neutral record. We also look at the work of Guido Pr...
“Never Again” is repeated every year. Rarely is it tested. In this interview, I speak with Mark Etkind, the son of a Holocaust survivor who endured the Łódź Ghetto and multiple concentration camps, including Buchenwald. Mark is also a leading voice among Holocaust survivors’ descendants who have spoken out against the destruction of Gaza — a position that has made him deeply controversial within parts of the Jewish community and the political mainstream. Mark challenges the idea that Holoca...
🔥 Oxford Academic and Iranian Scholar Yassamine Mather takes us deep into the political, historical, and personal terrain behind today’s Iran. And she does it with a clarity and honesty that’s almost disarming. T:his was one of the most surprising and revealing conversations I’ve recorded this year. At one point she casually mentions volunteering for a covert mission in Iran—setting up an underground, anti-government radio station for the fedayeen in the mountains between Tehran and Kurdista...
What happens when a superpower writes a national security strategy that sounds less like policy and more like a blueprint for running the world? In this video, I break down the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy — the tone, the psychology, the imperial reflexes hidden in plain sight — and why Europe, Asia, and the entire international system should be paying close attention. 🇺🇸 We look at how the document: Talks at the world rather than to it Uses the word “want” 47 times, Revives t...
A Jewish anti-Zionist Holocaust survivor speaks out — and she does so with a clarity and moral weight that few living voices can match.In this rare, unscripted interview, Dr. Agnes Kory reflects on her childhood during the Holocaust and draws unsettling, deeply personal parallels to what she describes as the genocide unfolding in Gaza today. This conversation is not academic. It’s lived experience confronting present violence. Agnes talks about the moment she began questioning the narratives...
If you think propaganda is something you would notice, this interview will change your mind. Today we dismantle the quiet machinery of political language—how governments, media, and corporations weaponise words to steer perception, manufacture consent, and make entire populations believe they arrived at someone else’s conclusions all on their own. We uncover why the most effective propaganda is the kind that hides inside “common sense,” how framing shapes what societies accept as reality, ...
What if the "funniest" movie you watched this month was also the most effective piece of propaganda you’ve seen in years? In this video, I break down Heads of State — yes, the John Cena / Idris Elba buddy-comedy — and show you why it’s not just slapstick chaos but a surprisingly sophisticated delivery system for NATO-friendly messaging. The film name-drops NATO 22 times, frames the alliance as a moral protagonist, and even slips in speeches that sound like recycled press releases from Brusse...
In today’s interview, I sit down with Erik Lawyer, a former firefighter, first responder, and founder of Firefighters for 9/11 Truth — one of the most prominent voices calling for a re-examination of the events surrounding the September 11 attacks. Erik brings something few others can: firsthand experience, technical understanding of building failures, and a rare level of professional courage. In this conversation, we break through the noise and look at what Erik and thousands of firefighter...
Fact-checkers aren’t neutral and not independent.They’re not referees.And they’re definitely not here to “protect” you. In this investigation, I break down how Western “fact-checking” has quietly merged with NATO’s cognitive-warfare strategy — a system that targets public perception as a battlefield. We go into the doctrine, the networks, the money, and the soft-power ecosystem behind it all. From the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) — the U.S. government’s velvet-glove influence mach...
You have been lied to! Thanks to Tucker Carlson 9/11 is back in the news. Join us for a uncompromising interview with Dr. Piers Robinson — an academic whose work sits at the intersection of media studies, propaganda research and the enduring legacy of 9/11. Over the next hour we dig deep into how mainstream media framed 9/11, how state and corporate actors shaped the information environment, and why many questions remain unasked. 📌 In this conversation we cover: * How Piers’ research on the ...
🎥 Would you go to the West Bank right now? While armed settlers roam villages with military rifles, torching homes and olive trees — Cara MariAnna did. Twice. And she’s going back again. This isn’t just a story about Palestine. It’s about courage. About a woman who’s already lived through her own battles and still chose to stand where silence is lethal. In this conversation, we talk about what she saw, what she felt, and why she keeps returning — not as a journalist, but as a witness. ⚡ If...
Your Brain is the New Frontline in a War most people don’t even know Exists. In this presentation, I connect my investigations into digital ID systems, chat control laws, cognitive warfare programs, and EU policy CFSP 2025/966 — showing how they merge into one coordinated framework of surveillance and behavioral control across Western democracies. And right as I was preparing this talk, Donald Trump signed NSPM-7 — a national-security directive that effectively turns personal beliefs into p...
🎙️ Ambassador Sandor Kusai talks about how America is preparing for a hot war with China — and how Europe, willingly or not, is aligning for confrontation with Russia.The unipolar world is over, yet Western leaders keep defending an order that no longer exists — and values that no longer bind. 🎧 In this interview, Hungary’s former Ambassador to China offers a sober reality check on what the West refuses to see:that the global balance has already shifted, and the road ahead is being paved not...
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