Tara and Olga, fresh from the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, welcome Dr. Radhika Desai, a geopolitical economist from Canada. Are the French foreign ministers accusing Russia of "colonizing minds" in Africa a case of projection? Can imperialism exist without territorial control? And why does Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney appear to be standing up to Trump as he extends it? What are "performative wars"? Does a government urging citizens to stockpile three days of supplies serve a security purpose, or a reason for higher security budgets? Who benefits when European arms spending rises: ordinary citizens or private corporations? And what does it mean that young Germans are protesting the conscription plans? Are Trump's Ukraine and diesel moves really aimed at the middle of the term? What can the USA look like after November 3, and can it degrade Trump? gift-. Putin meeting? Why does Desai call Iran's buildup a "swamp," and why should Russia be wary of hoping for too much? This episode on YouTube Thunder | BitChute | X East meets West explores geopolitics beyond the headlines. The time has come.

Tara and Olga, fresh from the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, welcome Dr. Radhika Desai, a geopolitical economist from Canada. Are the French foreign ministers accusing Russia of "colonizing minds" in Africa a case of projection? Can imperialism exist without territorial control? And why does Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney appear to be standing up to Trump as he extends it? What are "performative wars"? Does a government urging citizens to stockpile three days of supplies serve a security purpose, or a reason for higher security budgets? Who benefits when European arms spending rises: ordinary citizens or private corporations? And what does it mean that young Germans are protesting the conscription plans? Are Trump's Ukraine and diesel moves really aimed at the middle of the term? What can the USA look like after November 3, and can it degrade Trump? gift-. Putin meeting? Why does Desai call Iran's buildup a "swamp," and why should Russia be wary of hoping for too much? This episode on YouTube Thunder | BitChute | X East meets West explores geopolitics beyond the headlines. The time has come.