<![CDATA[Grounded Perspectives Podcast]]>
groundedperspectives.substack.com]]>https://groundedperspectives.substack.com/podcastSubstackSat, 27 Jun 2026 04:23:39 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/6727835.rssGrounded PerspectivesGrounded Perspectives is geopolitics without permission. We lend elite geopolitical insight with cultural fluency—by a veteran of military intelligence and journalist who read power beneath the performance. We squeeze the news, you get the juice.episodicGrounded Perspectivesgroundedperspectives@substack.comNo<![CDATA[UAE ditches OPEC, Tit for tat between the U.S. & Germany, another Flotilla － let's go!]]>We’re back to chat Abu Dhabi’s about-face on Riyadh’s long-handed ‘cartel’, OPEC; Trump’s sassy comments in response to German Chancellor Merz’s criticisms of Washington’s leaderships miscalculated war moves in Iran; another Flotilla headed to Gaza detained with 1,000 people, plus a coalition is forming against Netanyahu’s government.

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Get full access to Grounded Perspectives at groundedperspectives.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://groundedperspectives.substack.com/p/uae-ditches-opec-tit-for-tat-betweensubstack:post:196063081Fri, 01 May 2026 03:25:35 GMTGrounded Perspectives and Aslı OmurNo1229<![CDATA[Conflicts Merge, Strategic Patience and Controlled Chaos! ]]>Everything affects everything. The domino effects of the wars in Iran and Ukraine are ever present. One Kremlin-aligned pressure point weakens, another tries to surface somewhere else. We’ve got war games to discuss.

Stop by for a listen and don’t forget to send in your questions or topics you’d like us to dig into!



Get full access to Grounded Perspectives at groundedperspectives.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://groundedperspectives.substack.com/p/conflicts-merge-strategic-patiencesubstack:post:195304020Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:14:15 GMTGrounded Perspectives and Aslı OmurNo1437<![CDATA[Edgelord Diplomacy, Brinkmanship, Orbán's Out, Iranian Dissidents and What Comes Next!]]>With a little delay and some minor tech difficulties we’re finally back current thoughts on the Strait, the CCP’s allyship with the Iranian regime, Tisza’s massive win in Hungary — a powerful signal of rejection of transnational far-right nationalism that is bound to reverberate beyond Budapest — plus, we mention Asli Omur’s Q&A with Yalda Roshan on the war’s affect on Iranian uprising arrestees.

Please send in your questions or topics you’d like us to dig into! We might feature your question or topic in one of our voice casts or podcasts.

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Get full access to Grounded Perspectives at groundedperspectives.substack.com/subscribe]]>https://groundedperspectives.substack.com/p/were-backsubstack:post:193122986Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:05:25 GMTGrounded Perspectives and Aslı OmurNo1966<![CDATA[Iran at War: Missiles, Escalation, and What Comes Next]]>We made a voice cast on the war in Iran, the latest strikes, missile escalation, and the regional risks now coming into view. We dig into ODNI remarks, heated hearings, Trump’s cryptic “present” from Iran comment, the 15-point plan, the continued absence of the Ayatollah, and much more.

Catch us next Tuesday afternoon for another cast on the evolving state of play. Don’t forget our newsletters, packed to the gills with even more useful detail.

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