Vijay Prashad – Trump’s Ukraine U-Turn, Starvation in Gaza & the Iran–Israel War

2025-07-24

In this episode of The Source, senior editor Zain Raza speaks with author and historian Vijay Prashad about some of the most urgent geopolitical crises of our time. They begin in Gaza, where over 100 humanitarian organizations have warned of mass starvation amid Israel’s ongoing siege and military assault—raising critical questions about Germany’s role and continued support. The conversation then turns to Israel’s bombing of Syria, exploring the underlying motivations behind the strikes. Attention shifts ...

In this episode of The Source, senior editor Zain Raza speaks with author and historian Vijay Prashad about some of the most urgent geopolitical crises of our time.

They begin in Gaza, where over 100 humanitarian organizations have warned of mass starvation amid Israel’s ongoing siege and military assault—raising critical questions about Germany’s role and continued support. The conversation then turns to Israel’s bombing of Syria, exploring the underlying motivations behind the strikes.

Attention shifts to Ukraine, where they examine U.S. President Donald Trump’s surprising U-turn—marked by renewed military aid and sanctions threats against Russia. Finally, they assess the recent U.S.–Israel war on Iran and whether it achieved its stated goal of halting Iran’s nuclear enrichment program.

ABOUT VIJAY PRASHAD: Vijay Prashad is an Indian historian and journalist. Prashad is the author of forty books, including Washington Bullets, Red Star Over the Third World, The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World and The Poorer Nations: A Possible History of the Global South. His latest book The Withdrawal: Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, and the Fragility of U.S. Power (2022) was written with Noam Chomsky. He is Executive Director of The Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research and Chief Correspondent for Globetrotter. He is also the Chief Editor of LeftWord Books (New Delhi) and a senior non-resident fellow at Chongyang Institute for Financial Studies, Renmin University of China. He has appeared in two films – Shadow World (2016) and Two Meetings (2017).

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