CrossTalk is a TV debate experience which presents hot-topic discussions on politics, business, newsmakers, global trends, present-day conflicts, and dangers and challenges facing our world. Host Peter Lavelle poses hard, straightforward questions to his guests, and demands concrete answers in response.
On wars and elections
Is the only way to end the war of choice on Iran to continue it? It would seem so. There is no peace plan, just an open-ended timetable to renew hostilities. Meanwhile, the facts on the ground are evolving and elections in the US and Israel will not change this reality. CrossTalking with Haytham Faraj and George Szamuely.
CrossTalk: Consolidating victory
Western narratives about Russia are collapsing. It is the West, particularly Europe, that is in crisis, not Russia. Also, consolidating victory. The war in Ukraine and on Iran are not over. However, the final outcome is becoming clear – Russia and Iran have the strategic advantage. CrossTalking with Mats Nilsson and Chay Bowes.
Is peace an option?
We are witnessing enormous historical changes before our eyes. The American-Israeli war on Iran is shattering security alliances and recasting the Persian Gulf and West Asia in general. Most regional powers and the great powers of Russia and China clearly understand this. They have turned the page. The collective West still has not. CrossTalking with David Swanson and Kevork Almassian.
Post-western order
The Ukraine proxy war against Russia and the American-Israeli war on Iran have demonstrated how fast geopolitical shifts can occur. Both show the limits of American military power. Then there is the power of ideas, particularly western values. Today they are a hard sell. CrossTalking with Alex Reporterfy, Harrison Berger, and Dragana Mitrovic.
CrossTalk: Predictions, anyone?
The proxy war against Russia is failing. The US-Israel war against Iran has essentially failed. So, what is next? Winning on the battlefield is one thing, but winning the peace is another. When these conflicts are over, are they really over? CrossTalking with Alexander Aton and Aleksandar Pavic.
Turning the page
The longer the American-Israeli war on Iran goes on, the more unpredictable and uncontrollable it becomes. Borders and alliances that once seemed solid and permanent now appear to be built on sand. Attacking Iran has turned the page of history and there is no going back. CrossTalking with Esteban Carrillo Lopez, Sami Al-Arian, and Mohammad Khatibi.