Alastair Crooke: West Asia Is Incubating a New Era of Revolutions — “A Decisive and Historic Stage”

Dialogue Works · Sep 17, 2026 · 1h 3m

Dive into the shifting geopolitical landscape of West Asia! This interview explores Saudi Arabia's internal contradictions, growing frustrations, and the fragility of its single-family rule. We contrast this with Yemen's authentic Arab roots and paradigm-breaking resistance, while examining Iran's strategy of "calibrated escalation" driven by sovereignty rather than just military metrics.

We also break down Israel's unprecedented seven-front war crisis, the severe strain on its military, and America's trapped foreign policy. With revolutionary undercurrents boiling from the Gulf to Pakistan…