Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Robert Wright and Middle East scholar Joshua Landis of the Quincy Institute game out the global and regional fallout from the Iran war.
Subscribe to The NonZero Newsletter at: nonzero.org/subscribe
Exclusive Overtime discussion: nonzero.org/p/the-world-after-the-iran-war-robert
Join NonZero's Discord server: discord.gg/Zy4jAhTQMF
0:00 Was "losing" this war good for America?
6:02 Israel’s post-war situation
9:35 A more stable Middle East? Or less?
17:43 The impact on Iran’s strength
21:19 Has the war empowered Russia and China?
24:15 How modern warfare devalues American military power
27:17 Josh: The Gulf-state power struggle is just beginning
40:24 Are the Palestinians back in the spotlight?
45:11 Where do Israel-US relations go from here?
48:05 Heading to Overtime
Discussed in Overtime:
Israel's self-inflicted security dilemmas.
Chaos in the West Bank and Lebanon.
Will Israel sabotage the ceasefire?
The defense bill that would lock in US-Israel cooperation.
Digging into the MOU.
The MOU's ambiguous "frozen assets" clause.
Josh's odds on the ceasefire lasting.
The precarious state of Syria.
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Joshua Landis (University of Oklahoma, SyriaComment.com). Recorded June 17, 2026.
Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
Robert Wright and Middle East scholar Joshua Landis of the Quincy Institute game out the global and regional fallout from the Iran war.
Subscribe to The NonZero Newsletter at: nonzero.org/subscribe
Exclusive Overtime discussion: nonzero.org/p/the-world-after-the-iran-war-robert
Join NonZero's Discord server: discord.gg/Zy4jAhTQMF
0:00 Was "losing" this war good for America?
6:02 Israel’s post-war situation
9:35 A more stable Middle East? Or less?
17:43 The impact on Iran’s strength
21:19 Has the war empowered Russia and China?
24:15 How modern warfare devalues American military power
27:17 Josh: The Gulf-state power struggle is just beginning
40:24 Are the Palestinians back in the spotlight?
45:11 Where do Israel-US relations go from here?
48:05 Heading to Overtime
Discussed in Overtime:
Israel's self-inflicted security dilemmas.
Chaos in the West Bank and Lebanon.
Will Israel sabotage the ceasefire?
The defense bill that would lock in US-Israel cooperation.
Digging into the MOU.
The MOU's ambiguous "frozen assets" clause.
Josh's odds on the ceasefire lasting.
The precarious state of Syria.
Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and Joshua Landis (University of Oklahoma, SyriaComment.com). Recorded June 17, 2026.
Twitter: twitter.com/NonzeroPods
