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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "The Israelis and Americans are interested in maximalist aims. They destroy Iran permanently, okay? And the Iranians are also maximalists in that they want..."
Both sides are described as maximalist: Israel and the United States seek to destroy Iran permanently, while Iran seeks to destroy the global economy to restore the country.
He argues Machado functions as a bargaining chess piece who articulates the maximalist American demand so Trump can pressure Maduro toward a more limited settlement.
"The Israelis and Americans are interested in maximalist aims. They destroy Iran permanently, okay? And the Iranians are also maximalists in that they want..."
"Right. So, uh, from a game theory perspective, um, Trump, when it comes to Venezuela, he's looking at a spectrum of options. The most..."
The lecture names the law of proximity: people and nations play many games at once, but the nearest game is the one that governs action.
Jiang starts with a tactical question about Trump and Venezuela, but the interview keeps widening until Venezuela becomes only the first front in a larger story: a Monroe Doctrine empire that prefers calibrated coercion...
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