In the 33rd episode of the Actualitica Podcast, the guest is a top Croatian expert in international relations with a special focus on Russia and Asia, Branimir Vidmarović. Topics: geopolitics, with a special emphasis on the ongoing war in the Middle East.

Why did the war in the Middle East break out? Who influenced the United States and Israel to launch an attack on Iran? Has Donald Trump become radicalized and betrayed the MAGA and America First agenda? Are there similarities between Putin’s attack on Ukraine in 2022 and Trump’s attack on Iran in 2026? Could it be that Trump and Putin have a secret deal?

Was the emergence of politicians like Vladimir Putin inevitable given the course of Russian history? Could a conflict between China and Russia occur, similar to what happened during the Cold War, known in historiography as the Sino-Soviet split? Will the Chinese “take” Siberia and the Russian Far East from Russia? How realistic is a Chinese invasion of Taiwan, and would it automatically mean a world war? These and other questions are answered by our esteemed guest. Definitely worth watching!

Editor and host: Matija Šerić.

You can watch the episode at the link.