Source: https://www.spreaker.com/user/tomluongo/episode-19-alistair-crooke-the-civilizat Former British Diplomat Alistair Crooke and I sit down for a wide-ranging chat on the loss of institutional legitimacy all across the West and the Middle East. Starting with Brexit and what it means for the U.K. and spanning the globe to include Europe, its relationship to Russia and the ideological wars being waged by various factions against Iran and China, this is an episode I don't think anyone should miss. Show Notes: Crooke: https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/02/03/israel-in-the-middle-east-a-civilisational-and-metaphysical-war/ https://www.strategic-culture.org/news/2020/01/20/many-matryoska-dolls-america-way-imagining-iran/ Luongo: https://tomluongo.me/2020/01/10/after-missiles-fly-iraq-becomes-battleground/ https://tomluongo.me/2020/01/19/does-gangster-economics-iraqi-desert/ Support my work on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/goldgoatsnguns Install and Use Brave to Support the Channel: https://brave.com/tom405 Donations welcome via paypal Twitter: www.twitter.com/tfl1728 Blog: www.tomluongo.me ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr3OGc-ywgU