Podcasters Warn of Growing Threats to U.S. Infrastructure and Global Stability

In a recent episode, Eric and Eliot open by reflecting on how extreme political factions in the United States share isolationist and anti-Israeli sentiments, a dynamic they label the “horseshoe theory.” They then shift to the fraught negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz, noting the self-inflicted difficulties created by both the Iranian government and the Trump administration. The discussion moves to a series of cyber attacks on U.S. water infrastructure, which they say have been met with a surprisingly indifferent reaction from officials and the public.

The hosts further explore Russia’s ongoing hybrid war against Europe and the tightening strategic ties among Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. Additional topics include the continued erosion of democratic norms in Turkey and the recent surge of migrants arriving in the Spanish exclave of Ceuta. The podcast is co-sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia and promotes upcoming independent publishing plans.