BBC Interview: Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace”
BBC, January 17, 2026 (5-min. video & transcript) BBC Interview on Trump’s “Board of Peace” for Gaza by Stephen Zunes From January 17, 2026 Read on Substack
Category: Foreign Policy
Interview: Syria battles Kurdish-led SDF
Al Jazeera January 18, 2026, 5-min. (download) See more and recent Syria coverage here.
Trump’s quest to kick America’s ‘Iraq War syndrome’
Responsible Statecraft, Jan 14, 2026 by Leah Schroeder (quotes Stephen Zunes) Experts say the ‘easy’ Venezuela operation is reminiscent of George H.W. Bush’s 1989 invasion of Panama, which in part served to bury the ghosts of Vietnam “Panama mattered because…
Is US Moving Towards UN’s Exit Door?
Inter Press Service by Thalif Deen, United Nations, Jan 13 2026 (quotes Zunes): “The Trump administration, however, appears to be rejecting the post-WWII international legal system as a whole. His statements, particularly since the attack on Venezuela, appear to be…
Interview: Threats of U.S. intervention in Iran
KPFA-FM’s News/Pacifica Radio Network, Jan. 11, 2026 (1-min. starts at 11:30)
Interview: U.S. Imperialism Roars Back
Between the Lines Radio News, on WPKN.org’s Mic Check, with Richard Hill (25-min.) plus transcript on Substack.
Interview: Maduro, wife plead not guilty
KTVU, Bay Area Fox affiliate, Jan. 5, 2026 (3-Min.). Indictment’s not likely to hold.
The Real Reason Trump Invaded Venezuela: It’s not drugs, democracy, or even oil. It’s power.
The Progressive, January 6, 2026 and republished by Common Dreams as, Until Democrats Confront the Lawlessness of Trump’s Venezuela Assault, Expect More War. The U.S. attack resulted from having an incredibly corrupt and autocratic-minded President using his office to enrich…
Interview: Monroe Doctrine Rises Again
WORT FM, Madison, January 8, 2026 (48-min): The Monroe Doctrine Rises Again in Venezuela. Host Allen Ruff and Professor Stephen Zunes discuss his recent article in The Progressive, “The Real Reason Trump Invaded Venezuela: It’s not drugs, democracy, or even…
Interview: US Imperialism Roars Back
WPKN: Politics, Policy, and Planet Podcast #349, Jan. 5, 2026US Imperialism Roars Back To Life, Prof. Stephen Zunes (24-min)
Interview, Venezuela: Maduro Captured
KTVU Fox-TV Bay-Area affiliate: Sat, January 3, 2026 (5-min) International politics professor weighs in on Maduro’s capture
Interviews: The New Protests in Iran
Zunes’s main talking points for a series of interviews on the protests in Iran, December 28-31: the protests are significant in that the bazaar is, traditionally a backbone of support for the regime, have been in the leadership of the…
Interview, BBC: Iran’s uprising over rising prices
BBC News Channel, 12/31/25: Iran’s uprising over rising prices, 5-mins.
Interview: Israel gas deal: Netanyahu says he’s approved $35b gas deal with Egypt
Al Jazeera English, Dec. 17, 2025 (5-min): Netanyahu said he approved $35b gas deal with Egypt
Interview, KPFA: Latest developments in Israel/Palestine
KPFA-FM Evening News, Pacifica Radio Network, Dec. 14, 2025 Zunes’s segment begins just after the 12:30 mark.
Interview: Gaza and West Bank update and responsibilities of U.S. and international community.
Al Jazeera, Dec. 1, 2025 (5 mins., English): On the situation in Gaza and the West Bank and the responsibilities of the United States and the international community.
Interview BBC: UN Security Council resolution supports Trump’s post-war Gaza plan
BBC, November 20, 2025:
A Peace Prize for Trump the Militarist?
The Nation, November 25, 2025, Stephen ZunesWhile he has been more reluctant than some presidents to put US troops in harm’s way, Trump has dismissed checks on his use of military force, saying, “We’re just gonna kill people.”
Interview: Israel violates Gaza ceasefires
KPFA Pacifica Radio, Nov. 21, 2025 [begins at 1:05:50] Latest developments in the Israel Gaza war and West Bank.
Generational Shift: An Assessment of Evolving Student Attitudes on College Campuses Towards Israel
Oberlin Club of Washington, D.C., October 20, 2025 (1:07)