Category: Interviews
interviews
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
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.
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: 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: 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.
Interview: How Catherine Connolly Can Redefine Irish Politics
Counterpunch November 14, 2025, by Daniel Falcone An Interview With Yvonne Galligan that quotes Zunes on the significance of the election of the new democratic socialist president of Ireland. “Activist and author Medea Benjamin commented, ‘Ireland just reminded the world…
Interview: Developments in US policy on Israel/Palestine
KPFA, Pacifica, Evening News, November 9, 2025 [starts at 14:20]
Interview: U.S. Policy Towards Israel/Palestine: What it is and How We Can Change It
Alice Liebowitz’s podcast “Conversations against Fascism,” October 27, 2025: A half-hour good overview of Zunes’s analysis.
Interview: Israel occupation and prospects for a Palestinian State
WBAI, Pacifica Radio, NYC, Building Bridges, Oct 27, 2025: (30 mins. starting at 3:30)
Interview: Gaza ceasefire, enforcement, prospects
KPFA Evening News (Sunday) – October 26, 2025 (begins at 11 mins.)