Expert Analyst: International Politics, Middle East & Nonviolent Action
Israel and Palestine
Fair Observer, Feb. 28, 2026 (28 min): With nearly 600 US fighter jets, two carrier strike groups and 50 warships positioned around Iran, tensions in the Middle East are rising fast. In this episode of FO Talks, Professor Stephen Zunes…
KPFW Jan. 30, 2026 (starts at 1:05:45): Anger, Accountability, and the Law: Capitalism, Courts, and Gaza
Wyoming Star, Jan. 29, 2026, quotes Zunes: “The United Nations was willing to initially give support to the formation of the Board of Peace when it was seen as the best way to maintain the shaky ceasefire in Gaza, but…
KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco, Jan. 20, 2026 (6 min.)
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
Al Jazeera English, Dec. 17, 2025 (5-min): Netanyahu said he approved $35b gas deal with Egypt
KPFA-FM Evening News, Pacifica Radio Network, Dec. 14, 2025 Zunes’s segment begins just after the 12:30 mark.
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.
BBC, November 20, 2025:
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.”
KPFA Pacifica Radio, Nov. 21, 2025 [begins at 1:05:50] Latest developments in the Israel Gaza war and West Bank.
Oberlin Club of Washington, D.C., October 20, 2025 (1:07)
The Progressive, November 20, 2025, by Stephen Zunes There is much to admire about U.S. House Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi, who recently announced her plan to retire in 2027 after thirty-nine years in office, including her progressive domestic agenda, superb…
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…
Arab Organisation for Human Rights UK, Webinar Nov 16, 2025 Israel’s atrocities — genocide, torture, and extrajudicial executions — are made possible by U.S. military, diplomatic, and financial support. Zunes stressed that targeted killings of U.S. citizens and mounting evidence…
KPFA, Pacifica, Evening News, November 9, 2025 [starts at 14:20]
Alice Liebowitz’s podcast “Conversations against Fascism,” October 27, 2025: A half-hour good overview of Zunes’s analysis.
WORT-FM, Madison, Wisconsin, October 26, 2025: Stephen Zunes Tells Activists for Palestine to Keep On, addresses Gaza ceasefire agreement and Israeli military and settler attacks in the West Bank…