Interviews: The Israel-Iran War, June 2025

*Al Jazeera English, June 19, 2025 *For a Bay Area TV network affiliate, KTVU, June 13, 2025*A 50-minute interview for a British podcast*A ten-minute interview for a radio show/podcast in upstate New York*For a national Indian news show, June 13…

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Video: Reflections on Authoritarianism and Resistance

VIDEO of Stephen Zunes and Rebecca Solnit in conversation at the University of San Francisco April 22, 2025 [1:12] on a variety of topics related to growing authoritarianism in the United States and the resistance.

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Interviews for KPFA Radio on Middle East

* 20-minute interview with Kris Welch on recent Middle East developments [May 30, segment starts 1:06:45]* Two on recent developments in Israel’s war on Gaza, U.S. policy, repression of student activists, related issues: June 8 begins at 10:20 and  May…

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France to Break Away from UK and US While Recognizing Palestine as a Nation State

Inter Press Service, UN April 18, 2025, Quoted by Thalif Deen [source]     “Dr. Stephen Zunes, Professor of Politics and International Studies at the University of San Francisco, who has written extensively on the politics of the UN, told…

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A Long Legacy of Hypocrisy on Occupations

The Progressive March 6, 2025 (Please share widely)[source] While concurring that the outrage over Trump’s support for Putin is quite appropriate, Zunes notes how administrations of both parties have supported invasions and occupations when the aggressor has been an ally,…

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Interview: Can Egypt’s plan for Gaza backed by Arab League become reality?

Al-Jazeera English March 5, 2025 (28 mins.): On the Arab League’s summit and quite reasonable reconstruction and administrative plan for Gaza, which both Israel and the United States have rejected. This follows US President Donald Trump’s proposal to forcibly expel…

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