May 15, 2026 · 2h 41m
Scott Horton traces modern global conflicts to American interventionism
#2500 - Scott Horton
Understanding the historical drivers of American foreign policy is critical to evaluating the systemic risks of escalating global conflicts.
- 1U.S. foreign policy is systematically steered by the military-industrial complex to maintain high defense spending and global tension.
- 2The conflict in Ukraine stems from long-term strategic provocations and NATO expansion rather than isolated events.
- 3Persistent interventionist strategies in the Middle East and Asia risk escalating into direct confrontations with Iran and China.
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Scott Horton details how the military-industrial complex systematically influences U.S. foreign policy to prioritize defense spending over diplomacy.
The brief
Libertarian author and foreign policy expert Scott Horton joins Joe Rogan to dissect the roots of the New Cold War, tracing how decades of American interventionism and NATO expansion laid the groundwork for the current conflict in Ukraine.
Horton argues that U.S. foreign policy is heavily driven by the military-industrial complex, which prioritizes perpetual tension and defense spending over diplomatic resolution, creating systemic instability abroad.
The discussion extends beyond Eastern Europe to analyze the broader consequences of American actions in the Middle East, detailing the historical context behind escalating tensions with regional powers like Iran.
By examining the strategic provocations that shaped modern geopolitics, Horton warns that continuing these interventionist patterns risks pushing the United States into dangerous, avoidable confrontations with both Russia and China.
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