In this explosive episode of Reason to Resist, Dimitri Lascaris speaks with Silk and Steel host Carl Zha about the rapidly escalating geopolitical crisis involving Iran, China, Taiwan, Russia, and the future of the global order.
Carl explains why the Strait of Hormuz crisis could accelerate the collapse of US unipolar dominance, how China is quietly supporting Iran while avoiding direct confrontation, and why Washington no longer holds the strategic upper hand in Asia.
The conversation dives deep into:
• China’s balancing act between Iran and Gulf states
• The Strait of Hormuz and global energy crisis
• Why Indonesia and Southeast Asia are being hit economically
• Taiwan politics and growing fears of becoming “the next Ukraine”
• Trump’s visit to China and changing US strategy
• The decline of American leverage over China
• IMEC vs the Belt and Road Initiative
• China-Russia coordination amid escalating global conflict
• Why decoupling the US and Chinese economies may be impossible
• Rare earths, sanctions, semiconductors, and economic warfare
