The Gaggle with Peter and George

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss the Zelensky regime's increasingly menacing moves to close down the Ukrainian Orthodox Church once and for all. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit us on our Locals channel: thegaggle.locals.com

In the aftermath of the comments made by China's ambassador to France, George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle look back on the chaotic, illegal and unconstitutional dissolution of the USSR and wonder what standing, if any, the post-Soviet states have under international law. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit us on our You can now find us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki's bid to displace Old Europe and take over as the true leader of NATO. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle sat down for a conversation with political analyst Dmitry Babich about Evgeniy Prigozhin, Igor Strelkov and the prospects for success of Russia's so-called Special Military Operation. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss a possible way out for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich. It would involve a swap for Julian Assange--a win-win for everyone. Which is why, unfortunately, it's unlikely to happen. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss the lawsuit filed at the European Court of Justice by the E.U. and 15 member-states over Hungary's "child-protection law," which the E.U. insists on calling "anti-LGBTQI+ law." For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle sat down for a fascinating conversation with economist, author, journalist, blogger and former Reagan administration official Paul Craig Roberts. For daily uploads of fresh content and live streams, please visit us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss the arrest of a "Wall Street Journal" reporter in the military-industrial town of Ekaterinburg, Russia. For daily uploads of fresh content and live streams, please visit us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss the hysteria in NATOLand over Russia's decision to station tactical nuclear missiles in Belarus--a practice the U.S. has been engaging in throughout the Cold War and beyond. For daily uploads of fresh content and live streams, please visit us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle sat down for a long, fascinating discussion with political economist Professor Wolfgang Streeck, emeritus director of the Max Planck Institute. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss the confluence of two events: the issuance of an arrest warrant against President Putin by the International Criminal Court and the imminent indictment of former President Trump by the Manhattan DA. The two events demonstrate that the Western political establishment is playing for keeps. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely discusses the arrest warrant against Russian President Putin issued today by the International Criminal Court. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit us on our Locals platform: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss the latest round of E.U.-sponsored "dialogue" between Serbia and Kosovo and conclude that, as always, there is nothing in it for Serbia except a familiar ultimatum. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

TG 1042: What's Driving China's Suddenly-Invigorated Diplomacy? George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss the possible factors that may be motivating China's sudden, frenetic diplomatic activity. For daily uploads of free content, please visit us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle sat down for a long, fascinating discussion with journalist, podcaster and geopolitical analyst Patrick Henningsen, inaugurating a new series of monthly conversations. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit us on our channel on Locals: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss two contrasting meetings at the U.N. At the U.N. General Assembly the Western powers were long on moral indignation and condemnation and overheated rhetoric. At the U.N. Security Council, the Western powers urged calmness and infinite patience on the issue of who blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit us on our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle sat down for one of The Gaggle's regular conversations with author and military and intelligence analyst Scott Ritter For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán state of the nation speech, in which he comes closer than he ever has in questioning the value of membership of the European Union and NATO. https://miniszterelnok.hu/orban-viktor-evertekelo-beszede-2023-02-18/ For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle sat down for a long, fascinating discussion with author, blogger, teacher and podcaster Matthew Ehret. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit our channel on Locals: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss the reasons why European and American Conservatives harbor so much hatred for Russia, a country that they could easily see as an ally, particularly in the culture wars that occupy so much of their attention. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle talk to Nixon expert and former Nixon counsel Geoff Shepard about the different conspiracy theories surrounding the toppling of the former U.S. president and wonder which one is the most correct. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit our channel on Locals: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss an important article written by Ukraine scholar Richard Sakwa on the origins of the current war in Ukraine. https://prruk.org/the-march-of-folly-resumed-russia-ukraine-and-the-west/ For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss a Gaggle milestone, review the last couple of years, thank Gagglers and look forward to the next milestone. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss a recent "Washington Post" article, written by Robert M. Gates and Condoleezza Rice, that drops all pretense that war in Ukraine has anything to do with defense of Ukraine; turns out, it's a war of necessity for the United States. https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/01/07/condoleezza-rice-robert-gates-ukraine-repel-russia/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/

George Szamuely and Peter Lavelle discuss Turkey's growing intransigence on the issue of Sweden's accession to NATO. For daily uploads of fresh content, please visit our Locals channel: https://thegaggle.locals.com/