Christian Smith

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662 appearances 8 recordings 1 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 13 Aug

Christian Smith’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Recordings per month over the last 12 months — 8 in all, peaking in Jun 2026 with 4.

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Talking Geopolitics · US-Israel Alliance in Crisis: George Friedman Explains · 4 Jun 2026 podcast

I mean, I again we say Netanyahu, um, according to some voice-verified

h has avoided his corruption trial and potentially prison as a result of what's been going on. voice-verified

These uh elections will be a big deal for him in that respect. voice-verified

How do they play into the bigger picture? voice-verified

It's a big deal under any voice-verified

George, i a a few countries signed the Abraham Accords uh with Israel. voice-verified

Trump has asked has suggested in the last week or so, I believe, that Saudi Arabia should do the same. voice-verified

Do you think that will happen? voice-verified

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I mean you're sort of painting a picture there, George, of of a bunch of different countries which are all being pulled and pushed in directions and the Venn diagram between them perhaps doesn't really exist. voice-verified

I i Israel has has in many ways been at war since it was founded and it particularly has been a war s at war since twenty twenty three, since October seven. voice-verified

Is it destined and this is s somewhat of a classic question about the Middle East in the twentieth and twenty first century, is it destined to be at war or on the brink of war f for eternity? voice-verified

To finish, George, let's return to that question of the US Israeli relationship and what we touched on earlier. voice-verified

Do you think the US and Israel will always be allies? voice-verified

And I suppose more than that, do you think we'll always see them in the same sort of relationship they have now, with the US being a major benefac uh benefactor, uh uh supplier of arms in particular to Israel? voice-verified

Well, let's leave it there, George. voice-verified

As always, thanks very much uh for being on the podcast. voice-verified

Thank you out there for listening as well. voice-verified

We'll see you again next week. voice-verified

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