Robert Pape

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331 appearances 2 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 26 Aug

Robert Pape’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Breaking Points with Krystal and Saagar · 8/26/26: Professor Pape Ridicules Bessent's D-Day, MAGA Influencer Caught Working for Pentagon, Beef Controversy w/ Dan Osborn · 26 Aug 2026 podcast

But this could be the first nuclear domino to fall outside of the Middle East. voice-verified

We've seen Iran, Saudi Arabia, now South Korea. voice-verified

I do think that's possible. voice-verified

So from 2012 to 15, one of the reasons I went to South Korea is I made. voice-verified

eight trips to China, South Korea, and Taiwan in that three-year period. voice-verified

And I was meeting with high-level people, including at the level of the president here, especially the office. voice-verified

I will say I won't say the individual because if you ever have those conversations, you don't want to say that. voice-verified

about having a meeting, an international conference. voice-verified

And the first step of that that would make sense would be to do it not as a government set of governments getting together, but the way this really happens to build that kind of walking to cooperation is often with voice-verified

academics and civil society, think tanks. voice-verified

And we got quite close here, I would say, to that. voice-verified

I think it would be wise to try that again, but it's difficult right now because the Obama administration was much more open to cooperative international efforts. voice-verified

You're not seeing any signs of the Trump administration interested in brokering these efforts. voice-verified

these efforts. voice-verified

And it's not impossible to do without the United States, but it's obviously much easier if there's at least a wink-wink support that this isn't generally supported from the White House. voice-verified

What you're seeing is the opposite. voice-verified

You're seeing heavy-handed action. voice-verified

Scott Besson doesn't talk to, doesn't, there's no effort, month-long effort to bring the world together for an international coalition against Iran. voice-verified

He just up and announces it, and it's his way or the highway. voice-verified

You don't like it. voice-verified

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