Pepe Escobar: Saudis Requests 2-Week Truce With Houthis via Oman — as Yemen Puts Riyadh on Back Foot — Dialogue Works

Pepe Escobar discusses the escalating conflict in Yemen, arguing that Saudi Arabia’s military failures and internal instability will force negotiations with Ansarallah. He contrasts this with Russia’s shifting strategy in Ukraine, noting a national consensus to end the war swiftly on the battlefield rather than through diplomacy. The episode also covers the upcoming Russian elections and the intellectual clash between emerging multipolarity and what Escobar terms the "dark enlightenment" of Western elites.

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Sponsorships: Perk, Num, and ShipStation Introduction and guest arrival in Moscow Recap of Moscow forum and Lavrov's speech on Ukraine Russian national consensus and election mood Pax Multilateralis vs. the Dark Enlightenment Spengler's Decline of the West and Moscow as intellectual hub The multipolar world as a mandala Saudi-Yemen conflict: Truce requests and airstrikes Trump's role and Ansarallah's stance on US involvement F-35 sales and MBS's military strategy failures Sponsorships: Perk, Num, and ShipStation Turkey's neutrality and the Mecca propaganda campaign Pakistan's diplomatic credibility and mediation role Escalation ladder and forcing Riyadh to negotiate Internal instability risks for Saudi Arabia and Bahrain Saudi isolation and financial self-blockade Sponsorships: Perk, Num, and ShipStation Russian war terms and economic pressures NATO war preparations and the 'head of the snake' Closing remarks and final sponsorships

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Pepe Escobar: Saudis Requests 2-Week Truce With Houthis via Oman — as Yemen Puts Riyadh on Back Foot

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