Playback speed×Share postShare post at current timeShare from 0:000:00/Paid episodeThe full episode is only available to paid subscribers of World Affairs in Context with Lena PetrovaSubscribe to watchTrump’s Venezuela Blockade Isn’t About Venezuela — It’s a Warning to the WorldRules for Some, Power for Others: The Blockade That Redefines World PoliticsLena PetrovaDec 17, 2025∙ Paid2675ShareListen to this episode with a 7-day free trialSubscribe to World Affairs in Context with Lena Petrova to listen to this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.Start trialAlready a paid subscriber? Sign inWorld Affairs in Context with Lena PetrovaSubscribeAuthorsLena PetrovaRecent PostsEx-CIA Larry Johnson: Iran War BACKFIRES - China Holds the Cards After Trump’s Iran DEFEAT16 hrs ago • Lena PetrovaPascal Lottaz: Europe Preparing for War with Russia by 2030 - Massive Militarization AcceleratesMay 11 • Lena Petrova and Pascal LottazJan Oberg: "DEADLIER THAN The Cold War" - Endless Militarism Signals Western Civilization’s DeclineMay 10 • Lena Petrova and TFF Transnational FoundationSteve Hanke: Oil Shock - U.S. Reserves at 60 Days, Global Shortages LoomMay 9 • Lena PetrovaChina Just Exposed the Limits of U.S. Power — Global Financial War Has BegunMay 8 • Lena PetrovaTrita Parsi: Iran War Destroyed U.S. Global Supremacy & Exposed Limits of American PowerMay 7 • Lena Petrova"WAR MAY BEGIN TONIGHT" - Iran Braces For Imminent Attack | Dr. S. Mohammad MarandiMay 4 • Lena PetrovaFrance Ditches U.S. Tech After Pulling Gold Reserves from WashingtonMay 1 • Lena Petrova