{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Mahdi Nazemroya - NATO, Arab Spring, and the Axis of Resistance (2012)","description":"Canada has punched below its weight on the international stage, voting with Panama and the Marshall Islands to block Palestinian statehood.  Noted commentator and writer of the recent book, &quot;The Globalization of NATO&quot;, Mahdi Nazemroya, discusses his latest article, &quot;Not Black and White: The Chess Game Behind the recent Gaza-Israel War&quot;, including Qatar's sudden interest in Gaza: an attempt to lure Hamas into the fold.  He also describes the contours of the NATO strategy in the Middle East: covert ops aimed at fostering sectarian bloodletting.  The Geopolitical Chess Game behind the Israeli Attack on Gaza As always, edited by Ian Anderson (@starsalwayslost), with special thanks \/ credit to Sina Rahmani + The East is a Podcast. Robin Brickner is our social media coordinator. Our Twitter presence is @AntiImpArchive, and if you would like to reach out directly we have an email address at:&amp;nbsp;antiimperialistarchive@gmail.com We have AIA business cards with QR codes - please email or DM us to have one mailed to you &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Anti-Imperialist Archive","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/437079","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/30691028\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/30691028"}