Are we heading toward World War III? | Heni Ozi Cukier

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🗓️ 24 July 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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In this urgent talk, political scientist Heni Ozi Cukier analyzes the social, economic, political and military conditions that preceded the last two world wars, revealing how historical patterns and today’s geopolitical shifts may be pointing us in a dangerously familiar direction. Connecting past and present, he challenges us to recognize the warning signs — and act before it’s too late.

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0:13.8	A question that petrifies me, and I'm assuming everyone listening, is the world on the brink of World War III? In this talk, political scientist
0:23.4	Hemi-Azi Kukiye digs into the four major dimensions of war to uncover patterns of global
0:30.1	dynamics and growing instability that led to World Wars 1 and 2. Through this lens of history,
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