Karen Kwiatkowski: US-Israel, Ukraine, & Police State as Empire Comes Home
Geopolitics & Empire
Geopolitics & Empire
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🗓️ 4 June 2026
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Ltc. (ret.) Karen Kwiatkowski discusses the controversial legislative section within the NDAA that would deeply integrate the Israeli military into the American defense acquisition and tech sectors. Kwiatkowski criticizes this as a method to fund foreign military interests without public debate while also warning about the erosion of free speech and the rise of the surveillance state. She examines the shifting dynamics of global power (e.g. Iran, Ukraine), arguing that the U.S. is in a period of imperial decline characterized by a hollowed-out economy and failing proxy wars. Additional topics include the dystopian future of robotic warfare and the use of AI for population control, yet she remains hopeful in the potential for resistance against state overreach.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back to Geopolitics and Empire. |
| 0:03.0 | A reminder to check out this month's sponsor, |
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| 0:33.7 | So I've got Plan B, C, and D. |
| 0:36.7 | Joining us for the first time is retired US.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel Karen Kwiatkowski |
| 0:41.8 | Farmer and aspiring anarcho-capitalist. She was a whistleblower prior to the Second Iraq War in 2002, |
| 0:48.8 | ran for Congress in Virginia's 6th District in 2012, received the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity and Intelligence Award in |
| 0:55.2 | 2018 is a fellow at the Eisenhower Media Network and an associated scholar of the Mises |
| 1:00.7 | Institute. She also writes at Karen Kwiatkowski.substack.com. All of her links are in the |
| 1:06.3 | description, her ex, her substack. Welcome to the podcast, Karen. Oh, well, thanks for having me. It's good to be here. |
| 1:12.5 | We chatted a few years back on my old live TNT radio program, and I've been following your |
| 1:19.7 | writing and commentary even way before then, I guess for decades. And I'm feeling old now when I say that. I can't believe all of the folks that I |
| 1:29.9 | have on, such as yourself, that I've been following the work for 10, 20 years now. And maybe right out |
| 1:35.9 | the gate to get your thoughts. The war news, and to start with, perhaps, is the integration of |
| 1:41.9 | the U.S. military, the U.S. Israeli military forces. What can you tell us |
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