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S8 Ep719: PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY. GUEST. Anatol Leven examines the diverging yet united interests of Russia and China in the Gulf crisis, noting how Russia profits from high oil prices while both seek to prevent American regional dominance. (4)

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🗓️ 9 April 2026

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PREVIEW FOR LATER TODAY. GUEST. Anatol Leven examines the diverging yet united interests of Russia and China in the Gulf crisis, noting how Russia profits from high oil prices while both seek to prevent American regional dominance. (4)

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Comment by Anatole Levin of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft.

0:44.3

What are Russia's goals in the Gulf crisis?

0:46.4

What are China's goals in the Gulf crisis?

0:47.9

How do they work together?

0:50.7

And what is their intention toward the United States?

0:52.3

Much more of this tonight.

0:53.1

Anatole Even.

0:56.4

Well, I mean, they have a united understanding that they, you know, they don't want the U.S. to win this war. But of course, apart from that, their

1:02.4

priorities are different. I mean, Russia is doing well out of the war and, of course, the surge in

1:09.3

oil prices and the closure or partial closure of the Straits of

1:12.4

Hormuz because it's boosted Russia's, hugely boosted Russia's income and of course helped

1:18.7

it to continue the war in Ukraine. China is rather different. China has no interest in higher

1:23.7

international energy prices. But I think Beijing simply does not want this war to end in a

1:33.2

triumph for the United States and Israel.

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