CrossTalk

Peace illusion
Trump’s peace plan claims victory and closure. This is an illusion. There is no victory and the root causes are not being addressed. If anything, this is merely a pause. Stated differently, the Trump plan has no political solution to bring...
Oct 17, 2025 05:01
CrossTalk is a TV debate experience which presents hot-topic discussions on politics, business, newsmakers, global trends, present-day conflicts, and dangers and challenges facing our world. Host Peter Lavelle poses hard, straightforward questions to his guests, and demands concrete answers in response.

Peace illusion
Trump’s peace plan claims victory and closure. This is an illusion. There is no victory and the root causes are not being addressed. If anything, this is merely a pause. Stated differently, the Trump plan has no political solution to bring...
Oct 17, 2025 05:01
Spectacle over substance?
Trump got what he wanted – a public relations spectacle in Israel and Egypt. World leaders celebrated him. Will this be translated into peace and the creation of a Palestinian state? This remains to be seen. Promises have been made; will they...
Oct 15, 2025 06:40
CrossTalk Bullhorns: Peacemakers, really?
Has the definition of the word ‘peace’ changed recently? Will the Trump peace plan actually lead to peace in Palestine? Then there is the Nobel Peace Prize. Did the Nobel Committee just green-light Trump’s regime-change...
Oct 13, 2025 06:33
Ceasefire, maybe
Has Gaza’s two-year genocidal nightmare come to an end? Given what we know about the announced ceasefire, it is impossible to say. A ceasefire is not the same as a peace plan. Once there is the exchange of captives, will all bets be off?...
Oct 10, 2025 06:21
Another ruse?
As we absorb the meaning and implications of Trump’s ‘peace plan,’ it is important to point out that what may look like peace is actually more occupation. Instead of peace, the plan highlights the pacification of Gaza and continued...
Oct 8, 2025 06:29
CrossTalk Bullhorns: Beginning of the end?
The Gaza Peace Plan – is it the beginning of the end or is it deja vu all over again? Also, the European elites have a deadly case of war fever. Will they succeed in getting Trump on board CrossTalking with George Szamuely and Mark Sleboda.
Oct 6, 2025 06:23
Narrative vs narrative
The geopolitical landscape is in flux. International institutions and legal norms established after World War II are in steep decline or are no longer relevant. And importantly so are the meta-narratives invoked to legitimize domination. The idea of...
Oct 3, 2025 06:19
Why war is inevitable
Is war now a natural condition of the international system? It would seem so. We know genocide is wrong, but still it happens. Many expect another Israeli attack on Iran, but nothing is being done to stop it. Add to that, the EU wants endless war in...
Oct 1, 2025 06:07
CrossTalk Bullhorns: What Ukraine policy?
Does Donald Trump have a coherent Ukraine policy? Maybe the lack of such a policy is actually the point. Also, the EU continues to demonstrate that it is a problem in search of a solution. Who will save the Europeans from Brussels? CrossTalking with...
Sep 29, 2025 06:32