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From Israel/Palestine to the White House and the Kremlin, Globalists is Brussels’ international politics podcast.]]></description><link>https://thebattleground.substack.com/s/globalists</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!6DY3!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fbb7f7aed-49cc-4f4d-aba3-60b9c815a924_857x857.png</url><title>The Battleground: Globalists</title><link>https://thebattleground.substack.com/s/globalists</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:42:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://thebattleground.substack.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[The Battleground]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[thebattleground@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[thebattleground@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[The 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Potsdamer Platz, Berlin. [CC: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/matthiasberg/55195180081/in/photolist-2s6pJ4T-2s6r3DQ-2s6r3B5-2s6pHRy-2s6kbK9-2s6pHJE-2s6quUM-2s6kbsv-2s6quN4-2s6rPPv-2s6kbgd-2s6kbcL-2s6pHij-2s6rPEs-2s3w1uo-2s3vm18-2s3vkY4-2idpFu6-26rsHMb-26rrUFs-286SNVN-M4roSU-M4r8jQ-26rpDLS-297R9Rs-M4nVKU-286Nae3-RxJZvv-Qs4pwh-Qs48aE-QuLCpr-RjKbKS-RHc8cM-RjvYqh-QE8TP8-QBc16Q-QDDdV2-QDuMkk-RDBRdY-RCBEy7-RRjKE8-RgMacW-QDtp9t-RFaeux-QsAtoJ-QsA7T5-RyfwnH-RFsrLY-RK4bgR-RFr2FW/">Matthias Berg</a>]</figcaption></figure></div><p><em>By Globalists</em></p><p>In the first episode of Globalists, Josh White and Mitchell Plitnick explore the state of play in the US-Israeli conflict with Iran and whether there is any chance of a diplomatic solution, despite the European Union&#8217;s absence from the negotiations. Brussels and London are excluded from the talks as US President Donald Trump seeks a way out of the mess he created. Meanwhile, the Iranian regime is doing its best to send a powerful message of deterrence to the West. The Middle East crisis raises long-term questions about where the EU stands in world affairs.</p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>