In A Nutshell

For decades, China’s rise was cast as an economic miracle, the workshop of the world, churning out cheap goods that filled American homes and boosted corporate profits. Today, the story is very different. The United States calls China its greatest threat. Tariffs, sanctions, and military maneuvers dominate headlines. The question is: where does all this hostility come from?

Netanyahu calls it Greater Israel; a vision, a mission, a destiny. For Palestinians, it means erasure, exile, and death. While diplomats argue over maps and proposals, Gaza fills with mass graves. How long will the world stand by as ambition is written in blood?

The Gaza genocide is entering its 23rd month. It has left Gaza in ruins, children buried under rubble, and families starving. And now, Israel signals it might consider a ceasefire. But can that be taken seriously when the reality on the ground tells a very different story?

A hidden crisis grips Israel: soldier suicides are rising post-Gaza war.

Each year, in the heart of Iraq, an event unfolds on a scale almost too vast to imagine, and yet, you've likely never seen a headline about it. No breaking news alerts. No live coverage. No prime-time documentaries. But this is Arbaeen, a pilgrimage that draws over 20 million people from across the globe. A peaceful walk. An ocean of humanity. A spiritual protest. And a story that, for the most part, the Western media doesn't tell. Arbaeen takes place 40 days after Ashura, the day marking the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the grandson of Prophet Muhammad. In 680 AD, he and 72 of his companions were killed in the desert plains of Karbala by the forces of Yazid, a tyrant of the Umayyad dynasty.

Iran retaliated against US strikes on its nuclear sites by targeting Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar, the heart of American military operations in West Asia. Fourteen ballistic missiles destroyed a critical communications hub, exposing US vulnerability. Despite official denials, the damage was strategic and deliberate. Iran’s restraint issuing a 12-hour warning forced Washington to heed its deterrence. The attack shattered the myth of US invincibility, leading to an immediate ceasefire and signaling a shift in regional power. Iran’s message: West Asia is no longer America’s playground.

Israel claims it intercepted 86% of Iranian missiles in the June 2025 war. But the numbers and the rubble tell a different story: 800,000 tons of debris. $12B in damage. No footage. No timestamps.

It was one of the shortest wars in modern history. Though the dust has settled for now, there is no ceasefire and strong indications suggest this conflict is far from over. In this episode of In a Nutshell, we break down the key developments of the 12-day war between Israel and Iran.

This hard-hitting episode of In a Nutshell uncovers the deep-rooted culture of sexual violence in Israel-from Zionist militias weaponizing rape during the Nakba to modern-day scandals involving top military and political figures. With chilling testimonies, historical records, and disturbing statistics, it examines how a regime built on dehumanization and impunity has come to be described by some as a "rapist regime."

In this episode of In A Nutshell, we will take a brief look at the reasons why the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad collapsed so easily and quickly in the face of a new foreign-backed militancy campaign.