How Orientalism Creates Information Asymmetry About Iran - Seyed Mohammad Marandi | Endgame #262

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What is going to stop this war? What does true peace in the Middle East look like? Endgame sits down with Seyed Mohammad Marandi for answers from an Iranian perspective. #Endgame #GitaWirjawan #SeyedMarandi ------------------ About the Guest: Seyed Mohammad Marandi is a Professor of English Literature and Orientalism at the University of Tehran. His work spans literature, postcolonial studies, and political analysis. About the host: Gita Wirjawan is an Indonesian entrepreneur and educator. He is the founding partner of Ikhlas Capital and the chairman of Ancora Group. Currently, he is teaching at Stanford as a visiting scholar with Stanford's Precourt Institute for Energy. ------------------ Chapters 0:00:00 - Intro 0:01:35 - Early life of Seyed Mohammad Marandi 0:03:28 - How activism shaped his intellectualism 0:14:18 - Iran attacks: Unintended consequences 0:20:59 - The Khamenei Doctrine 0:29:27 - Propaganda 0:36:43 - Orientalism & information asymmetry 0:47:45 - Iran will continue this war until… 0:54:04 - "Iran doesn't need mediation." 0:57:06 - Will this turn nuclear? 1:01:15 - A misunderstood Iran 1:09:26 - Defining true peace in the Middle East 1:12:20 - Democracy & information democratization 1:14:50 - BRICS 1:16:45 - Nuclear proliferation in a multipolar world 1:19:18 - From rule of law to law of the jungle 1:20:45 - What gives Iranians their strength ------------------ Get your copy of Gita Wirjawan’s book, “What It Takes: Southeast Asia”, NOW: https://books.endgame.id/ Also available on Amazon: https://sgpp.me/amazon/ Leave your review here: www.goodreads.com/book/show/241922036-what-it-takes ------------------ You might also like: https://youtu.be/vZ7ocdh_rsk https://youtu.be/oT4OcBYEZac https://youtu.be/rsi7cDRUrmE ------------------ Special thanks to our ‘Future Narrators’ channel members: Mariko Yoshihara, Yemotto IBRAHIM, hobi kluyuran, Fajar Prasetyo, Dyah Firgiani, keetkaat, Arie Gunardi, Yayi Trisnawati D, Teddy Chow, Wwertyssnb, Widi Aphrian, Priyanithi Dharsania Negara, hndraable, h