Europe Destroys Diplomacy AGAIN | Ian Proud
June 8, 2026
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<p>Former British diplomat Ian Proud joins Neutrality Studies to discuss Russia-NATO escalation, Western support for Ukraine, Europe’s lack of diplomacy, and the risk of a wider war. He also talks about Europe’s dependence on the US, the need for direct Europe-Russia talks, Iran diplomacy, the Abraham Accords, and his new novel Searching: A Love Story.Links:Substack: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbG9xR0xoR1BVVlE1cUE1UGFuMmNrNHVvanJuQXxBQ3Jtc0trVWlDYTNNNF9LSzBlNFJmd2duMklxd196cWNPU1p4N2lxRlF4UERUeFdoYjgtUlJEcnpEcWZXTVpNeWVicUNlRDk1dW16a20xdUl6dXUyYmpidl9jdW0zd0J4d2VIUjhjd2xGQV9KdHhENnJjM1BCaw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fthepeacemonger.substack.com%2F&v=KzF8aTH3Khw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://thepeacemonger.substack.com/</a>Searching: A Love Story on Amazon: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbW1mQThZTUtmMVNlSWlSWXYtWjV4RHNwZFhOd3xBQ3Jtc0ttaER6d2xqSGYwNDVEN01CUktxOGxhVERrZUl2SlIzRkxaQmJZOERlRFNfWFBKb2x4T3piR082Z2MwU3YzWFJPN29UcjdDNTJqRUJfVm1ZSTBxalo4OVJBY3N0bWxoQm81Q3BWbVNNb2t5ZUdSeFg0UQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSearching-love-story-Ian-Proud%2Fdp%2F1739543130&v=KzF8aTH3Khw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Searching-love...</a>Neutrality Studies substack: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbWhkVEpUSUNNamNkcTZiV3FmRWlXUFplX041UXxBQ3Jtc0tscENGa1REWFAwOEpzTDBFeEtxMngxM0tzaDlXWVhBZGZsTHpMYVBZMEF1X2VEU3MwcnF0ZE9LQWRSMnRUTk5QTktIWXdYNDNyZnR5WGxoNmo4Z0RWVGdvMkkzLVFFSlJ3QTVxTzhoOElmNnZBN3d6dw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpascallottaz.substack.com%2F&v=KzF8aTH3Khw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pascallottaz.substack.com</a>(Opt in for Academic Section from your profile settings: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbVpuNXRyeW9JQ0sxaTZISVdJVnR0REJCWHVwZ3xBQ3Jtc0tsdE9qQzZKWGhURFhpbmRfSk9GdFpZTk5pWm9VNWN2SVYxcDlIcmZjbks1TkY2Q0dLTkhYcFloS0R6TzJpeWNjUzh1Q3d0WXJwRXVHNW1TVTVvMGxtd2dieUR5SllfWl9MZVVlOUk5TU9Gc0YyQzN2cw&q=https%3A%2F%2Fpascallottaz.substack.com%2Fs%2Facademic&v=KzF8aTH3Khw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://pascallottaz.substack.com/s/a...</a>)Merch: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa1NTQk9IeVhQTGV5d1VIaW8zQ2FCS1VIRFpRUXxBQ3Jtc0ttYVg3OTlTWFlEVGM4emhEQTA3cWNVWGFKSVZfVmFJMVBkZU04SEJsMzdfWkFrUjR2dlR5MlFPSTJRd3paSm9zeDIzMWN5RmNwTDlWSE92a2ktYVFQM2RYQ25xVjVicnNGZURCdk5FaGl3ajZ5Um5jUQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fneutralitystudies.com%2Fshop&v=KzF8aTH3Khw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://neutralitystudies.com/shop</a>Donation: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnBtcWlKUU1ONXZfcGxwMGdjNkJyMEhpRGp5UXxBQ3Jtc0tuR3ZNQjBwbHlxWlhMZ3B0blp2Y0M0OVFNbW40bk9SM1FRY3pqUTVOT3RaV1ZWeWJQcUV4MXhGWHVaUkIyWnVvOEg5dTJIbHVQaG1VY3dWb2pycUV2eHlZNThtWGxBN2kydDdQSmVLOXQ0bVE5bWEyRQ&q=https%3A%2F%2Fneutralitystudies.com%2Fdonate&v=KzF8aTH3Khw" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://neutralitystudies.com/donate</a>Timestamps:<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzF8aTH3Khw">00:00:00</a> Introduction<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzF8aTH3Khw&t=38s">00:00:38</a> Russia-NATO escalation and Kiev embassies<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzF8aTH3Khw&t=132s">00:02:12</a> Western policy and risk of wider war<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzF8aTH3Khw&t=472s">00:07:52</a> How Europe could return to diplomacy<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzF8aTH3Khw&t=721s">00:12:01</a> Europe’s dependence on the US<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzF8aTH3Khw&t=1067s">00:17:47</a> Iran, Minsk, and diplomacy as cover<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzF8aTH3Khw&t=1420s">00:23:40</a> EU foreign policy and national diplomacy<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzF8aTH3Khw&t=1641s">00:27:21</a> Ian Proud’s new book and where to follow him</p>