Ep 276: Charlie Laderman on Regime Change in Iran

Charlie Laderman, associate professor at the University of Florida’s Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education, joins the show to discuss parallels between Reagan’s policy towards Cold War Poland and the crisis in Iran today.

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02:45 Comparing Iran and Poland

05:56 Reagan’s plan

10:15 Reheating the Cold War

12:26 ’81 coup

15:53 Sanctions and pressure

20:19 Constant agitation

27:38 End of the Cold War

34:45 The violence of the Iranian regime

37:55 Structural differences

44:32 Exiled opposition

Read the article discussed in the episode - Freedom for Iran: Learning From U.S. Support for Polish Anti-Communists in the 1980s (fdd.org/analysis/2025/09/30/freedom-for-iran-l…)

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