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Robert Pape has issued a warning about the crises that may arise in the weeks following the midterms.<\/p>\n
Last week\u2019s midterm results saw the Democratic Party regain control of the House of Representatives, and the Senate. The US President Donald Trump has since reacted to his party\u2019s massive loss and insisted the Republicans would have won if he had been on the ballot.<\/p>\n
The new Democratic-led Congress won\u2019t be sworn in until January, making these next few weeks and awkward transition period in American politics.<\/p>\n
Addressing this, Robert Pape \u2013 an American political scientist who had been an advisor for former US president Barack Obama \u2013 broke down what could happen over the next eight weeks and why it might be \u2018the most dangerous of our lives\u2019.<\/p>\n
One thing that Pape pointed out was the possibility that Trump wouldn\u2019t accept his defeat ahead of the Republican Party losing control of Congress at the start of 2027.<\/p>\n
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On a recent episode of The Diary of a CEO podcast, he said: \u201cThe most dangerous time is the transition of power, and we saw this with January 6 [2021].\u201d<\/p>\n
Going on to discuss what he dubbed as an \u2018escalation trap\u2019, Pape explained: \u201cWe are moving up rungs in escalation where risk is growing and we are about to enter the eight most dangerous weeks since this war began, and they may become the eight most dangerous weeks in our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n
He proceeded to list off \u2018three fundamentally dangerous issues\u2019, those being:<\/p>\n
The transition period of seating the victors of the midterms.
\nThe Iran war escalating.
\nRussia possibly exploiting the situation in Ukraine.<\/p>\n
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The election results could \u2018dovetail\u2019 with Trump\u2019s promises about escalating the Iran war.<\/p>\n
Supposedly, Donald Trump has a plan to bomb Iran over a three-day period and will hit \u2018a whole new level\u2019 of leadership targeting and economic targeting. This could then lead to a \u2018forever war\u2019 with Iran.<\/p>\n
After that, when it comes to the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Vladimir Putin may come to the decision that he cannot get the Ukrainian territory he wants via negotiations with Trump and will pursue a more aggressive strategy.<\/p>\n
Sharing about a \u2018dark winter\u2019 in Ukraine, Pape expressed concerns that Putin will target electric power stations in the country, which could leave certain areas of Ukraine without power \u2018for a month or two\u2019.<\/p>\n
Elsewhere in the conversation, Pape discussed what America needs to do to prevent World War 3 from breaking out \u2013 one of the biggest things being to not escalate things in Iran.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo escalation by the Trump administration in Iran until the new Congress is seated unless Iran strikes first,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Additionally, Pape named three countries specifically that he believes should take a more active role in preventing further escalation, identifying Pakistan, Qatar and India as important potential mediators.<\/p>\n
He said that they should use their positions to encourage all sides involved in the various conflicts to exercise restraint.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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