Commentators

Daily Wire commentator. Socially conservative. Interesting split position: strongly pro-Israel but increasingly skeptical of Ukraine aid - revealing a tension between interventionist and isolationist impulses within the conservative movement.

MIT professor emeritus of linguistics. Foundational figure in left anti-imperialist critique of US foreign policy. Has published on both Middle East and NATO/Russia dynamics for decades.

US Vice President. Former venture capitalist in Peter Thiel orbit. Shifted from pro-Ukraine to leading voice against Ukraine aid. Has distinct positions on Iran.

Self-described 'MAGA communist' commentator. Explicitly bridges far-left anti-imperialism and far-right nationalism. Strongly pro-Russia and pro-Iran, massive social media following amplified by bot networks.

Journalist, broke the Snowden NSA story. Former co-founder of The Intercept. Civil libertarian who has migrated from left-hero to right-adjacent media presence. Anti-intervention on both Iran and Ukraine. Frequent guest on Tucker Carlson.

Former UN weapons inspector (UNSCOM). Initially prominent for correctly challenging Iraq WMD claims. Subsequently became outspoken defender of Russian and Iranian positions, frequent guest on Russian state media.

Former Fox News host, now independent media figure. Prominent voice for nationalist non-interventionism and skepticism of US foreign entanglements.

Pseudonymous dissident right author and commentator. Nietzschean vitalist aesthetics. Unusual in the dissident right for being strongly pro-Israel and pro-Zionist.

US Senator (I-VT). Democratic socialist. Has nuanced positions on both conflicts - critical of Israel while supporting its right to exist, initially pro-Ukraine but increasingly calling for diplomatic resolution.

Conservative commentator. Formerly at Daily Wire, fired in 2024 over increasingly anti-Israel positions. Trajectory from mainstream conservatism to heterodox positions on Israel makes her a key case study in position evolution.

Crown Prince of Iran (in exile), son of the last Shah. Self-styled leader of the Iranian democratic opposition. Advocates for regime change in Iran through popular uprising supported by Western pressure.

R. Wendell Harrison Distinguished Service Professor of Political Science at the University of Chicago. Leading proponent of offensive realism in international relations theory.

Conservative commentator, Daily Wire co-founder. Orthodox Jewish. One of the most-consumed pro-Israel voices in American conservative media.

Far-right political commentator and America First movement figure. Known for opposition to US foreign aid and military intervention abroad, particularly regarding Israel.

Former US Ambassador to the UN, former Governor of South Carolina. 2024 Republican presidential candidate. Consistently hawkish interventionist on both Iran and Ukraine.

Left-wing political streamer and commentator. Former The Young Turks contributor. Prominent critic of US foreign policy and Israeli military operations, frames conflicts through anti-imperialist lens.

Retired US Army Colonel, military analyst. Prominent anti-intervention voice from within the military establishment. Frequently amplified by Russian state media.

Political streamer and commentator. Liberal interventionist who has become one of the most prominent pro-Israel voices in online left-of-center media.

Executive Vice President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. Author and analyst specializing in US-Iran relations and Middle East diplomacy.

US Senator (R-SC), member of Senate Armed Services and Appropriations committees. Prominent voice on US foreign policy and military intervention.