In-depth conversations on the conflicts and rivalries shaping our world, explored in the detail the subject deserves. Dmitri Alperovitch speaks with the military commanders, intelligence officials, diplomats, historians, and strategists who shape events and study them closely — on the war in Ukraine, strategic competition with China and the future of Taiwan, nuclear deterrence, sanctions and semiconductors, and the changing character of warfare. Throughout, the aim is to understand not merely what has happened, but why — and what is likely to follow.
Geopolitics Decanted is hosted by Dmitri Alperovitch — chairman of the Silverado Policy Accelerator in Washington, D.C., national bestselling author of World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century, and co-founder of CrowdStrike.
Episodes
Sunday Mar 22, 2026
Sunday Mar 22, 2026
Three weeks into the US-Israel war with Iran, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed — and reopening it may be far harder and slower than many may realize. Dmitri Alperovitch talks to RADM Mark Montgomery (Ret.), who has transited the strait 25+ times and lays out what it will actually take, why Kharg Island is a distraction, and the possible uncomfortable timeline for return to normalcy.
00:00 Introduction
01:09 Threat Environment in the Strait of Hormuz
03:37 Military Strategies for Reopening the Strait
05:19 Cruise Missile Threat
11:43 Tackling the Mine Problem
19:57 Convoy Operations in the Persian Gulf
26:43 Kharg Island
31:41 How long to return of normal traffic in the Gulf?
36:14 The Endgame 42:20 The Houthi problem
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