On the Issues Episode 143: Eric Margolis

Today’s guest is Eric Margolis, an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist. He appears as an expert on foreign affairs on CNN, BBC, France 2, France 24, Fox News, CTV, and CBC.

In this episode, Alon and Eric discuss the ongoing war on Iran, including the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and ongoing negotiations to resolve the conflict, Trump’s and Netanyahu’s motivations behind the war, US-Canada relations under Trump, and the impact of the ongoing conflict on the US midterm elections.

Originally aired April 14, 2026

Full bio
Eric S. Margolis is an award-winning, internationally syndicated columnist. His articles have appeared in the New York Times, the International Herald Tribune the Los Angeles Times, Times of London, the Gulf Times, the Khaleej Times, Nation – Pakistan, Hurriyet, – Turkey, Sun Times Malaysia and other news sites in Asia.

He is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, Lew Rockwell. He appears as an expert on foreign affairs on CNN, BBC, France 2, France 24, Fox News, CTV and CBC.

His internet column www.ericmargolis.com reaches global readers on a daily basis.

As a war correspondent Margolis has covered conflicts in Angola, Namibia, South Africa, Mozambique, Sinai, Afghanistan, Kashmir, India, Pakistan, El Salvador and Nicaragua. He was among the first journalists to ever interview Libya’s Muammar Khadaffi and was among the first to be allowed access to KGB headquarters in Moscow.

A veteran of many conflicts in the Middle East, Margolis recently was featured in a special appearance on Britain’s Sky News TV as “the man who got it right” in his predictions about the dangerous risks and entanglements the US would face in Iraq.

A native New Yorker, he maintains residences in Toronto and New York, with frequent visits to Paris.