Tracing the fault lines of transatlantic justice and power. After reporting on the world’s most high-profile cases for major U.S. networks, Atlantic Lens provides the independent analysis and deep-background context that the daily news cycle misses. <br/><br/><a href="https://atlanticlens.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">atlanticlens.substack.com</a>
Atlantic Lens, a Podcast by Marta Dhanis
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Tracing the fault lines of transatlantic justice and power. After reporting on the world’s most high-profile cases for major U.S. networks, Atlantic Lens provides the independent analysis and deep-background context that the daily news cycle misses. <br/><br/><a href="https://atlanticlens.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast">atlanticlens.substack.com</a>
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May 1, 2026
Ep. 18: At the Edge of the Bomb: Inside Iran’s “War of Wills”
<p>The war involving Iran is entering a more dangerous, and more unpredictable, phase. What may look like escalation is, in reality, something more complex: a test of endurance, strategy, and limits.</p><p>In this wide-ranging conversation episode of Atlantic Lens podcast, <strong>MIT’s nuclear weapons expert Jim Walsh</strong> - one of the few Westerners to sit across the table from Iranian leadership every single year for the last two decades - joins <strong>Marta Dhanis</strong> to pull back the curtain on the internal mechanics of Tehran’s decision-making.</p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p>* <strong>The “Ricochet” Effect:</strong> Why military strikes are reinforcing, rather than extinguishing, Iran’s drive for a nuclear deterrent.</p><p>* <strong>The Death of the Doves:</strong> How the current conflict has decimated the voices for diplomacy in Tehran and handed total power to the Revolutionary Guard.</p><p>* <strong>The “Amateur” Problem:</strong> Walsh’s blunt assessment of the current U.S. negotiating team and why a “fast resolution” is a “fever dream.”</p><p>* <strong>Persian Civilization vs. Global Pressure:</strong> Why threatening a “civilization” (rather than a regime) was the biggest strategic blunder of the year.</p><p>* <strong>What to watch now: </strong>negotiations, collapse, or something in between</p><p>* <strong>The Mystery of the Scientists:</strong> Jim weighs in on the series of disappearances and deaths currently rocking the nuclear physics community.</p><p><strong>Key Quotes:</strong></p><p>“You can blow up a bunch of buildings, but you can’t bomb the knowledge and experience of Iranian engineers out of their heads.”</p><p>“Once the horse is out of the barn, you have to persuade it to come back in, you can’t force it. Right now, we are reinforcing the exact reasons why they would want the bomb in the first place.”</p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><p>* <strong>Read the </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://atlanticlens.substack.com/p/iran-war-nuclear-backfire-threshold-analysis"><strong>companion article here </strong></a></p><p>* <strong>Watch the full interview and subscribe to the </strong><a target="_blank" href="https://youtu.be/HxFdhZbQIRI">YouTube Channel </a></p><p><p>If you find this reporting valuable, please consider a paid subscription to <strong>Atlantic Lens</strong> to support independent, boots-on-the-ground journalism.</p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Atlantic Lens by Marta Dhanis at <a href="https://atlanticlens.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">atlanticlens.substack.com/subscribe</a>
April 21, 2026
Ep. 17: Police Files, Surveillance and Targeted Killing of MIT Physicist Nuno Loureiro
<p>A 96-page police report obtained by Atlantic Lens reveals the final hours of MIT physicist Nuno Loureiro, a leading figure in nuclear fusion research, who was shot and killed outside his home in the outskirts of Boston.</p><p>In this episode of Atlantic Lens Podcast, journalist Marta Dhanis reconstructs the timeline of the attack - from hours of surveillance to the moment a man posing as a delivery worker rang the doorbell.</p><p>The report details how the suspect, Cláudio Valente, mapped the area, tracked the family’s routine, and carried out the shooting in seconds.</p><p>Loureiro was still conscious when first responders arrived.</p><p>The two men had known each other decades earlier as students in their native Portugal. Authorities now believe the attack was planned over several years.</p><p>This episode examines what the police files confirm - and what remains unresolved - in a case that has drawn federal attention and raised broader questions about the vulnerability of scientists working in critical fields like fusion energy.</p><p><p>Thanks for reading Atlantic Lens by Marta Dhanis! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Atlantic Lens by Marta Dhanis at <a href="https://atlanticlens.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">atlanticlens.substack.com/subscribe</a>
March 17, 2026
Why the Nick Reiner Case Could Test America’s Insanity Defense
<p> Prefer to Read? 📖 <a target="_blank" href="https://atlanticlens.substack.com/p/bad96055-af6f-4c1a-a967-b7abe0057558">Here</a></p><p>A homicide case in Hollywood is about to test one of the most controversial doctrines in American law: the insanity defense.</p><p>Nick Reiner, the son of filmmaker Rob Reiner, is accused of killing his parents in Los Angeles. His case could hinge on whether severe mental illness can erase criminal responsibility under U.S. law - a legal standard that dates back to 19th-century England.</p><p>In this episode of <strong>Atlantic Lens</strong>, journalist Marta Dhanis examines how American courts evaluate insanity claims, why the legal threshold is so high, and how the U.S. approach contrasts with a recent verdict in Ireland where a jury accepted a psychiatric defense after a killing.</p><p>Drawing on courtroom experience covering major criminal trials in New York, this episode explores a deeper question: how should modern justice systems judge actions committed by a mind in psychosis?</p><p><p>Thanks for reading Atlantic Lens by Marta Dhanis! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Atlantic Lens by Marta Dhanis at <a href="https://atlanticlens.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4">atlanticlens.substack.com/subscribe</a>
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