Key Topics

• Renewed fighting between the United States and Iran
• Whether the Strait of Hormuz could become a toll-based choke point
• NATO unity, Trump’s unpredictability, and Europe’s response
• Greenland tensions and the future of transatlantic relations
• Russia’s fuel crisis, drone strikes, and domestic pressure on Putin
• The broader shift toward rearmament and a more fragmented world order

Links

Karin Axelsson - https://politiken.dk/person/7961_Karin_Axelsson

Anna Sauerbrey - https://ces.fas.harvard.edu/people/anna-sauerbrey

Peter Spiegel - https://www.washingtonpost.com/people/peter-spiegel/

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs — belfercenter.org
World Review with Ivo Daalder — belfercenter.org/world-review-ivo-daalder

Key Topics

• How the American experiment of government based on consent and inalienable rights ignited global movements and reshaped societies, from Europe to Asia.
• The complex legacy of America’s post-1945 institutional order, the Marshall Plan, NATO, United Nations, and whether this framework still works or if it's fundamentally broken.
• The rise of competing models like China’s authoritarian capitalism and the implications for democracies worldwide.
• Why America’s internal struggles, polarization, and quest for national self-redefinition threaten its ability to lead and inspire future generations.
• The risks and opportunities of a world where the U.S. steps back, and other nations forge a new, possibly more interdependent, global order.

Links

Zanny Minton Beddoes - https://mediadirectory.economist.com/people/zanny-minton-beddoes/

James Harding - https://observer.co.uk/contributor/james-harding

Sylvie Kauffmann - https://www.lemonde.fr/en/signataires/sylvie-kauffmann/

Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs — belfercenter.org
World Review with Ivo Daalder — belfercenter.org/world-review-ivo-daalder

Key Topics

• The evolving political landscape in the UK a decade after Brexit, including public sentiment and potential reintegration into the EU
• The current state of Iran's nuclear deal negotiations, sanctions, and regional power dynamics
• Ukraine's recent large-scale strikes on Crimea targeting Russian military infrastructure and the implications for the ongoing war

Links

Catherine Philp - https://www.thetimes.com/profile/catherine-philp

Yaroslav Trofimov - https://www.wsj.com/news/author/yaroslav-trofimov

Yannis Palaiologos - https://def-ix.delphiforum.gr/speaker/12656901759
Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs — belfercenter.org
World Review with Ivo Daalder — belfercenter.org/world-review-ivo-daalder