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The post-World War II era is over. What comes next?
For most of the years since World War Two, many global powers said they adhered to a rules-based international order. Since Donald Trump returned to …
8 hours ago
How the US, China and Russia are vying for influence in Africa
When the leaders of the US, China and Russia look at Africa today, they see huge opportunity – an abundance of natural resources and a skilled, young…
1 day, 8 hours ago
Putin’s pursuit of Russian greatness
All this week, we are teaming up with our BBC sister podcasts to explore how power and influence around the world is shifting. We’re exploring which …
2 days, 8 hours ago
Has Xi Jinping outsmarted his rivals?
How will China respond to a new era of US assertiveness? Could the spectacular events of Trump’s second term change President Xi Jinping’s calculatio…
3 days, 8 hours ago
American influence from Monroe to Donroe
How are Donald Trump’s ambitions in Venezuela and Greenland changing America’s place in the world? President Trump’s key adviser Stephen Miller has s…
4 days, 8 hours ago
Will Gen Z protests around the world continue in 2026?
Throughout 2025, a massive youth protest movement took shape across the world. From Bangladesh, to Nepal, to Morocco, to Kenya, to the Maldives, youn…
1 week ago
Will Trump take control of Greenland?
After his major military operation in Venezuela, President Trump has escalated his rhetoric about taking control of Greenland. Trump has repeatedly s…
1 week, 1 day ago
The US ran a war game on the aftermath of Maduro’s fall – it predicted chaos
When the US government captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolas Maduro, on Saturday, most of the world was shocked. But US officials had for years bee…
1 week, 2 days ago
People who could change the world in 2026
Who might have the power and influence to change the world in 2026? World leaders aside, we choose four people and discuss why they could intersect w…
1 week, 3 days ago
What’s next for Venezuela?
The Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores are due to appear in a federal Manhattan court on Monday, after the United States c…
1 week, 4 days ago