Every January in Foreign Policy, the International Crisis Group lists 10 conflicts to watch in the year ahead. But beyond Israel’s conflicts with Iran and Hamas, and the wars in Syria and Ukraine, what else should we be keeping an eye on?
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DiscussionsAre sovereign wealth funds, especially in the Middle East, transforming geopolitics? In a new Foreign Policy essay titled “The New Wealth of Nations,” George Lee and Jared Cohen look at the rise of what they call instrumental capital, and how countries are deploying state wealth to boost their geopolitical standing and ambitions. Jared Cohen, the co-head of the Goldman Sachs Global Institute, joins FP Live to discuss.
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It’s becoming clear that U.S. President Donald Trump is keen to break China’s monopoly on critical minerals. One can trace this thread through the White House’s policies in Pakistan and Panama, Canada and Ukraine. Why are critical minerals so important? Can the United States catch up with China? Gracelin Baskaran is the director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. She will join FP Live to explain the minerals’ increasing salience in geopolitics.
It’s time for one of our regular Ask-Me-Anything episodes. How is the world navigating Trump’s second term? What trends does FP’s team see as the main geopolitical drivers? Questions from subscribers and podcast listeners are encouraged, and FP Live executive producer Dana Sherne will put them to regular host Ravi Agrawal.
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