Full Episode - The Real Cost of Trump's Iran Gamble + Ian Bremmer on How the Iran War Reshaped Global Power

The current American foreign policy landscape is undergoing a consequential transformation as the U.S. retreats from its role as the stable, organizing force of global security. Ian Bremmer of the Eurasia Group highlights that this shift, driven by domestic political optics rather than grand strategy, has dismantled long-standing institutional dependencies that previously reinforced American influence. In the Middle East, this vacuum has triggered a splintering of regional power, forcing allies like Israel, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia to hedge their security bets. While China remains a potent long-term adversary, Russia—under an increasingly isolated and erratic Vladimir Putin—currently presents the most acute geopolitical risk. Ultimately, the systematic erosion of these alliances forces partners worldwide to pursue independent defense strategies, fundamentally altering the international order and leaving the U.S. more vulnerable to future crises.