The Biggest Global Risks for 2026 — with Ian Bremmer

🎙️ The Speakers & Context

• The Format: Interview-style discussion.
• The Key Players:
  • Guest: Ian Bremmer, president and founder of Eurasia Group, world's leading political risk research and consulting firm; author of the 20th annual Top Risks for 2026 report, offering contrarian geopolitical forecasts backed by deep intelligence networks.
  • Host: Jessica Tarliff, political strategist, co-host of The Five and Raging Moderates podcast; provides sharp US domestic lens.
• The Vibe: Technical and reflective, blending operational analysis of recent events (e.g., Maduro capture) with long-term strategic warnings; skeptical of US short-termism.

🎣 The Executive Hook

• The "One Big Idea": Trump's Donro Doctrine—reviving Monroe Doctrine via military/intelligence dominance in the Western Hemisphere—signals a shift to raw power projection, but risks alienating allies, fragmenting Europe, and ceding economic high ground to China in the energy-AI race. This isn't isolationism; it's selective aggression that prioritizes tactical wins (e.g., Maduro's arrest) over sustainable global leadership.
• Why It Matters: Amid Fed rate cuts and AI hype, it forces capital reallocation from fossils to renewables/batteries; US betting on "smartest models" loses if China dominates cheap, scalable energy infrastructure, eroding America's a