January 10, 2025

What's to Come in 2025

As we welcome the New Year, Brussels Sprouts is zooming out for a big-picture view of what to expect in 2025. Top of mind is the impact of a second Trump presidency on U.S. foreign policy, as many worldwide grapple with tough questions about the future of Washington’s global leadership. Ukraine also faces a pivotal year in its war with Russia, as speculation about potential negotiations continues to increase despite a clear path to ending the conflict. Finally, 2025 is likely to see new tests of transatlantic cohesion, as Europe navigates uncertainty amid shifting U.S. priorities. To help us unpack all of this and other key issues shaping global geopolitics this year, Daniel Kurtz-Phelan and Benedikt Franke join Andrea Kendall-Taylor and Jim Townsend on this week’s episode of Brussels Sprouts.

Daniel Kurtz-Phelan is Editor of Foreign Affairs and holds the Peter G. Peterson Chair at the Council on Foreign Relations.

Benedikt Franke is Vice-Chairman and CEO of the Munich Security Conference.

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    Averting AI Armageddon with Colin Kahl and Jacob Stokes

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    • February 13, 2025
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    In recent years, the previous bipolar nuclear order led by the United States and Russia has given way to a more volatile tripolar one, as China has quantitatively and qualitat...

    By Jacob Stokes, Colin H. Kahl, Andrea Kendall-Taylor & Nicholas Lokker

  • Video
    • February 12, 2025
    Putin Demands Concessions to End Ukraine War

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  • Commentary
    • The National Interest
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    Trump and Erdogan Have The Chance To Reset U.S.-Turkey Relations

    Turkey’s role as a middle power becomes more valuable in a shifting world order....

    By Gibbs McKinley & Kate Johnston

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