00:00:30 - Global Instability and War
00:02:39 - How Power and Wealth Shape World Order
00:07:00 - The Iran War and Strategic Miscalculations
00:15:05 - Nuclear Proliferation and Pivotal Errors
00:17:15 - The Rules-Based Order and Europe’s Response
00:20:07 - War Costs, Russia’s Objectives, and What Comes Next
00:30:05 - Lasting Consequences of Russia’s War
00:33:08 - Spheres of Influence and Trump’s Foreign Policy
00:37:26 - Putin’s Future and the Risks of Dictatorship
00:45:14 - Europe’s Economic Crisis and Security
00:46:29 - Rebuilding Institutions and Tackling Inequality
00:52:23 - US Midterms, Democracy, and Global Conflict
01:00:11 - China’s History of War and the Great Famine
01:01:06 - The Risk of Another World War
01:05:52 - U.S. Power, Democracy, and Advice for Young People
01:15:19 - Applying Operational Thinking to Politics
01:17:06 - NATO Expansion and Eastern Europe's History
01:23:03 - Energy Prices, Ukraine's Defense, and Russia's War Costs
01:30:28 - Russia’s War and Democratic Institutions
01:34:48 - Loose Nukes and the Maritime Order
01:36:59 - China’s Treatment of Uyghurs and Closing Conversation