Donald Trump in the White House, January 9, 2026 (Sky)
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I begin with the blunt assessment that the Trump camp has cut off all alliances and international organizations as they pursue personal profit and domination.
Donald Trump told the New York Times, “My power is constrained only by my sense of morality.”
Whatever Trump’s sense of morality, he was saying, “I pay heed to no one else.”
Given this — and given the Russian invasion of Ukraine — how should Europe and the world respond?
You have to plan with each other for your essential security — economic, political, and security — on the basis that the Trump Administration at the least is off to the side and, in some cases, is your opponent.
Host Sascha Fahrbach and I discuss the case of Greenland, with the bluster by Trump and the White House that all options are on the table to seize it.
As we consider if Congress could check Trump, I reiterate that the goal of his camp is to “break the US system”.
We turn to Iran to explain the surge of nationwide protests, as they transformed from a response to economic conditions into a challenge to the power of the regime.
This could be — and I have to emphasize “could be” — the most important moment since the Iranian people were denied their political rights in 2009.