Top Risk: American Political Upheaval

Now that the Trump administration has fully embraced the ‘Donroe Doctrine’ - a policy claiming the western hemisphere as a US sphere of influence - which country will be next in the line of fire? Gideon discusses this with Ian Bremmer, president of the Eurasia Group consultancy, which has just published its top risk report for 2026.

Free links to read more on this topic:

Venezuela and the trouble with the Donroe doctrine

Greenland’s future must be decided by island and Denmark, Starmer warns Trump

Donald Trump’s imperial Venezuela folly will leave America no richer

The gangs, goons and guerrillas running swaths of Venezuela

No, Trump is not a fascist

Subscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.

Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Simon Panayi and the executive producer is Flo Phillips.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.