Today on the show, Fareed is joined by former Swedish prime minister Carl Bildt to discuss how Europe is bracing for a potential Trump-Vance White House. Would NATO survive? Ukraine?

Next, Atlantic staff writer David Frum tells Fareed about the JD Vance that he knew more than a decade ago, and how the Republican vice-presidential candidate has gone from never-Trumper to full-on MAGA.

Then, Iran’s acting foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani speaks with Fareed about his country’s alleged plot to assassinate former president Donald Trump and the prospects for a renewed nuclear deal.

Next, Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s former minister of digital affairs, discusses her work countering disinformation and cyber-attacks that threaten to undermine democracy in Taiwan.

Finally, Jane Gilbert, Miami-Dade County’s chief heat officer tells Fareed about her work combatting the effects of record high temperatures in one of the epicenters of the climate crisis in the United States.

GUESTS: Carl Bildt (@carlbildt), David Frum (@davidfrum), Ali Bagheri Kani, Audrey Tang (@audreyt), Jane Gilbert (@ResilientJane)

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