Pod Save the World Trump's Strongman Summit Is a Gift to Putin
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Aug 13, 2025 
Yalda Hakim, Lead World News Presenter at Sky News, and Michael C. Horowitz, Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, dive into heavy global issues. They analyze Trump's meeting with Putin and its implications for Ukraine, discussing Trump's Nobel aspirations and Europe's struggle with the crisis. The duo also confronts Israel's military actions in Gaza and the tragic losses of journalists. Lastly, they explore how drone warfare is reshaping military strategies, highlighting the need for ethical considerations in this new age of conflict.
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Real Estate Diplomacy Versus Long Game Strategy
- Trump treats geopolitics like a real estate deal and seeks quick transactional fixes.
- Putin treats Ukraine as an existential project and plays a much longer strategic game.
Europe Risks Being Cut Out Of Major Deals
- Europeans fear being excluded and having Ukraine carved up between Trump and Putin.
- They scramble for influence but worry Trump's admiration for strongmen will undercut their leverage.
Bandage Diplomacy And The Nobel Fixation
- Trump's short-term transactional diplomacy yields many 'bandage' deals that lack long-term solutions.
- Foreign leaders nominate him for prizes to curry favor, not because conflicts are fully resolved.