The New Rules of Power — with Anne Applebaum and Fiona Hill
Summary
In this 400th episode, Scott Galloway hosts Anne Applebaum and Fiona Hill to analyze US foreign policy under Trump, focusing on the conflicts in Iran and Ukraine. They argue that Trump’s self-serving, non-strategic approach undermines negotiations with Iran, while discussing how Ukraine’s decentralized drone innovation is shifting momentum against Russia. The guests contrast the existential resilience of Ukrainian society with the brittle, top-down control of autocratic regimes like Russia’s.
Topics discussed
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Episode 400 intro and guest introductions
US strategy on Iran and the IRGC
Internal dynamics and protests in Iran
Theocracy vs. Autocracy and global alliances
Existential wars vs. wars of choice
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Ukraine war status and drone innovation
Putin's position and Russian internal politics
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US power projection and soft power decline
12-month outlook for Ukraine, Iran, and NATO
Credits and closing sponsors
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