# Kidnapping and chaos: welcome to Trump’s world

An episode of [Politics Weekly UK](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/136697472), 8 Jan 2026, 33 min.

Audio: https://flex.acast.com/audio.guim.co.uk/2026/01/08-57285-Kidnapping_and_chaos_welcome_to_Trump_s_world.mp3

In just one week Venezuela’s president was kidnapped by the US, Donald Trump talked of needing Greenland, the UK and France agreed to deploy troops in Ukraine if a peace deal was reached, and two oil tankers were seized with help from the UK. Is this the new world order – or lack thereof? John Harris and Kiran Stacey are joined by the Guardian’s defence and security editor, Dan Sabbagh, to find out. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/politicspod

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