# State of Play

A podcast by Center for Strategic and International Studies. The world order has been disrupted, and a new international system is emerging. Hosted by Will Todman, State of Play unpacks the biggest geopolitical developments of the week. Every episode brings together CSIS’s leading regional experts to explore how global power is shifting, how allies and adversaries are responding, and what it all means for the future of international order. State of Play is produced by Cera Baker.

Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/stateofplay

## Latest episodes

- [How Serious is Russia's Threat to Europe?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/af05b14be9bc) (2026-10-22, 35 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9866857237.mp3
- [After Houthi Attacks, What Options Does Saudi Arabia Have?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/3129717d02f1) (2026-10-16, 34 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4997328004.mp3
- [Could Fighting in Ethiopia Spark Regional War in the Horn of Africa?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/dc32e9df9c2a) (2026-10-08, 43 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9961677411.mp3
- [What Did Trump and Xi Agree to at the White House?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/2dcbaecbab7d) (2026-09-25, 51 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS6281417266.mp3
- [Is the U.S.-Philippines Alliance Really at a Historic High?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/5547913da679) (2026-09-11, 24 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS8039640634.mp3
- [Will Trump’s Pressure on Canada Break the USMCA?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/7242dd8da1ab) (2026-08-27, 36 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS1923856482.mp3
- [Did Iran Attack U.S. Water Systems?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/3368e7f510f9) (2026-08-17, 42 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS1895751689.mp3
- [Is Cuba Nearing an Inflection Point?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/2f3784ef8ab5) (2026-08-13, 32 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2749518723.mp3
- [How Should the U.S. Counter China in the Pacific?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/fa90d3590d9c) (2026-07-30, 36 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS6348451121.mp3
- [Was This World Cup More Political?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/a459f5c48739) (2026-07-17, 58 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS1933535081.mp3
- [Have Politics Jeopardized the Ebola Response?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/ec25276adf57) (2026-07-02, 33 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS6145744884.mp3
- [Was the G7 Summit in France a Success?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/62a921718723) (2026-06-17, 42 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS7270557364.mp3
- [Trump's Iran Deal: What Comes Next?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/59caa8272fc1) (2026-06-15, 44 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5722024415.mp3
- [How Should the United States Counter the CRINK Axis?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/b31204770168) (2026-06-12, 47 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9531438677.mp3
- [Is Ukraine Turning the Tide?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/7dae20e45ed0) (2026-06-04, 35 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS1903167936.mp3
- [Is Something Big About to Happen with North Korea?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/d66d79d02d05) (2026-05-29, 35 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4219148965.mp3
- [What Can Negotiations Between Lebanon and Israel Achieve?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/eea86f1d539d) (2026-05-26, 34 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9812663982.mp3
- [What did the Trump-Xi Summit Achieve?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/379df76391cf) (2026-05-15, 60 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4898514999.mp3
- [Is a Cold Peace with North Korea Possible?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/a1be1cab66bb) (2026-05-07, 42 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5524066238.mp3
- [Has the Iran War Transformed the Middle East's Future?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/b59751942819) (2026-04-22, 53 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4145273824.mp3
- [Will Orban’s Defeat Transform Europe?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/76a5dfc93f4f) (2026-04-13, 20 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS1449586139.mp3
- [Has the Iran war upended U.S.-China negotiations?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/4af5ee0b376f) (2026-04-09, 29 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5341363726.mp3
- [What Are the Hidden Costs of the War with Iran?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/7b1e33106dab) (2026-03-25, 50 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9213031352.mp3
- [How did Japan Navigate Trump's Pressure on Iran?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/b8022d518cf2) (2026-03-20, 19 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2579120853.mp3
- [Are Russia and China Benefitting from the War with Iran?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/7dc4354d248b) (2026-03-17, 36 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5636685956.mp3
- [Is Cuba Next?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/45c2e8416187) (2026-03-12, 36 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS8958313449.mp3
- [Would Regime Change Solve the Iran Challenge?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/7414da0dfc41) (2026-03-05, 32 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS7146905953.mp3
- [How are SE Asian States Recalibrating Their U.S. and China Ties Under Trump 2.0?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/a846bf9444ea) (2026-02-26, 30 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS7313249249.mp3
- [Emergency Episode: European Security after the Munich Conference](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/b98c43ac7b7e) (2026-02-18, 18 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2335779497.mp3
- [Are we thinking about tech competition with China the right way?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/d7b98d7ac4bf) (2026-02-12, 42 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9058595556.mp3
- [Emergency Episode: PM Takaichi's Landslide Victory in Japan](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/a3271babc8b9) (2026-02-10, 19 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS6074525761.mp3
- [Can middle powers build a new world order as PM Carney says?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/f1ce1b446276) (2026-01-29, 39 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS8494916946.mp3
- [How should we combat China's economic coercion?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/14283d541884) (2026-01-23, 71 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS1805704305.mp3
- [What are CSIS experts' boldest geopolitical predictions in 2026?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/5b606dc1f4f6) (2026-01-15, 42 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS1005073691.mp3
- [The Donroe Doctrine: What Venezuela Means for China, Russia, and Iran](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/ba966144788d) (2026-01-14, 59 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9773897598.mp3?updated=1768422974
- [Did Trump remake the global order in 2025?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/7b39f9c4894c) (2025-12-17, 42 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS3667508987.mp3
- [Where now for Europe and Ukraine after the NSS?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/32c34607d17c) (2025-12-10, 35 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2836405042.mp3
- [Did the Saudi & Syrian Trump visits meet expectations?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/8e1b4f55015a) (2025-11-21, 33 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9493686126.mp3
- [Are President Trump's tariffs working?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/5ccf2e111650) (2025-11-12, 37 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS3525674939.mp3
- [Was President Trump's Asia trip a success?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/09bb2d1f8a6c) (2025-10-31, 31 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4885265513.mp3
- [Will U.S.-China tensions dominate the ASEAN summit?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/b9b65344b1bd) (2025-10-16, 40 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS3466713940.mp3
- [Is Gaza pushing international institutions to crisis or renewal?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/9e76c515aa9b) (2025-10-02, 31 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS6400124517.mp3
- [What can U.S. pressure on Venezuela achieve?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/d4f050fb476e) (2025-09-18, 29 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS5737194747.mp3
- [Are U.S. tariffs bringing India and China together?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/51e9bb818d3c) (2025-09-04, 28 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS3977655850.mp3
- [Are allies or autocrats managing Trump better?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/ff32854682ff) (2025-08-28, 29 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS4180025635.mp3
- [Are U.S.-Japan relations at a turning point?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/b1c699b76970) (2025-08-07, 31 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS9746122170.mp3
- [Is Pressure on Indo-Pacific Allies Working?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/d7b6862e7ad8) (2025-07-24, 31 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS2427465230.mp3?updated=1753371418
- [China’s World Order: Does BRICS Still Matter?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/07b18ee2c5f8) (2025-07-10, 28 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS8887747666.mp3?updated=1752086918
- [How the Israel-Iran War Crossed the Rubicon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/aa58d66142c0) (2025-06-26, 32 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS8468048285.mp3?updated=1750948110
- [What to Expect at the G7 Summit](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1818389132/3164c6214d32) (2025-06-12, 27 min): audio https://cohst.app/pdcst/7C0R7W/traffic.megaphone.fm/CSIS7271353098.mp3?updated=1749734066

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