About this episode Step inside the exclusive world of high-stakes diplomacy with today's essential briefing. This episode cuts through the headlines to reveal the true shifts in global power dynamics, from covert alliance building to the intricate dance of trade negotiations and defense pacts. Gain a unique, informed perspective on how these moves reshape the international landscape, equipping you with critical insights into the forces driving tomorrow's world.
0:00 outside the diplomatic compound here in abu dhabi it's just past dawn and american negotiators are putting what they call a final end to the war in ukraine onto paper in episode one ninety eight we mapped how quiet diplomacy was redrawing the global map this morning that map is sitting right across a negotiating table beside me on the0:18 steps european delegates are checking their phones every few minutes ukrainian foreign minister andriy sabihah has been pressing washington to accelerate interceptor deliveries while russian strikes hit power grids us special envoy steve witkoff and european partners released a joint statement backing ukraine's security guarantees and keeping nato central but european diplomats tell me they still fear moscow will insist0:40 on nato pulling its military footprint out of eastern europe that part is claimed not confirmed i will tell you the moment it is look across the broader board this hour the diplomatic shifts are accelerating in paris secretary of state marco rubio just rejected iranian demands for war reparations pallets of cash are not happening he said while the1:01 strait of hormuz stays bottlenecked and oil hovers near $90 a barrel up in ottawa canada slapped sanctions back onto 11 iranian entities tied to missile and nuclear programs down the gulf the six nation gulf cooperation council agreed to plant an advanced military command headquarters in kuwait closer to northern threats so while washington insists its economic blockade means1:22 no major combat is needed right now the regional perimeter is hardening anyway now here's the thing you need to watch closest the real contest over future leverage isn't happening in the gulf it's happening over algorithms in new york treasury secretary scott bessent laid out washington's strategy ahead of president trump's third summit this year with xi jinping in1:44 shenzhen
