Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
What a year it has been in international politics. As 2025 draws to a close, this livestream takes stock of a turbulent twelve months that have reshaped global affairs in ways few could have predicted. From Washington to Kyiv, Gaza to Tehran, the past year has been defined by shocks, reversals, and unresolved questions about where the international system is heading next.
Much of the spotlight has inevitably fallen on Donald Trump and the dramatic return of confrontational, personalised diplomacy. But which moment truly defined his year? The extraordinary scenes involving Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House? A summit with Vladimir Putin? The bombing of Iran? Threats against NATO members such as Canada and Denmark? Or the renewed use of tariffs as a geopolitical weapon? Beyond the United States, other developments demand close scrutiny. Has the war in Gaza really ended, or has it merely entered a new phase? Is peace in Ukraine genuinely on the horizon, and if so, at what cost and on whose terms? And which stories quietly shaped global politics while receiving far less attention than they deserved?
Join me, @theglobalgambit, and @MichaelRossiPoliSci for a wide-ranging review of 2025 and a forward-looking discussion on what 2026 may hold.
#internationalrelations #jameskerlindsay
What a year it has been in international politics. As 2025 draws to a close, this livestream takes stock of a turbulent twelve months that have reshaped global affairs in ways few could have predicted. From Washington to Kyiv, Gaza to Tehran, the past year has been defined by shocks, reversals, and unresolved questions about where the international system is heading next.
Much of the spotlight has inevitably fallen on Donald Trump and the dramatic return of confrontational, personalised diplomacy. But which moment truly defined his year? The extraordinary scenes involving Volodymyr Zelensky at the White House? A summit with Vladimir Putin? The bombing of Iran? Threats against NATO members such as Canada and Denmark? Or the renewed use of tariffs as a geopolitical weapon? Beyond the United States, other developments demand close scrutiny. Has the war in Gaza really ended, or has it merely entered a new phase? Is peace in Ukraine genuinely on the horizon, and if so, at what cost and on whose terms? And which stories quietly shaped global politics while receiving far less attention than they deserved?
Join me, @theglobalgambit, and @MichaelRossiPoliSci for a wide-ranging review of 2025 and a forward-looking discussion on what 2026 may hold.
#internationalrelations #jameskerlindsay
