State of Play
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.
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Episodes (83)
What Did Trump and Xi Agree to at the White House?
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Is the U.S.-Philippines Alliance Really at a Historic High?
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Will Trump’s Pressure on Canada Break the USMCA?
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Did Iran Attack U.S. Water Systems?
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Is Cuba Nearing an Inflection Point?
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How Should the U.S. Counter China in the Pacific?
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Was This World Cup More Political?
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Have Politics Jeopardized the Ebola Response?
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Was the G7 Summit in France a Success?
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Trump's Iran Deal: What Comes Next?
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How Should the United States Counter the CRINK Axis?
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Is Ukraine Turning the Tide?
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Is Something Big About to Happen with North Korea?
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What Can Negotiations Between Lebanon and Israel Achieve?
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What did the Trump-Xi Summit Achieve?
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Is a Cold Peace with North Korea Possible?
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Has the Iran War Transformed the Middle East's Future?
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Will Orban’s Defeat Transform Europe?
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Has the Iran war upended U.S.-China negotiations?
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What Are the Hidden Costs of the War with Iran?
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How did Japan Navigate Trump's Pressure on Iran?
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Are Russia and China Benefitting from the War with Iran?
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Is Cuba Next?
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Would Regime Change Solve the Iran Challenge?
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How are SE Asian States Recalibrating Their U.S. and China Ties Under Trump 2.0?
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Emergency Episode: European Security after the Munich Conference
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Are we thinking about tech competition with China the right way?
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Emergency Episode: PM Takaichi's Landslide Victory in Japan
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Can middle powers build a new world order as PM Carney says?
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How should we combat China's economic coercion?
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What are CSIS experts' boldest geopolitical predictions in 2026?
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The Donroe Doctrine: What Venezuela Means for China, Russia, and Iran
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Did Trump remake the global order in 2025?
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Where now for Europe and Ukraine after the NSS?
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Did the Saudi & Syrian Trump visits meet expectations?
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Are President Trump's tariffs working?
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Was President Trump's Asia trip a success?
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Will U.S.-China tensions dominate the ASEAN summit?
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Is Gaza pushing international institutions to crisis or renewal?
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What can U.S. pressure on Venezuela achieve?
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Are U.S. tariffs bringing India and China together?
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Are allies or autocrats managing Trump better?
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Are U.S.-Japan relations at a turning point?
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Is Pressure on Indo-Pacific Allies Working?
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China’s World Order: Does BRICS Still Matter?
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How the Israel-Iran War Crossed the Rubicon
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What to Expect at the G7 Summit
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Introducing State of Play
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