This week Ian interviews Ehud Barak, the former Prime Minister of Israel and the most highly decorated soldier in the country’s history. Given the news out of that part of the Middle East this week, his timing could not be better.
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As Netanyahu claims victory on Trump’s Gaza peace plan, Aaron David Miller says the real story is Arab silence, European posturing, and a dangerously isolated Israel. From the latest episode of GZERO World.
This week, Netanyahu made his fourth trip to the White House this year to stand beside Trump and unveil a “landmark” Gaza peace plan — but in many ways, Israel is more isolated than ever.
As Netanyahu returned to the White House to unveil a new peace proposal alongside Trump, Israel faces a paradox: military dominance abroad, growing isolation everywhere else.
Former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš, a billionaire populist sometimes dubbed "the Czech Trump", looks set to return to power.
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Ambassador Paula Narváez Ojeda warns that when powerful actors break norms without consequences, young people lose faith, further pushing societies toward tribalism and away from respectful debate, amplified by toxic social media dynamics. The fix: put institutions above individuals and make accountability real.