What podcasters are saying about US global standing & alliances

Summary

In the past 30 days, 8 speakers on 7 finance podcasts discussed US global standing & alliances in 8 views. Chorus has followed US global standing & alliances since October 7, 2026.

Who talks about it most

• Ed Morse · 1
• Kurt Volker · 1
• Heidi Crebo-Rediker · 1
• James Robinson · 1
• Maria Vassalou · 1
• Brent Johnson · 1
• Ray Dalio · 1
• R.P. Eddy · 1

The latest views

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• Ed Morse · Hartree Partners

  The US has abandoned global leadership and lost soft power, so the world is G-zero.

  Citing Ian Bremmer, he says the world is in a G-zero state with no global leadership. He argues the US has abandoned leadership and irritated foes, friends and neighbours alike. He says the president does not believe in soft power, which worked dramatically for the US, so restoring it will take more than begging.

  “we're in a g zero world... The US has abandoned leadership, has irritated foe and friend and neighbor... We have a president who simply doesn't believe in soft power.”at 23:17

  Bloomberg Surveillance: Outlook for Inflation, Oil, and Tech · October 29, 2026

• Kurt Volker · Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)

  Trump's push for European defense spending has strengthened NATO, though his Russia strategy is backwards.

  Volker says he still firmly believes in NATO and that some things Trump has done have strengthened the alliance, mainly pressure on Europeans to spend more on defense, which he calls good. He separates this from Trump's approach to Russia and Ukraine, which he calls backwards.

  “I still believe very firmly in NATO, and there are some things that Trump has done that have strengthened NATO. There's pressure on Europeans to spend more on defense. That has been good.”at 41:44

  Squawk Pod (CNBC Squawk Box): California’s Billionaire Tax & Global Hot Spots 10/28/26 · October 28, 2026

• Heidi Crebo-Rediker · Council on Foreign Relations

  Next two years will bring an expansionist US foreign policy, with broad presidential latitude regardless of election outcome.

  The president holds broad executive authority in foreign policy. Whatever the election outcome, Crebo-Rediker expects an expansionist foreign policy over the next two years covering Iran, Ukraine, Russia, Venezuela and beyond. She expects Trump to have substantial latitude to act, which will double down on policies that hurt affordability through 2028.

  “always a president has the executive authority in foreign policy. So I think we need to buckle up and whatever the election outcome is next two years are gonna be about an expansionist foreign policy.”at 20:41

  Bloomberg Surveillance: Market Uncertainty Ahead of the Midterms · October 26, 2026

• James Robinson · University of Chicago

  Outside powers like the US cannot fix Venezuela's extractive institutions; transitions must be home-grown.

  Robinson's research shows countries that move from extractive to inclusive institutions do so because they sort it out themselves, as Chile did. He therefore thinks it is very difficult for any outside power to fix Venezuela's problems and doubts the US can solve them. He says the US could probably make things worse but is not responsible for Latin America's condition, which he traces to deeply rooted colonial history. He also says US–Latin America interactions have been dysfunctional at times.

  “I think it's very difficult for any outside power to sort out these problems in some sense.”at 14:31

  Odd Lots: James Robinson on What It Looks Like When a State is Failing · October 21, 2026

• Maria Vassalou · Pictet Group

  Europe matters less strategically to the US now that China has become the main competitor.

  Maria argues that Europe is not as strategic to US interests as it used to be. In the past the main adversary was Russia or the USSR, but the competition has now moved to China, which has degraded Europe's role in that respect. She adds that Europe, as an affluent region, does not need the military subsidy it has received since World War Two.

  “Europe is not as strategic as it used to be... Now the competition has moved to China. So the role of Europe in that respect has been degraded.”at 45:21

  Masters in Business: Balancing Conviction and Risk: Masters in Business with Maria Vassalou · October 9, 2026

• Brent Johnson · Santiago Capital

  The US is more likely to follow Rome's path from republic to empire than to fall.

  The US faces problems similar to late Republican Rome from roughly 120 to 60 BC: foreign wars draining the treasury, inequality between citizens, a cult of personality and political infighting. People compare the US to Rome and conclude it will fall. They miss that the Roman Republic was followed by an empire, after a strongman consolidated power and Rome kept running the Mediterranean. Combined with the world's debt, a cold war with China and a republic whose institutions have weakened, Brent thinks the empire path is more likely than a fall to second-class status. He says he does not take pleasure in this and hopes it can be avoided.

  “And I think that is the more likely scenario for The United States now than one where The United States falls and becomes a second class citizen on the global stage.”at 35:12

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• Ray Dalio · Dalio Family Office

  The post-war multilateral order has ended, replaced by power-based rule that brings more conflict.

  Dalio describes the US-led multilateral order that followed World War Two, with the United Nations, a world court, the WTO and the WHO, where decisions were made by votes. He says that is over. The world now runs on power, where whoever has power enforces what they want. As a result, he says there is more conflict, and he counts geopolitical breakdown as one of the five forces that are already moving in a disadvantageous direction.

  “So now what we have is no longer that type of order, multilateral. You have a power based. In other words, who has what amount of power and what you want, and you enforce the power. And as a result, there's greater conflict.”at 6:29

  The Julia La Roche Show: #418 Ray Dalio on the Risky Period for Investors, Bubble Warnings, and a Coming Debt Squeeze · October 8, 2026

• R.P. Eddy · Ergo

  Pax Americana has given way to 'Tax Americana', extracting from whomever it can, ignoring long-term costs.

  Eddy describes Pax Americana, roughly 1946 to the last decade, as a period when America used its power with predictability to safeguard global stability, with free trade and a rising tide lifting boats. He argues that under the current president this has become 'Tax Americana': the US extracts whatever it can from whomever it can, ignoring long-term costs. He cites tariffs and Venezuelan oil as examples. He frames the defining question as 'what have you given me lately', and says that without the reluctant sheriff role the jungle grows back and everybody pays, pointing to Iran, the Houthis and Russia.

  “So this is where The US, under this current president, is extracting whatever it can from whomever it can, not thinking about the long term cost of doing so.”at 28:16

  On The Tape with Danny Moses: R.P. Eddy: Don't Ignore The Cassandras · October 7, 2026