Superpower rivalry and geopolitics in Trump 2.0

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How does the superpower rivalry between the US and China dictate international relations more broadly? And what does it mean for the future of trade, security and development?

Lee Kuan Yew, Chair in Southeast Asia Studies at the Brookings Institution analyses the state of the global relations almost a year into the second Donald Trump presidency.

This episode is a collaboration between Radio Davos and Beyond the Headlines, the flagship podcast of The National, the UAE's leading English-language newspaper. It was recorded at the Forum's Annual Meetings of the Global Future Councils and Cybersecurity in Dubai on 15 October, 2025.

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