Europe and other US allies have largely muted their criticism of President Trump , publicly praising him and accommodating his policy choices, even in the face of direct economic attacks. Thomas Wright tells Ian Bremmer that this deference is driven less by agreement than by fear: many European countries lack a credible Plan B for their security without America.

“They’re…

According to Brookings Institution’s Thomas Wright , pressure from the Pentagon could make tech companies more cautious about working with the government. If companies take the wrong step, he warns, officials could “either partially nationalize your company or… ruin your company and burn it to the ground by designating you as supply chain risk.”

Wright’s comments come after…

The war in Iran has escalated quickly, with the US, Israel, and Tehran pursuing diverging strategies. As the conflict intensifies, the chance of a short, clean exit for President Trump is slowly slipping away, with munitions stretched thin, oil prices spiking, and no clear path forward.

Thomas Wright , former Senior Director at the US National Security Council, calls it “by its…

Listen: Ian Bremmer sits down with Thomas Wright , Brookings Institution fellow and former Senior Director at the US National Security Council, to unpack the deepening war in Iran and the divergent strategies shaping it.

What are the possible outcomes for the widening conflict in Iran? What began as a dramatic opening strike has evolved into a far more complex war, with Washington,…