About Around the World with Dhruva Jaishankar and Rachel Rizzo
Around the World with Dhruva Jaishankar and Rachel Rizzo is ORF America's debut podcast, which delivers clear, insightful analysis of the most important developments in geopolitics from the past week.
New episodes are available every Friday.
For more about ORF America's research and events, visit orfamerica.org.
In this week’s episode of Around the World, hosts Dhruva Jaishankar and Rachel Rizzo recap the Trump administration’s latest announcement that it would purchase Russian diesel, despite existing legislation allowing the United States to impose tariffs on countries that buy Russian energy. They also discuss the Houthis’ growing military capabilities and their role in the wider conflict involving Iran, before turning to Israel’s upcoming elections and what to watch for as voters head to the polls. Finally, they touch on recent industrial espionage cases involving major technology companies and NATO, highlighting the disconnect between public awareness, law enforcement, security arrangements, and the evolving political landscape.
Image: Amir Levy / Stringer, via Getty Images (https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/israeli-prime-minister-and-likud-party-leader-benjamin-news-photo/2300316195?adppopup=true&phrase=israel%20elections)
9 Oct 2026
S2 Ep. 22 - French Protests, British Foreign Policy, Brazilian Elections
In this week’s episode of Around the World, Ben Judah, Visiting Fellow in the UK in the World Programme at Chatham House, joins hosts Dhruva Jaishankar and Rachel Rizzo to break down common misconceptions about the UK-Mauritius deal over the Chagos Islands and what the negotiations reveal about Britain’s dependence on the United States. They then discuss the prospects for closer UK-EU relations post-Brexit and what European policymakers tend to get wrong about China. The hosts also recap the recent student-led protests sweeping France and the latest round of Brazil’s presidential election between Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro.
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In this week’s episode of Around the World, hosts Dhruva Jaishankar and Rachel Rizzo examine growing concerns around #AI safety, from recent cybersecurity breaches to the risks of recursive self-improvement and debates over regulating frontier AI models. They also cover the newly signed U.S.-Denmark-Greenland defense agreement and the #EU’s proposal to make #Canada its first “associate member” as the transatlantic landscape continues to shift. Finally, they turn to the recent #BRICS summit in New Delhi and #Trump and #Xi’s meeting in Washington this week, with #AIsafety, #trade, #Taiwan, and #Iran among the issues in focus.
Image: Daniel Torok, via The White House (https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/09/president-trump-inks-historic-arctic-security-agreement/)
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