Out with the old and in with the new or in the case of 2025, it’s back to the future... more

The President-elect's in-tray is filling up fast. Wars in Gaza, Ukraine and the fallen regime in Syria are among the... more

The toppling of the French prime minister has caused a massive headache for French President Emmanuel Macron just days before... more

As Donald Trump puts the finishing touches to his new administration in Washington, the talk of the town continues to... more

It’s been six years since a British prime minister met with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Could Keir Starmer's encounter with... more

Is there much the outgoing U.S. administration can do to salvage its climate change agenda as Donald Trump surrounds himself with... more

Amid the 50,000-odd delegates attending this year’s sprawling COP29 UN climate conference in Azerbaijan, you can hear the wheels of... more

remarkable comeback to the White House. By any standards, his victory over Kamala Harris was historic. What does it mean... more

Britain’s Conservative Party chooses their new leader in a few days. Kemi Badenoch has emerged as the favorite to win,... more

The U.K. and Germany have signed a defense deal to bolster NATO and European security. But will it do anything... more

Few countries have as much influence inside and outside the Middle East as Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom is an increasingly... more

The barrage of Hezbollah rockets, the amassing of Israeli ground forces in Lebanon and the prospect of a retaliatory strike... more

Israel's battle with Hezbollah and the recent retaliation from Iran has stoked fears of runaway escalation in the Middle East.... more

Taking on the presidency of the G7 next year, Canada should be in prime position to shape transatlantic relations alongside... more

From Hillbilly Elegy to vice-presidential candidate, JD Vance has come far since his  hardscrabble roots in Ohio to shape the... more

The sparks flew in the first U.S. presidential debate Tuesday night between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump. How will the encounter... more

Ehud Olmert, the prime minister of Israel between 2006 and 2009, believes Britain’s suspension of some of its arms exports is a... more

With the U.S. presidential debate now confirmed, our guests explain the tips and tricks that could help Donald Trump or Kamala... more

Kamala Harris wound up the Democratic National Convention in Chicago by staking her claim to be the next president of... more

Live on stage at the CNN-POLITICO Grill in Chicago, host Anne McElvoy talks to U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth. The Illinois senator — a decorated... more

She’s the “queen of Europe” and her reign is set for another five years. Ursula von der Leyen’s reelection as... more

Kamala Harris' sudden elevation to likely Democrat nominee has transformed the race for the White House. As President Biden passed... more

It's been an eventful few days at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Donald Trump and his running mate,... more

Reince Priebus is one the Republican Party's veteran power brokers. He served Donald Trump as his first White House chief... more

Fresh from his landslide victory, Britain’s new Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, has flown to Washington to join other leaders of... more

It's all change in the U.K. Labour's historic landslide election victory beckons a different kind of leadership for Britain on... more

The recent shift to the right in the European Parliament election doesn't bode well for the continent's dwindling band of... more

Election fever is gripping both sides of the North Atlantic. As Britain heads into the final weeks of a long... more

It takes a brave — some may say reckless — leader to call a general election when trailing in the... more

The conviction of Donald Trump in a criminal trial in New York has electrified the race for the White House.... more

Ahead of the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, host Anne McElvoy asks Jane Hartley, United States ambassador to the... more

Host Anne McElvoy talks to Leonid Volkov, who was Alexei Navalny's long-serving chief of staff and campaign manager, about his... more

This week's edition of Power Play comes from the Copenhagen Democracy Summit, where host Anne McElvoy talks to President Zelenskyy’s... more

Among the business leaders, philanthropists and other luminaries attending this year's Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles are politicians... more

Elbridge Colby is a hot pick to be Donald Trump's national security adviser if the former president returns to the... more

"America will always defend democracy in its hour of need. We tell our allies: we will stand with you. We... more

How will responses to the confrontation between Israel, its allies and Iran redefine the line that divides Donald Trump and... more

This week marked the grim six-month milestone since the Hamas terror attack on Israel and the ensuing counter-attack on Gaza, which... more

In the wake of a devastating Islamist terror attack in Moscow, the dark arts of spreading disinformation are again in... more

With the specter of a famine and a possible ground incursion of Rafah looming, Israel's allies are fretting. U.S. Secretary... more

Now that Donald Trump is all but certain to lead his party into November’s presidential election in the U.S., it’s... more

From Maine to California, Super Tuesday is the biggest date in the calendar for the United States primary election —... more

As European leaders gathered in Paris this week, there was a sense of foreboding about the war in Ukraine, and... more

From the Munich Security Conference, host Anne McElvoy speaks to U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations... more

As security and defense chiefs descend on Bavaria this weekend for the annual Munich Security Conference, can anything be done... more

The largest NATO exercise since the Cold War is underway in the North Atlantic. The most powerful military alliance on... more

As Donald Trump’s seemingly unstoppable campaign to win the Republican nomination gathers pace, most eyes in America and the world... more

How much attention is Africa receiving as the world remains transfixed by wars in Europe, the Middle East, and as... more

The focus of the 2024 World Economic Forum at Davos was on rebuilding trust, with artificial intelligence top of the... more

As the World Economic Forum draws to a close in Davos, Power Play rounds off the week with analysis of... more