Global Power Shifts

Exiled Venezuelan politician Armando Armas joins Suzanne Kianpour and Jim Stenman to talk about life after a brutal attack that nearly killed him — raids, arrests, and a family split across borders. He traces Venezuela’s slide from oil boom to repression, the networks propping up Maduro, and the personal cost of opposition. Armas still backs peaceful resistance, and he spells out what meaningful o...

Getachew Reda, Tigray’s former president and Ethiopia’s Minister of East African Affairs, joins host Jim Stenman (formerly CNN and Reuters). They discuss Tigray’s fragile peace after Pretoria, tensions inside the TPLF, Eritrea’s role, the push for Red Sea access, and the GERD’s regional impact. A grounded look at what comes next for Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa.

In this special episode of Global Power Shifts, Jim Stenman and co-host Suzanne Kianpour sit down with Lithuania’s former Foreign Minister, Gabrielius Landsbergis , to explore how a small nation on NATO’s eastern flank is navigating an uncertain era. Born under Soviet occupation and shaped by his family’s role in Lithuania’s fight for independence, Landsbergis guides us through: •⁠ ⁠The echo of Kr...

🎙 This week on Global Power Shifts , we turn our focus to one of the world’s most overlooked yet strategically vital regions: the South Caucasus. Our guest is Emil Avdaliani — Georgian analyst, university professor, Oxford graduate, and contributor to the Carnegie Endowment and TRENDS Research. He specializes in Eurasian connectivity and the evolving role of Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan in a s...

What does Vladimir Putin really want — for Russia, for himself, and for the post-Soviet world? In this episode of Global Power Shifts , Jim Stenman and co-host Suzanne Kianpour sit down with Christopher Steele , the former head of MI6’s Russia desk and the man behind the now-infamous Steele Dossier, to decode the Russian president’s strategy — from Ukraine to Eurasia to the global stage. Steele, a...

BRICS is often misunderstood — especially in Western capitals. In this episode, Gustavo de Carvalho joins Global Power Shifts to unpack what the BRICS grouping is really about. We trace its evolution from an economic acronym to a political force, explore tensions between member states (think India vs. China, Egypt vs. Ethiopia), and ask whether expansion strengthens or stretches the bloc. We also...

In Episode 4 of Global Power Shifts , host Jim Stenman is joined by Suzanne Kianpour — foreign policy reporter, former BBC correspondent, and founder of Helmet to Heels , a platform that blends fashion and global affairs. After years reporting from the Middle East — from covering ISIS to witnessing the fallout of October 7th — Suzanne returns to Washington, D.C., just as Trump begins his second te...

Is traditional media dying, or is it simply undergoing a much-needed transformation? This week, we explore the rise of content creators and the decline of trust in legacy platforms, as Donald Trump continues to attack the mainstream media and Elon Musk stirs fear on X. With affordable tech putting news in everyone’s hands, the lines between fact and fiction are blurring in an attention-driven econ...

This week, tech journalist Samuel Burke joins us to explore the innovation gap that’s holding Europe back in the AI race—while America and China seem to be thriving—and what it means for the future. In his latest article for Fortune , the three-time Emmy Award-winning journalist, who spent years as a tech correspondent at CNN, examines how the EU and U.K.’s complex regulatory landscape is slowing...

In this episode, we welcome Charles Myers, Chairman and Founder of Signum Global Advisors, to discuss the potential implications of Donald Trump’s return as U.S. president and how it could reshape America’s foreign relations. With over 25 years of political and electoral experience, Myers brings unparalleled expertise to this critical conversation. Key topics include: Trump 2.0 foreign policy: How...