# Institute for Global Affairs The Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group is committed to helping people make meaning out of the impact geopolitics has on their lives by empowering them to get involved in the issues that matter to them most - Site: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/ ## Biden, Trump, and Gaza - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/11/biden-trump-and-gaza/ - Published: 2026-11-04T12:18:43-05:00 On this episode of None Of The Above, journalist Akbar Shahid Ahmed and Defense Priorities' Rosemary Kelanic join host Jonathan Guyer to discuss Gaza policy from Biden to Trump, accountability, and the US relationship with Saudi Arabia. ## Trump’s Blob - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/10/trumps-blob-foreign-policy/ - Published: 2026-10-27T15:51:49-04:00 In mid-March Sebastian Gorka, the White House’s senior director for counterterrorism, took the stage at the Council on Foreign Relations in Washington, D.C. The think tank has served as the inner sanctum of the foreign policy establishment for more than a century: the place where a bipartisan collection of diplomats and strategists planned much of the postwar international order, and where Henry Kissinger published his first bestseller. ## Foreign Policy on the Ballot - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/10/foreign-policy-on-the-ballot/ - Published: 2026-10-26T16:58:32-04:00 Host Jonathan Guyer is joined by Shibley Telhami and Dina Smeltz, two experts in US public opinion. They argue that in this year’s midterm elections, foreign policy is very much on the ballot. ## Silicon Valley Goes to War - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/10/silicon-valley-goes-to-war/ - Published: 2026-10-08T11:05:00-04:00 Host Jonathan Guyer joins national security reporter Sharon Weinberger to discuss her new book, Valley of Death: How Big Tech is Fueling the Future of War. Recorded at the 92nd Street Y in New York. ## Claude and Grok Are at War in Iran, and Americans Have No Idea - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/10/ai-war-iran-americans-unaware/ - Published: 2026-10-01T14:36:18-04:00 Only 8 percent of Americans have heard a lot about AI’s role in the war, while a majority of Americans (63 percent) have heard “only a little” or “nothing at all.” ## Jonathan Guyer on US military use of AI | C-SPAN - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/09/jonathan-guyer-on-us-military-use-of-ai-c-span/ - Published: 2026-09-27T10:37:46-04:00 Jonathan Guyer joins C-SPAN to discuss AI warfare and whether Americans are aware of how widely the military already uses it. ## The Israel Lobby, Explained - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/09/the-israel-lobby-explained/ - Published: 2026-09-23T12:42:23-04:00 On this episode of None of the Above, investigative journalist Eli Clifton and Harvard professor Stephen Walt join host Jonathan Guyer to discuss Israel, Gaza, and the influence of foreign lobbying groups on US domestic affairs. ## Is the Iran war turning young voters away from Republicans ahead of the midterms? - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/09/is-the-iran-war-turning-young-voters-away-from-republicans-ahead-of-the-midterms/ - Published: 2026-09-18T13:19:51-04:00 Most Gen Z Americans (57%) disapprove of how Trump has handled the military campaign against Iran, according to new polling from the Institute for Global Affairs at Eurasia Group. ## Latin America’s Long Game: Nuclear Disarmament in the Age of AI - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/09/latin-americas-long-game-nuclear-disarmament-in-the-age-of-ai/ - Published: 2026-09-17T17:45:37-04:00 Latin America built the world’s first nuclear-free zone in 1967, and ever since, it has been at the forefront of innovation in nuclear diplomacy, responsible international behavior, and nonproliferation norm-setting. ## WAR PRESIDENT: THE IRAN TRAP - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/09/war-president-iran-trap-spring-us-poll/ - Published: 2026-09-16T03:41:04-04:00 Three months before the midterms, eight in ten Americans — majorities across every political party — say the war has raised the cost of living. ## Information War - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/09/war-president-iran-trap-info-spring-us-poll/ - Published: 2026-09-16T03:40:47-04:00 Americans are deeply divided along party lines, and this could partly stem from being exposed to different information environments, as well as their level of trust in the Trump administration. ## War Fatigue - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/09/war-president-iran-trap-fatigue-spring-us-poll/ - Published: 2026-09-16T03:40:32-04:00 With diplomacy stalled and uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz keeping oil prices high, this survey finds a president trapped by a war with no clear exit, rising economic costs, and a Republican base whose patience is beginning to wane. ## How the War on Terror Was Fought at Home - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/09/how-the-war-on-terror-was-fought-at-home/ - Published: 2026-09-09T22:53:34-04:00 Rozina Ali discuss the mass surveillance of Muslims and immigrant communities after 9/11, how media narratives warped Americans’ perception of their Muslim neighbors, and what accountability looks like when the war on terror never really ended. ## Are US Military Bases Overseas Crucial Assets or Risky Liabilities? - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/08/us-military-bases-overseas/ - Published: 2026-08-31T11:23:54-04:00 The US military has as many as 750 overseas facilities, including 19 permanent or semi-permanent military sites in the Middle East. Yet, the Iran war has demonstrated that these bases can be liabilities as much as they are assets. ## The Crude Realities of Hormuz - Link: https://instituteforglobalaffairs.org/2026/08/the-crude-realities-of-hormuz/ - Published: 2026-08-05T17:07:36-04:00 Gregory Brew on Iran and what oil reveals about the world