Daniel Runde: America’s Global Test from Iran to Moldova

by June 2026

Daniel Runde, Senior Adviser at CSIS and Contributor to The National Interest, discusses with Jacob Heilbrunn the major geopolitical challenges shaping U.S. foreign policy — from Iran and the Gulf to Venezuela, Cuba, Colombia and Moldova. Across this conversation, Runde analyzes political transitions, strategic risks, migration pressures, Russia’s influence, EU enlargement and America’s global role. A sharp and wide-ranging exchange on power, instability and possible turning points.

Jacob Heilbrunn
Editor-at-large
Jacob Heilbrunn is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, editor of The National Interest and editor-at-large of The Jerusalem Strategic Tribune. His book, America Last: The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators, was published in 2024.