Helmet to Heels®: Global Power Shifts

From the Laboratory to the Presidency: a unique perspective on the global chessboard

Suzanne Kianpour — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 01:11:20 GMT

Ameenah Gurib-Fakim is more than a former head of state revisiting old battles.

During a Global Power Shifts conversation with Suzanne Kianpour and Jim Stenman, Mauritius’s first female president speaks like someone still fully engaged with the pressures bearing down on small states, African leadership and the fight for credibility in a rougher world. He…

Confessions from The Situation Room: America's mistakes on Iran's 2009 Green Movement and the lessons for today

Suzanne Kianpour — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 20:14:23 GMT

Jon Finer, former US Deputy National Security Adviser and co-host of Vox Media’s 'The Long Game' tells 'Global Power Shifts' the US should have done more during Iran’s 2009 uprising.

Living on Russia’s Doorstep: Ukraine’s Domino Effect in the Baltics

Suzanne Kianpour — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:39:03 GMT

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How is NATO’s eastern flank navigating an uncertain era?

In this special episode of Global Power Shifts, Suzanne Kianpour and Jim Stenman 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.

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Decoding the Kremlin: Putin, Power, and the Battle for Global Influence

Suzanne Kianpour — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 09:35:08 GMT

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What does Vladimir Putin really want — for Russia, for himself, and for the post-Soviet world?

In this episode of Global Power Shifts, Suzanne Kianpour and Jim Stenman 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 U…