The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway · January 21, 2026 · 52m

Trump's World Order — Live from Davos, with Niall Ferguson

Live from Davos: historian Niall Ferguson argues the world is in 'Cold War II' — not a new world order but a return to superpower competition, with China replacing the USSR. Covers Trump's Davos speech, the Ukraine endgame, Iran military operations, Venezuela, the collapse of alliance politics, and EU defense spending. Ferguson's historical analogies make abstract geopolitics concrete.

Highlights

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Cold War II: China replaces the USSR

Ferguson: the geopolitical moment is a return to Cold War dynamics, with China replacing the Soviet Union.

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Editorial

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Ukraine endgame: fragile, imperfect peace

Ferguson: Ukraine war can only end through an imperfect peace that satisfies no one.

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Misc

✧Recorded live at the World Economic Forum in Davos

✧Ferguson: 'This is a familiar old world order of Cold War'

✧Rapid-fire format — covers more ground in 52 minutes than most 3-hour podcasts