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The Assessment

IISS
Geopolitics
Forecasting
Hormuz Strait
Artificial Intelligence
NATO
Defence Spending 3.5% Of GDP
China
United States
Iran
Fujairah
Dubai

The Assessment podcast examines the geopolitical questions that matter most. Each episode opens with an AI-generated probability forecast, which a panel of leading experts then interrogates - testing the assumptions, weighing the evidence and probing the limits of what forecasting can reliably tell us.

The Assessment podcast show is hosted by Charlie Edwards, Senior Fellow for Strategy & National... more

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In the third episode of The Assessment, Charlie Edwards, Emile Hokayem and Elliot Hentov probe an AI forecast suggesting that it is unlikely that major carriers will announce a full resumption of services through the Strait of Hormuz before the end o... more

In episode two of The Assessment, our experts revisit the Hague summit pledge of 5% of GDP on defence by 2035 one year on and ask whether it's already fiscally out of reach for key NATO members.

Host Charlie Edwards is joined by Fenella McGerty, Seni... more

In the inaugural episode of The Assessment, host Charlie Edwards holds discussions with Nigel Gould-Davies, IISS Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia, and Timothy Ash, BlueBay Senior Sovereign Strategist for Emerging Markets, to explore whether Russi... more

Most analysis tells you what just happened. The Assessment podcast asks what comes next.

Hosted by Charlie Edwards, each episode takes a geopolitical question and opens with a forecast generated by an AI-powered platform. That forecast is then pu... more

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Recent Guests

Emile Hokayem
Director of Regional Security and Senior Fellow for Middle East Security at the IISS
IISS
Episode: Hormuz: choking the Strait
Elliot Hentov
Chief Macro Policy Strategist at State Street Investment Management
State Street
Episode: Hormuz: choking the Strait
Fenella McGerty
Senior Fellow for Defense Economics at the IISS
IISS
Episode: NATO and the five percent
Howard Mustoe
Editor of The Rearmament, Chronicle of European Defense
The Rearmament
Episode: NATO and the five percent
Nigel Gould-Davies
Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia at the IISS
IISS
Episode: Russia’s fiscal reckoning
Tim Ash
Senior Sovereign Strategist for Emerging Markets at BlueBay Asset Management
BlueBay Asset Management
Episode: Russia’s fiscal reckoning

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Russia’s fiscal reckoning
Q: Nigel, thoughts?
Nigel expresses cautious optimism that a formal fiscal crisis is unlikely in the near term, while highlighting risks that could push Russia toward negotiations or policy shifts.
NATO and the five percent
Q: Is there a financing model that would avoid traps, or is defense always going to be funded through traditional means?
There are emerging avenues like private finance and specialized defense funds, but they must be transparently linked to actual capability gains and not simply used to inflate figures; otherwise public trust will erode.

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5. Nigel Gould-Davies
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