# (Middle) power play: de-risking from America Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-econ-world-6911110/middle-power-play-de-risking-from-america Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-econ-world-6911110/middle-power-play-de-risking-from-america.md Podcast: [Reuters Econ World](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-econ-world-6911110) Published: 2026-02-25T15:36:00+00:00 Episode link: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/THRH5370997204.mp3?updated=1772034637 Audio file: https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/THRH5370997204.mp3?updated=1772034637 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reuters-econ-world-6911110/episodes/middle-power-play-de-risking-from-america Duration seconds: 2224 ## Resource Global trade is being rewritten as U.S. allies scramble to “de‑risk” from Washington. Reuters Editor-at-large for Finance and Markets, Mike Dolan, joins host Carmel Crimmins to unpack why America has suddenly become the world’s biggest economic uncertainty - and what this shift means for China, Europe, and the future of globalization. Catch Reuters Morning Bid ⁠here⁠ Sign up for the ⁠Reuters Econ World ⁠⁠⁠newsletter⁠⁠⁠ For information on our privacy and data protection practices visit the Thomson Reuters Privacy Statement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Further listening Just noise? Investing in turbulent geopolitical times Europe’s energy security ‘Decoupling’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/reuters-econ-world-6911110/episodes/middle-power-play-de-risking-from-america/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/reuters-econ-world-6911110/middle-power-play-de-risking-from-america.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.