Jeffrey Sachs on the US and Israel war with Iran

United States President Donald J Trump, right, shakes hands with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu of Israel, left, after they spoke at a press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 29 September 2025. In their meeting, Trump pressed Netanyahu to accept a peace deal to end Israel's on-going war in Gaza, and for Hamas to free their remaining hostages.Credit: Jim LoScalzo/Pool via CNP/MediaPunch. Image Alamy Contributor:MediaPunch Inc. Image ID:3CR71P6

The US is fighting to maintain hegemony, in a war that will have shocking global ramifications, says Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Sachs in conversation with Glenn Diesen.

Jeffery Sachs

Jeffrey D. Sachs, Professor of Sustainable Development and Professor of Health Policy and Management at Columbia University, is Director of Columbia’s Center for Sustainable Development and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network. He has served as Special Adviser to three UN Secretaries-General. His books include The End of Poverty, Common Wealth, The Age of Sustainable Development, Building the New American Economy, and most recently, A New Foreign Policy: Beyond American Exceptionalism.

Glenn Diesen

Glenn Diesen is a professor of Russian international affairs, with focus on geoeconomics, conservatism and the Greater Eurasia Initiative.