Jeremy Dicker | 10 Geopolitical Predictions For 2026

International Intrigue - NewsletterMy Substack (Subscribe)*Leave a review on Apple or Spotify* (nothing does more to help grow the show)---Previous guests on the podcast similar to this!Robert Kaplan - A World In CrisisPodcast Starter PacksOffshore Finance/Kleptocracy & Money LaunderingGeopolitics/Economics/Economic DevelopmentExplorers & AdventurersInvestigative Journalists---Jeremy Dicker is a co-founder of International Intrigue, a daily geopolitics newsletter delivered to over 150,000 inboxes worldwide.Before entrepreneurship, Jeremy spent 14 years as an Australian diplomat, with postings in both Latin and North America, Peru, Mexico and LA specifically.International Intrigue was born during London lockdown when Jeremy and his co-founders (fellow former diplomats) jumped on the new media of newsletter’s nascent industry and decided to write to make geopolitics accessible, witty, and funnyJeremey boasts that the writers from ‘The Diplomat’ read the newsletter which is a huge flex given just how good that TV show is. Jeremy and his team published a 25 predictions for 2026 article just a few weeks ago and that’s exactly what we go through on todays episode. Timestamps00:00 - Jeremy & International Intrigue01:01 - Taiwan & Global Disorder11:35 - Prediction 1: Europe's Reliance on the US21:09 - Prediction 2: Cryptocurrency's Mainstream Adoption28:22 - Prediction 3: Nuclear Energy and Tech Giants33:13 - Prediction 4:AI and the Bubble Debate39:59 - Prediction 5: Russia Ukraine42:44 - Prediction 6: The Pink Tide: Shifts in Latin American Politics58:24 Prediction 7: Climate Change01:08:32 - Diplomacy and National Interests: Balancing Values and Policies01:09:03 - Prediction 8: BRICS vs Quad01:15:12 - US Foreign Policy and Global Dynamics01:19:11 - Diplomatic Challenges Under Trump01:26:12 - Prediction 9: The Future of the UN and Global Governance01:30:02 - Prediction 10: China's Technological Ascendancy01:34:53 - Australia's Role in Global Affairs