Norway’s FM Espen Barth Eide on Greenland, Iran, Trump’s Board of Peace and other crises

In this episode of Hold Your Fire! , Richard is joined by Norway’s Foreign Minister, Espen Barth Eide. They discuss the latest U.S.-Europe tensions over Greenland, Arctic security and Europe’s approach to Washington. They then turn to prospects for a peace deal in Ukraine and what security guarantees might look like. They examine President Trump’s newly announced “Board of Peace” and its implications for Gaza, the danger of another round of U.S. strikes on Iran, the U.S. raid that seized Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro and the outlook for political change in Venezuela. Finally, they reflect on the role of middle powers in a fragmenting world. Click here to listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify . For more, check out our last episode, The Greenland Showdown and Board of Peace at Davos and our Multilateral Diplomacy page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Norway’s FM Espen Barth Eide on Greenland, Iran, Trump’s Board of Peace and other crises is an episode from Hold Your Fire! by International Crisis Group.

This episode is 44:02 long.

This episode was published on Jan 31, 2026.

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