Summary

  • The BBC World Service is hosting a special debate: Is Donald Trump making the world safer or more dangerous?

  • Our chief international correspondent Lyse Doucet is joined by a panel of guests to discuss whether the new international order will make the world a safer place

  • We are hearing from former US Deputy National Security Adviser to Donald Trump KT McFarland, former National Security Adviser to the UK Mark Lyall Grant, and German Ambassador to the UK Miguel Berger, among others

  • You can watch the debate live at the top of this page

Live Reporting

  1. The BBC World Service debate: Is Donald Trump making the world safer or more dangerous?

    Lyse Doucet
    Chief international correspondent

    Hello and welcome to the BBC World Service debate, live from the Radio Theatre in Broadcasting House in London.

    Events are moving quickly. We’re recording our discussion as tensions escalate sharply in the Middle East and beyond after Israel attacked Iran, and Tehran retaliated.

    President Trump promised to be a peacemaker - can he end this confrontation?

    He also boasted he would end the wars in Ukraine, as well as Gaza. He has put peace talks on the table in many places, and pushed his allies in many regions to take more responsibility for their own security.

    But his critics say his approach to diplomacy is reckless and chaotic, and so far the dealmaker in chief has not delivered a deal.

    Is Donald Trump making the world safer or more dangerous?

    Lyse will be joined by a panel of guests to discuss the escalating tensions in the Middle East, and the rapidly changing international landscape during President Trump’s second presidency.

    Watch the debate live at the top of this page from 19:00 BST (18:00 GMT).