Global security hotspots awaiting Trump in 2025 [Video]

The coming year will put incoming US President Donald Trump’s geopolitical strategies to the test, as wars rage in the Middle East and Ukraine and tensions rise in Asia.

Here are some of the big foreign policy hot spots facing him and other world leaders in 2025.

– Middle East –

More than a year on from the Hamas attacks of October 7, 2023, the Middle East risks tipping into regional conflict.

Israel is pursuing its deadly retaliatory offensive in Gaza while also battling another militant group, Iran-backed Hezbollah, in Lebanon.

Trump has nominated a staunch pro-Israel politician, Mike Huckabee, as his ambassador to Israel.

Michael Horowitz, an analyst at consultancy Le Beck International, said Trump has pledged to “end wars” but does not look inclined to set conditions for Israel.

“The conflict in Gaza could really enter a state of limbo, with Israel imposing a new military solution that keeps troops inside the …