The foreign desk podcast hears andrew with more, a book bearing the title disorder probably has a case to make at any point in human history. The author of disorder, hard times in the 20 first century, helen thompson, is professor of political economy at the university of cambridge. Helen joins us to discuss why the world seems to be on the brink of global conflict once again,. And how we got here to day's episode focuses on an thompson's new book, disorder.
Helen Thompson is Professor of Political Economy at the University of Cambridge, a columnist for The New Statesman, and has been a regular contributor to the Talking Politics podcast. Her new book, Disorder: Hard Times in the 21st Century, looks at decades of geopolitical history that have fed into our current moment: one of war and conflict, nations competing for dwindling natural resources, and the climate emergency casting a long shadow. She joins journalist and author Andrew Mueller to discuss how we got here.
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