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Mar 28, 2025 • 1h

The Crisis in the Atlantic Alliance

The Transatlantic Alliance is coming to an end. I discuss this with academic and journalist Jonathan Terra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 24, 2025 • 55min

Blood, toil, tears, and sweat: the plight of migrant labourers in the Gulf

Every year, tens of thousands of labourers in the wealth countries of the Gulf, most of them migrants from South Asia, die in unsafe working conditions on construction sites. As the GCC states pour enormous resources into developing their infrastructure, little attention is paid to the plight of the people doing the actual building work. I spoke to James Lynch of FairSquare, a UK-based non-profit that researches and advocates for the rights of labourers in the Gulf.https://fairsq.org/Assistant Producer: Japji Oberoi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 14, 2025 • 1h 3min

Myanmar: the Unfolding Civil War

For the past 4 years, Myanmar has experienced an ever more serious civil war, which now threatens the ruling military junta in Naypyitaw. I spoke to Ronan Lee about this little-reported conflict.You can find Ronan's work here: https://ronanlee.com/And my writing here: arthursnell.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 7, 2025 • 43min

What does the collapsing global order mean for the world beyond the West?

Samir Puri, a geopolitics expert and director at Chatham House, discusses the evolving global order post-Western dominance. He highlights the rising influence of non-Western countries, particularly China, and explores the dynamics reshaping international relations. Puri examines the implications of shifting alliances, the impact of BRICS, and the complexity of Taiwan's position in this new landscape. He also reflects on the unpredictability of global politics and Europe's challenges amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
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Mar 6, 2025 • 49min

How the extremism of our age is being fed by disinformation

The role of disinformation in our current world, whether feeding the false allegations put out by Trump, the lies spread online by Elon Musk, or the over-reliance on social media for news coverage, is feeding the rise of extremism and dysfunction in democratic systems, to the detriment of liberal and progressive political movements. To help us understand this better, I was delighted to be joined by Amil Khan, CEO of Valent Technologies and a disinformation expert.Many thanks to Assistant Producer Japji Oberoi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mar 2, 2025 • 36min

The latest from Kyiv: what does John Sweeney make of what's being going on?

I spoke to the man in the lucky orange hat, everyone's favourite war correspondent John Sweeney about the latest developments from Kyiv in this week of extraordinary events relating to Ukraine. Find John's work at x.com/johnsweeneyroar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 21, 2025 • 45min

THIS ONE'S A REAL EMERGENCY EPISODE: THE END OF THE WESTERN ALLIANCE

Join military expert Mike Martin, MP for Tunbridge Wells and member of the Defence Select Committee, as he dives deep into the precarious state of the Western Alliance. He discusses the declining influence of the U.S. in European security and the urgent need for a new Euro-Atlantic Treaty Organisation. Tensions between America and Europe are explored, alongside the ever-evolving support for Ukraine. Martin emphasizes the necessity for European nations to reassess their defense strategies in light of shifting geopolitical landscapes.
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Feb 17, 2025 • 60min

UKRAINE, John Sweeney and a betrayal foretold

In November 2023, I spoke to John Sweeney, veteran war correspondent, about the pressures on Ukraine as the world's attention turned towards the Middle East in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre and Israel's assault on Gaza. What he said at the time now sounds both poignant and prescient in the light of the unfolding betrayal of Ukraine by Donald Trump, something which was both predictable and widely predicted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Feb 8, 2025 • 46min

Nomad Century - is climate change going to transform global migration?

Gaia Vince is a writer, journalist and fascinating thinker on issues relating to the crossover between humanity and the planet we inhabit. Her book Nomad Century looks at how climate change affects the liveability of large areas of the planet and the likely impact that will have.You can find her work here https://wanderinggaia.com/ and on Bluesky at https://bsky.app/profile/wanderinggaia.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 31, 2025 • 47min

Could we change the weather?

The idea that people can change weather has a long history - both as part of mythology and as part of modern day conspiracy theory. But the science of geoengineering is one that some scientists think could be an important opportunity to give the world space to make progress on reducing CO2 emissions. But geoengineering, including stratospheric aerosol injection, remains very controversial and little understood. Alistair Duffey is a scientist at University College London and one of a small number of researchers looking into solar geoengineering. He spoke about his work, the risks and potentialities that go with it, and whether it might be something we can expect in the near future.Alistair Duffey mentions a novel about this subject, Termination Shock. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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