World Review from the New Statesman

Professor Alpa Shah in London joins Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin to discuss the death of Father Stan Swamy in prision in India and what it means for the plight of human rights campaigners in India.Then in You Ask Us, they answer your question on what the international reaction to Father Stan's death should be.If you have a question for You Ask Us, please email Podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Journalist Emmanuelle Chaze joins Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC to discuss her seven weeks on a rescue boat in the Mediterranean. They talk about why so many are making the treacherous journey, and why they get so little help from official agencies.Then in You Ask Us, they discuss how migration is viewed politically across the worldIf you'd like to submit a question to You Ask Us, email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tom Feiling in Tokyo joins Emily Tamkin in Washing DC and India Bourke in London to discuss the upcoming Tokyo Olympics in Japan. As the country enters another state of emergency and spectators are banned from, how are the Japanese feeling about the games - the first in japan for nearly 50 years.Then in You Ask US, they take a listeners question on whether the Olympic games should be broken up to avoid having these expensive and controversial events all in one city..If you'd like to submit a question to You Aks Us, please email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ido Vock in Odessa joins Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC to discuss Ukraines national identity, and whether the Russian and Western leaning sides of the country can find a unifying message. They also discuss the efforts of President Volodymyr Zelensky to tackle oligarchs and corruption.In You Ask Us, they take listener questions on how Ukraine sees it's relationship with the US after the election of President Biden.If you'd like to submit a question to You Ask Us, please email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's nearly one year since China imposed the Hong Kong National Security Law which has been the focus of intense protests. In this episode, Louisa Lim joins Jeremy and Emily to discuss Hong Kong's relationship with Beijing, and what impact the law has had on democracy in the region - including the recent closure of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.Louisa Lim is the author of The People's Republic of Amnesia, a Senior Lecturer in Audio-Visual Journalism at the University of Melbourne, and co-host of the Little Red Podcast.To submit a question for You Ask Us, please email podcasts@newstatesman.co.ukRead more:Jeremy Cliffe: How the Chinese Communist Party’s foundation determines Xi Jinping’s leadership todayEmily Tamkin: How the US and Russia are 'trapped in the cold web' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emily Tamkin is in Bratislava, Slovakia, where she's been speaking to European security experts about their view of the transatlantic relationship in light of the recent G7 and NATO meetings, and US President Biden's first round of in-person summits since taking office including his bilateral with Russian leader Vladimir Putin.Emily is joined by Ido Vock, with contributions from General Petr Pavel, former chair of the NATO Military Committee, and Daniel Milo, Senior Research Fellow and GLOBSEC Policy Institute.Read more:Emily writes on 'the Cold Web', exploring how the United States and Russia have become entangled. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC debrief on the G7 summit, which concluded today in Cornwall, UK. They ask: what did the first in-person multilateral since before the pandemic reveal about the state of western geopolitics?Read all of the New Statesman's G7 coverage and analysis at www.newstatesman.com/g7 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Cliffe is joined by Michael Miebach, Chair and Co-Founder of Das Progressive Zentrum, and Constanze Stelzenmüller of the Brookings Institution to discuss the future of German politics after Angela Merkel steps down.This episode was recorded live at the Progressive Governance Summit. The New Statesman was proud to be a media partner and hosted several events. Sessions are available to watch on demand now.Read more:Annalena Baerbock: the woman who could become Germany’s first Green chancellorNo experiments: Armin Laschet is elected leader of Germany’s CDUPodcast: Who will replace Angela Merkel as German chancellor? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ahead of the G7 summit starting on June 11, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined by Rachel Rizzo, Director of Programmes at the Truman Center, to discuss what Joe Biden will be bringing to the table at his first multilateral talks since taking office. They also look ahead to the US President's first bilateral meeting with Vladmir Putin, and take your questions on whether the G7 is still appropriate as a global forum.To submit a question for You Ask Us, please email podcasts@newstatesman.co.ukRead more:Jeremy Cliffe: can the G7 nations rebuild a global alliance?Gordon Brown: how to mend a failing worldLeader: The new age of WestlessnessJeremy is hosting a live recording of the World Review podcast at the Progressive Governance Digital Summit 2021, and you can be in the audience. Register for tickets here.For more on the forthcoming G7 summit, listen to previous World Review episodes:David Miliband: Covid-19 and the global hunger crisisDecoding Britain's post-Brexit foreign policy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 11th June, Britain hosts the G7 summit. In this episode Jeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin are joined by the New Statesman's special correspondent Harry Lambert to discuss the role a post-Brexit UK plays in global affairs.Then, in You Ask Us, they take your questions on what's at stake for Britain at the G7.If you'd like to submit a question for You Ask Us, please email podcasts@newstatesman.co.uk.Read more:Harry Lambert explores the meaning of Global Britain as the country charts its post-Brexit coursehttps://www.newstatesman.com/politics/uk/2021/04/global-britain-losing-its-voiceJeremy Cliffe argues that Britain should focus its foreign policy on Europe's own neighbourhoodhttps://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2021/03/britain-should-focus-not-indo-pacific-europe-s-own-geopolitical-neighbourhoodIdo Vock interviews a former colleague of Roman Protasevich about Belarus's air piracyhttps://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2021/05/it-wouldn-t-be-difficult-do-something-nasty-us-nexta-s-tadeusz-giczan-belarus-s Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.