World Review from the New Statesman

Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Paris sit down to look ahead at the stories that might dominate 2021 – from protests in Belarus to friction in Asia via elections in Latin America – and the global impact they could have. They also take stock of the events of the last week, including the scenes as Donald Trump's supporters stormed the US Capitol building.Read more: Emily: Seven predictions for the world in 2021Jeremy: Ten crucial about the world in 2021We'd love to hear from you! Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk. Find us on Twitter: @jeremycliffe, @emilyctamkin and @idvckSubscribing to the New Statesman helps us keep producing this podcast. You can now subscribe for 12 weeks for just £12. Visit newstatesman.com/subscribe12More audio from the New Statesman: listen to our twice-weekly UK politics podcast The New Statesman podcastIf you are a New Statesman digital subscriber you can get ad-free access to this podcast by visiting newstatesman.com/nssubscribers.Topics discussed in this podcast:US electionCapitol riotsprotestors storm Capitol buildingBelarusIndonesiaLatin Americainternational politics2021People discussed in this podcast:Donald TrumpJoe BidenAlexander Lukashenko Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe, in Berlin, and Emily Tamkin, in Washington DC, are joined, from Paris, by regular contributor Ido Vock to put 2020 under the microscope and look at the good news, bad news and under-reported stories from a tumultuous year.Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk.If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined, from Tunis, by Layli Foroudi to discuss the decade that has passed since a Tunisian fruit-seller sparked the protests and revolutions known as the Arab Spring. They also discuss the latest from Europe, the USA and India.Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk.If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined by Mark Lowcock, the United Nations' Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. They discuss how covid-19 has impacted the Global South, what aid should look like during this time, and whether societal institutions will survive the difficulties of 2020.Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk.If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's World Review from the New Statesman, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin are joined from Warsaw by Annabelle Chapman, a European political writer and NS contributor, to discuss the abortion protests in Poland, the rise and rise of illiberalism in Europe's 'renegade' states and whether a Belgian sex party could spell trouble for Viktor Orbán. Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk.If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's World Review from the New Statesman, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin are joined, from London, by the NS's Political Correspondent, Ailbhe Rea (also a co-host of the famed New Statesman Podcast). They discuss Joe Biden's Irish roots and what they could mean for Brexit, and try their hand at resolving the island of Ireland's border issues.Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk.If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin are joined by Milan Vaishnav, director of the South Asia programme at the Carnegie Endowment and author of When Crime Pays. They discuss Indian-American voting patterns, the Biden administration's possible relations with South Asia, and recent elections in Bihar.Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk.If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Ido Vock in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined by Evan Osnos, staff writer at the New Yorker and author of Joe Biden: American Dreamer. They discuss President-Elect Biden's next moves, how he might handle diplomacy with China, and whether the Lincoln Project impacted the election result.Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk.If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Ido Vock in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined by New Statesman contributor Gary Younge to discuss the fallout from the US presidential election, as Joe Biden appears to be on the cusp of victory. Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk.If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On today's bonus episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Ido Vock in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined by the New Statesman's data guru Ben Walker to look at the fallout from the electoral stalemate, and what might happen next in this extraordinary contest.Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk.If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase your subscription. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.