The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim

This week, Richard and Yalda get together from opposite parts of the globe to dissect Donald Trump's phone call with Vladimir Putin.Richard is on the frontline with Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv who tell him that the Russian president is playing Mr Trump.Meanwhile, Yalda is in Delhi speaking to world leaders who all tell her the same thing - America is pivoting from Europe and preparing for conflict with China.To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk  Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.     Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.Help us understand more about our listeners by taking our survey!  Click hereThis form should only take a few minutes to complete, and Sky anonymises the responses as much as possible.

With diplomatic talks between Russia and America stalled, the killing on the battlefields continues.Richard reports from the frontline of Mykolaiv, witnessing continued Russian bombardment of the region, while Yalda reveals what the Russian ambassador in London told her about Moscow’s conditions for a ceasefire. To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes. Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

This week Richard and Yalda interview international best-selling author Elif Shafak. Elif - who was once put on trial for "insulting Turkishness" - issues a stark warning.   She tells The World that in countries across the world women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, human rights, freedom of speech and even democracy itself are under attack from the forces of intolerance and populism that are now increasingly dominating politics in Europe and America. To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.  Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

This week Richard and Yalda sit down with Matt Pottinger, former Deputy National Security adviser to Donald Trump and one of the leading US experts on foreign affairs.With an insider’s knowledge of the president’s decision making, Matt lays out what he believes is the rationale behind Trump's foreign policy.He predicts Europe and America will eventually work in tandem and call Putin's bluff, but he warns the real danger lies in the Pacific region and a potential clash with China, a superpower he declares is "already on a war footing”.To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk  Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.  Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

Fresh from his confrontation with President Trump in the Oval Office, Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to Yalda. He tells her about continued Russian aggression, that there is presently no chance of a ceasefire, and his determination - still - to join NATO.In this special episode of The World, Yalda records her immediate reaction to what she heard and what she made of her face-to-face meeting with the Ukrainian president.To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk   Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.

As the US and Ukrainian presidents trade bitter insults in the Oval Office, Richard and Yalda examine the fallout from what may be the most serious public row for a generation. To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.  Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

Will Europe fill the defence vacuum left by the American withdrawal of support for the war in Ukraine?  What will a mineral deal between Ukraine and America look like? Richard and Yalda get together on the week of the third anniversary of the full scale invasion of Ukraine to discuss these questions and more.  Richard records from a bombed-out hotel in Odesa in the south of Ukraine where he has spent the week talking to those in the military and civilians to get their reaction to Trump beginning peace talks with Putin. Yalda reports on her latest discussions with diplomats and politicians from across the world. The two of them also talk about the recent German election which saw the far-right AfD become the second largest party in the country. To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk  Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.

The US has told Europe it needs to spend more on defence, while the EU appears to be sidelined from peace talks aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine. In this episode of The World, Richard and Yalda discuss the most significant foreign policy shift since the Second World War.Yalda is just back from the Munich Security Conference and gives the inside view on events there, as Richard gauges the reaction of the Ukrainian people. To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.

President Trump continues to tear up the rule book on the world stage. This week, he is doubling down on his plan to "take over" Gaza and threatens that "all hell" will break loose if all the hostages are not returned by the weekend. But what lies behind his thinking?Richard and Yalda take a deeper dive into the latest developments in the Middle East as well as asking where does the new age of constant disruption leave America’s long-standing allies in Europe?  To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.   Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

Does the key to understanding Donald Trump’s foreign policy lie in the President’s New York business dealings in the 1970s? That’s what Richard and Yalda ask themselves this week on the podcast.From tariffs to trade wars and a proposed slashing of the overseas aid budget, Richard and Yalda unpack another tumultuous week in which Trump threatens to rip up the old world order.To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.