Robert McMahon - A life in journalism, covering the world since 1990

At the Coalface

English - January 18, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 41.7 MB
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In this episode, Siri Khalsa and I co-host a conversation with Bob McMahon. Bob and Siri were classmate on the Fletcher School’s GMAP programme in International Relations.

Bob has spent more than 3 decades at the intersection of journalism and international affairs, including stints as the Associated Press World Desk Editor in New York, Director of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty's central new operation in Prague, and the UN correspondent for RFE/RL, and now he is Managing Editor of the award-winning website of the Council on Foreign Relations.

In our conversation, Bob mentions Shannon K. O'Neil's new book, The Globalization Myth: Why Regions Matter. Bob hosts the weekly podcast The World Next Week.

Recorded on 29 November 2022.

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