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Susan Neiman: "It's not about being pro-Israel or pro-Palestine, but pro-human rights"
January 22, 2024 06:00 - 16 minutes - 22.4 MBThe ongoing war between Israel and Hamas has now passed the 100 day mark. On the 14 January Alona Ferber attended the Jewish Labour Movement conference, which happened to take place on the 100th day of the war. In this podcast she speaks with Susan Neiman, the American moral philosopher, about the splits this war has caused on the left and tensions she sees between tribalist currents on the left and universalist principles, which Neiman believes are the values of a true left. Read Susan Ne...
How will elections shape the world in 2024?
January 08, 2024 06:00 - 28 minutes - 38.9 MBIn 2024 countries with more than 4 billion people will be sending their citizens to the polls. The US, Russia, and India to name a few; this is set to be the biggest election year in history. In this episode of the podcast Anoosh Chakelian is joined by the New Stateman's foreign correspondent Bruno Maçães and senior data journalist Ben Walker to review some of the major political forces at play around the globe in 2024. Download the app: iOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/new-states...
What does it mean to be Jewish and on the left today?
December 16, 2023 06:00 - 58 minutes - 80.7 MBEarlier this month we published a magazine with the cover ‘Being Jewish Now’. At this time of crisis in the Middle East, with divisions over the Gaza war and rising anti-Semitism, we asked a group of writers, thinkers, and activists to reflect on the question of what it means to be Jewish and on the left today. In this episode of the podcast senior editor Alona Ferber speaks to five of the writers who contributed to this essay collection, delving deeper into the themes explored in the ...
Iran's interest in Israel, with former ambassador John Jenkins
November 18, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 38.6 MBIran, Hamas and Hezbollah – all of whom operate out of Beirut’s southern suburbs – have coordinated their positions in various ways for years in pursuit of what they see as the greater good. John Jenkins, former British ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Libya, Iraq, Syria and Burma, speaks to senior editor Katie Stallard about Iran's interest in the Israel-Hamas conflict and how this will play out across the region. Subscribers get ad-free access to all our podcasts via the New Statesman app. Do...
NEW: Will the Israel Gaza war spread to the wider Middle East?
October 17, 2023 10:15 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MB**NEW EPISODE** As Israel prepares a ground attack on Gaza, Katie Stallard is joined by Alona Ferber and Professor Lina Khatib to explore the wider geo-political situation in the Middle East - including mounting violence on Israel's west bank and the looming shadow of Hezbollah in Iran. This episode was originally published in the New Statesman podcast feed. We now regularly publish Ideas and Global Affairs content on Mondays on the New Statesman podcast. Follow or subscribe here: https://...
A message to World Review listeners
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World Review is on hiatus
June 08, 2023 16:38 - 46 seconds - 1.07 MBWe won't be releasing regular World Review episodes any more. Interviews about the biggest foreign affairs stories will now be included as part of a rotation of interviews on the New Statesman podcast, available wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Are China and the EU headed for a trade war? With Bruno Maçães
June 05, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBAs the European Union weighs new sanctions on Chinese companies, which could be announced later this week, Katie Stallard speaks to Bruno Maçães, a former Portuguese Europe minister andthe New Statesman's foreign affairs correspondent,about his recent interview with Fu Cong, China's ambassador to the EU. They also discuss Beijing's likely response to the new measures, what the fall-out would be for EU-China relations, and about the difficult balancing act Chinese diplomats have sought to st...
Is the war coming home to Russia?
June 01, 2023 13:14 - 22 minutes - 52.2 MBOn Tuesday (30 May), several drones damaged buildings in Moscow in by far the largest attack on the Russian capital since the war in Ukraine began. Kyiv denies carrying out the strikes – at least one of which affected Rublyovka, a wealthy suburb home to many of Russia's elite, and close to where Putin has an official residence. Megan Gibson and Katie Stallard discuss the strategy behind the attacks, how they might be viewed by Ukraine’s allies, and whether further strikes on Russian terr...
How the Russia’s war on Ukraine will change the world, with Serhii Plokhy
May 29, 2023 05:00 - 30 minutes - 42.4 MBThis week our guest is the historian Serhii Plokhy, a professor and the director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard and the author of a number of books, including his latest, The Russo-Ukrainian War. He speaks to Megan Gibson about Putin’s war on Ukraine, the end of the Russian empire and what the new world order could look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Is the National Conservatism conference a glimpse into Britain’s future?
May 25, 2023 11:53 - 24 minutes - 55.7 MBLast week British adherents – including several prominent ministers – of a traditionalist political movement with origins in post-Trump US politics attended the National Conservatism conference in London. It is a major influence in America but remains on the fringes of British political thought. Will Lloyd joins Megan Gibson in London, and Ido Vock in Berlin, to discuss whether National Conservatism could ever catch on in the UK. Then, they discuss attacks by anti-Kremlin militias in the Be...
How can Putin be put on trial? With Philippe Sands
May 22, 2023 05:00 - 21 minutes - 29.9 MBWith international arrest warrants now active against Vladimir Putin, Ido Vock speaks to Philippe Sands, professor at UCL, about his attempts to force a prosecution of the Russian president. They discuss the crime of aggression, whether international tribunals could hear the case against him, and what efforts are being made to encourage more countries to help bring Putin to justice. Read more: Putin on trial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What is at stake in Ukraine’s counter-offensive?
May 18, 2023 11:22 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBThe Ukrainian army this week announced gains around Bakhmut, its first substantive advances in about six months. That progress has prompted analysts to ask: has Ukraine’s much-vaunted counter-offensive already begun? Not yet, perhaps. But it is coming. Katie Stallard in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss what the next phase of the war could look like. Will Ukraine’s army make rapid progress – as it did in the Kharkiv region last September – or get bogged down in attritional b...
The shifting geopolitics of Central Asia – with Raffaello Pantucci
May 15, 2023 15:54 - 24 minutes - 55.2 MBFourteen months into Russia’s war against Ukraine, Katie Stallard speaks to Raffaello Pantucci, senior fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore and the co-author of Sinostan: China’s Inadvertent Empire, about how the geopolitical landscape of Central Asia has changed. They discuss China’s growing influence, Vladimir Putin’s efforts to court regional leaders, and how the West could play a more significant role. Read more: The world according to Xi Jinpi...
The power politics of Victory Day
May 11, 2023 13:42 - 27 minutes - 38.1 MBVladimir Putin, the Russian president, oversaw a muted parade in Moscow for Victory Day on 9 May, which celebrates the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany. Where in previous years there have been grand shows of military might, this year there was a single, Second World War-era, tank. Rather than a show of force, the parade showed how a year of war in Ukraine has degraded Russia’s military. Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, meanwhile, reinforced his country’s turn towards the ...
The new space race – with Tim Marshall
May 08, 2023 05:00 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBWith a new era of great-power competition taking shape on Earth, Katie Stallard speaks to the journalist and author Tim Marshall about his new book The Future of Geography and the next geopolitical battleground: space. They discuss how the Cold War propelled the space race between the US and the Soviet Union in the last century, and why the US, China and Russia are now engaged in a new contest to reach the moon and exploit its natural resources. Plus: why the existing laws concerning space a...
The US is running out of money: what happens next?
May 04, 2023 10:10 - 26 minutes - 35.9 MBRepublicans in the US House of Representatives passed legislation last week that would increase the US debt ceiling only in exchange for significant spending cuts, and the repeal of some of Joe Biden’s key legislative achievements. The president has said he will not negotiate on raising the US’s borrowing limit, but there could be severe consequences if the two parties fail to reach a deal. Megan Gibson in London, Katie Stallard in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss the global imp...
Noam Chomsky: Don't underestimate the risk of nuclear war
May 01, 2023 05:00 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBIdo Vock speaks to the American linguist Noam Chomsky, one of the world’s most prominent commentators on international politics since the Vietnam War. A trenchant critic of American foreign policy, Chomsky explains what he thinks the US is getting wrong in Ukraine, the prospects of a conflict over Taiwan, and why Finland and Sweden sought to join Nato. Read more: Ukraine is not a proxy war After Iraq: the great unravelling The dual atrocity of rape in the war on Ukraine Letter fro...
The roots of the conflict in Sudan
April 27, 2023 08:14 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBA three-day ceasefire has allowed some countries to evacuate their citizens from Sudan, where rival military factions have been fighting since 15 April. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s de facto leader, has long been in a bitter power struggle with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, his former deputy. Now, that struggle has become an open conflict. Megan Gibson in London, Katie Stallard in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss Sudan’s recent history, the evacuation effort and where local ...
Should we call Giorgia Meloni a fascist? With David Broder
April 24, 2023 05:00 - 34 minutes - 46.7 MBSix months after Giorgia Meloni, leader of the post-fascist Fratelli d’Italia party, became prime minister, Megan Gibson speaks to the historian and author David Broder about how Meloni has governed. They discuss whether she has confounded expectations, her relationship with other conservative movements around the world, and Silvio Berlusconi's legacy. Read more The making and meaning of Giorgia Meloni The struggle for Italy Europe’s far-right parties are learning from one another ...
Xi and Putin: are there limits to the “no limits” friendship?
April 20, 2023 10:42 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBSince the start of the war in Ukraine last year, there has been a strong focus on the China-Russia relationship – and on whether Xi Jinping might be preparing to distance himself from Russia, or, as Emmanuel Macron hopes, to pressure Putin to end the war. That debate intensified after Xi’s visit to Moscow in March. Ido Vock and Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin, along with Katie Stallard in Washington DC, discuss the history of the two countries’ relations, what message the recent visit was intend...
Why Russia arrested Evan Gershkovich, with Pjotr Sauer
April 17, 2023 05:00 - 14 minutes - 20.5 MBNearly three weeks ago Russia arrested the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, accusing him of spying. Ido Vock speaks to Pjotr Sauer, a reporter on Russia for the Guardian who worked with Gershkovich at the Moscow Times, about the arrest, what this means for media freedom in Russia, and what might happen to him now. Read More: Vladimir Putin knows that hostage taking works Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
What should Europe’s position on Taiwan be?
April 13, 2023 09:59 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBReturning from a trip to Beijing, Emmanuel Macron, the French president, attracted international criticism when he told reporters that when it comes to Taiwan, Europe should resist becoming “America’s followers”. Megan Gibson in London and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss Macron’s attempt to distance Europe from the US on Taiwan, why his comments have been so inflammatory, and the potential risk to European security. Then they turn Northern Ireland, where Joe Biden touched down this week for a f...
What we get wrong about Taiwan, with Paul Huang
April 10, 2023 05:00 - 20 minutes - 28.6 MBLast week Tsai Ing-wen, president of Taiwan, and Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, met in California. Katie Stallard speaks to Paul Huang, a research fellow at the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation and a journalist, based in Taipei, about the politics of the encounter. They discuss the calculations behind the response of China, which claims Taiwan as its own; how that could play into Taiwan’s 2024 presidential election; and the pace of Taiwan’s military reforms an...
The people of the state of New York vs Donald Trump
April 06, 2023 11:17 - 34 minutes - 47.9 MBOn Tuesday, the former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records, amid allegations that he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 election. Katie Stallard in Washington DC, Megan Gibson in London and Ido Vock in Paris discuss what Trump’s arrest and trial could mean for the 2024 presidential race. Next, the team turn to Finland where Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday. The right-wing National Co...
Why the Russian Orthodox Church supports the war in Ukraine, with Katherine Kelaidis
April 03, 2023 05:00 - 22 minutes - 30.4 MBAs the Ukraine war continues, one of the strongest supporters of Vladimir Putin has been Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Katherine Kelaidis, author of a new book on the Church, joins Ido Vock to discuss its history, the Church's split with Ukraine, and the influence it holds over Russian politics. Read more: The invasion of Ukraine forces a reckoning for the Orthodox world Putin believes he is defending Orthodox Christianity from the godless West Hosted on A...
Israel chaos: has Benjamin Netanyahu lost control?
March 30, 2023 11:13 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBOn Monday, after protests swept the country and trade unions threatened major strikes, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced that he was delaying his controversial judicial reforms package. Netanyahu said he was doing this “to avoid civil war”. Ido Vock in Berlin and Megan Gibson and Alona Ferber in London discuss the response to Netanyahu’s announcement in Israel and abroad, as well as how far the crisis could go. Next, the team turn to Russia, where Vladimir Putin has an...
Are the Israeli protests the end of Benjamin Netanyahu?
March 27, 2023 13:51 - 18 minutes - 25 MBProtests continue in Israel and many trade unions have called immediate strikes over Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed reforms to the judiciary, which critics say will turn the country into a dictatorship. Over the weekend the defence minister was sacked for calling for the plans to be withdrawn but there’s growing expectation that the prime minister will have to back down. Ido Vock speaks to Alona Ferber, Spotlight editor, about what’s behind the protests, why Netanyahu is so desperate to pass...
Best friends forever? What we learned from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s meeting in Moscow
March 23, 2023 13:13 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBOn Wednesday Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin signed a joint statement in Moscow promising to deepen their strategic partnership and stressing the importance of “settling the Ukraine crisis through dialogue”. Megan Gibson in London and Katie Stallard in Washington DC discuss how Xi has attempted to frame his visit as a “journey for peace” and what really sustains his relationship with the Russian president. Next they turn to the 20th anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq and the lessons t...
Macron’s pensions gamble, with Georgina Wright
March 22, 2023 06:00 - 21 minutes - 28.8 MBThe French president Emmanuel Macron’s government narrowly survived a confidence vote after it invoked a contentious article of the constitution to override parliament and pass an unpopular reform to the pensions system. The move enraged the opposition and unions, which have vowed to escalate direct action in protest. For a special episode, Ido Vock in Berlin is joined by Georgina Wright, director of the Institut Montaigne’s Europe Programme, in Paris, to discuss why the government thought i...
Will the Iranian protesters succeed? With Dina Nayeri
March 20, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBAs protests against the Iranian regime continue, Megan Gibson speaks to the award-winning writer Dina Nayeri, whose latest book is Who Gets Believed When the Truth Isn’t Enough? They discuss the uprising in Iran since Mahsa Amini died after being arrested by the oppressive morality police, where the protests are going, Nayeri’s own experiences with the morality police, and why refugees and asylum seekers are demonised by public discourse and political policies. Read more: Iran’s regime wo...
Why did Silicon Valley Bank collapse?
March 16, 2023 06:00 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBOver the weekend, Silicon Valley Bank, a lender to some of the biggest names in the technology world, became the largest bank to fail since the 2008 financial crisis. Regulators scrambled to contain the fallout from the collapse as share prices plummeted, with HSBC stepping in to buy the bank for £1 in a rescue deal. Ido Vock is joined by the New Statesman’s associate business editor Emma Haslett and Spotlight editor Alona Ferber to discuss the roots of the crisis, the hypocrisy of liber...
How Russian propaganda works, with Jade McGlynn
March 13, 2023 06:00 - 27 minutes - 38 MBOne year into Russia's war against Ukraine, Katie Stallard speaks to Jade McGlynn, an expert on Russian propaganda and memory politics, about how the Kremlin has framed the conflict at home. McGlynn is an academic researcher at King's College London and the author of two forthcoming books, Russia's War and Memory Makers: The Politics of the Past in Putin's Russia. They discuss the spectrum of public attitudes towards the war in Russia, whether European visa bans on Russian citizens could b...
French strikes: will pension reform undo Emmanuel Macron?
March 08, 2023 10:16 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBOn Tuesday (7 March), hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets to protest Emmanuel Macron’s attempts to raise the retirement age. Workers in a variety of sectors – including education, transport, energy and waste – downed tools on the largest day of strikes since Macron's presidency began. Megan Gibson in London, Ido Vock in Berlin and Katie Stallard in Washington DC discuss Macron’s proposals and his refusal to back down, raising the prospect of an escalating struggle. Plus,...
How China lost Europe – with Andrew Small
March 06, 2023 06:00 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBFollowing a flurry of Chinese diplomatic efforts in Europe, culminating in a visit to the Munich Security Conference on 18 February by Wang Yi, the country's top diplomat,, Katie Stallard speaks to Andrew Small, a senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund's Asia programme, about the future of European relations with Beijing. His latest book, No Limits: The Inside Story of China's War with the West, charts the revolution in Europe's China policy over the past five years, and how Beijing's...
Axis of Autocrats: Putin, Xi and Lukashenko
March 02, 2023 11:18 - 24 minutes - 33.7 MBThe president of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko met with China’s leader Xi Jinping in Beijing this week. A staunch ally of Vladimir Putin, Lukashenko would have been eager to demonstrate his close relationship with another major world leader. For Beijing, however, the visit is a little more complicated. Megan Gibson in London, Katie Stallard in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss the significance of the visit's timing, which follows China’s attempted charm offensive in Europe, and...
The big consultancy con, with Mariana Mazzucato
February 27, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBMegan Gibson speaks to the economist and author Mariana Mazzucato, professor at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose. The Big Con is her latest book, co-written with Rosie Collington, which exposes the consequences of governments’ dependency on consultancies such as McKinsey and Deloitte. “The more governments and businesses outsource,” they write, “the less they know how to do.” They discuss the rise of the consultancy industry and how these companies have, over the course o...
Kyiv stands, Putin doubles down, China talks peace
February 23, 2023 09:32 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBJoe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv on Monday (20 February) to demonstrate what he called America’s “unwavering support” for Ukraine’s war effort. It was the first time a US president had visited the country since Russia first attacked Ukraine, in 2014. Megan Gibson in London, Katie Stallard in Wasington DC, and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss the significance of this visit and Vladimir Putin’s latest warning to the West in his state of the nation speech. They also cover support for Ukrai...
War in Ukraine – one year on. A World Review roundtable
February 20, 2023 06:00 - 39 minutes - 53.6 MBAs Ukraine marks one year since Russia’s invasion, Ido Vock is joined by Ukrainian journalist and broadcaster Maria Romanenko, military expert Mark Galeotti and the New Statesman’s writer at large Jeremy Cliffe. They discuss how Ukrainians felt at the outbreak of war, whether Western support to Kyiv will hold and how the war could eventually end. Read more: Oleksiy Danilov: “Weak people always come up with excuses not to act” No, Russia isn’t about to break apart Is Ukraine prepared f...
Aliens or espionage? The mysterious objects unravelling US-China relations
February 16, 2023 10:18 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBOver the past two weeks, a number of mysterious objects have been shot down from the skies over the US and Canada. It all began with a suspected Chinese spy balloon, which was brought down off the coast of South Carolina on 4 February. US officials have struggled to explain the three subsequent aerial encounters, leading to conspiracy theories and White House denials that aliens are involved. Meanwhile, the diplomatic rift between China and the US is widening. Megan Gibson in London, Ido...
How to adapt for an ageing world, with Vegard Skirbekk
February 13, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBFollowing the Japanese prime minister Kishida Fumio's recent warning that his country's demographic crisis was approaching a tipping point, Katie Stallard speaks to Vegard Skirbekk, a population economist at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health and author of Decline and Prosper: Changing Global Birth Rates and the Advantages of Fewer Children. They discuss why birth rates in many countries are falling, how the global population is ageing, and why this doesn't have to end in disaster. Plu...
Will Volodymyr Zelensky secure British jets for Ukraine?
February 09, 2023 11:31 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBUkraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky visited London this week, meeting with the UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. It is only his second trip abroad since the war with Russia began, after heading to America in December. Megan Gibson in London and Ido Vock in Berlin are joined by the New Statesman’s Britain editor and podcast host Anoosh Chakelian to discuss Zelensky’s speech to UK parliament, and his crackdown on alleged corruption in his government. Then the team talk about the renewed Arm...
How to reform the US police – with Neil Gross
February 06, 2023 06:00 - 24 minutes - 33.6 MBAs the United States grapples with the killing of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old black man who died after being beaten by five police officers in Memphis in January, Katie Stallard speaks to Neil Gross, a former police officer and professor of sociology at Colby College. They discuss what can be done to reform police forces in the US, what he learned from researching his forthcoming book Walk the Walk: How Three Police Chiefs Defied the Odds and Changed Cop Culture, and why there might be cause...
As Israeli-Palestinian clashes intensify, is a third intifada coming?
February 02, 2023 10:45 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBLast week a deadly raid by the Israeli army in the West Bank city of Jenin and a shooting in East Jerusalem capped one of the bloodiest months in Israel and the occupied territories, outside of open war, in years.Antony Blinken, the US secretary of state, flew to Israel this week to call for calm. Megan Gibson and Alona Ferber in London are joined by Katie Stallard in Washington to discuss whether Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government – the furthest to the right and the most religious Israel ...
Inside China’s global propaganda machine – with Joshua Kurlantzick
January 30, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBWith China’s military and economic power continuing to grow, Katie Stallard speaks to Joshua Kurlantzick, a journalist and fellow of the Council on Foreign Relations, about Beijing’s ambition to become an information superpower. They discuss his new book, Beijing’s Global Media Offensive: China’s Uneven Campaign to Influence Asia and the World, and the reach – and limits – of that campaign, as well as why he predicts TikTok’s days in the US are numbered. Read more: China’s new foreign...
Tanke schön: a breakthrough for Ukraine
January 26, 2023 09:48 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBThis week Olaf Scholz confirmed that Germany will send 14 Leopard 2 battle tanks to Ukraine and gave partner countries permission to send their tanks too. The decision, which could have a significant effect on the war, came after months of stalling. Megan Gibson in London, Katie Stallard in Washington DC and Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin discuss what led to Germany’s shift, what toll the delay has taken and how Russia will respond. Next, they turn to the alarming rise in mass shootings in the US...
Why Putin must lose to save Russia, with Andrius Kubilius
January 23, 2023 06:00 - 20 minutes - 27.8 MBWhy Putin must lose to save Russia, with Andrius Kubilius As Western leaders debate what further military support they can offer Ukraine, Ido Vock speaks to the former Lithuanian prime minister Andrius Kubilius. They discuss his experience growing up in the Soviet Union, how to plan for a Russia after Vladimir Putin, and how the war in Ukraine could weaken the Russian regime. Read more: The Putin backlash Letter from Ukraine: new year, same war Jens Stoltenberg: “We will sup...
Terror and tragedy in Ukraine
January 19, 2023 09:56 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBA helicopter carrying senior Ukrainian officials crashed on Wednesday (18 January) near a nursery in a suburb of Kyiv. According to reports, children were among those killed, as well as three government officials including the interior minister Denys Monastyrsky – the highest-ranking official to die since the start of the Russian invasion. Ido Vock in Berlin and Katie Stallard in Washington DC discuss what we know about the tragedy so far and why so many officials were travelling on a si...
Can the opposition unite to win in Poland? With Radek Sikorski
January 16, 2023 06:00 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBIdo Vock speaks to the former Polish foreign minister Radek Sikorski about the opposition’s plans to oust the hard-right Law and Justice party in this year’s parliamentary elections. They also discuss Warsaw’s support for Ukraine and its refugees, why eastern members of the EU distrust Germany, and the damage the Law and Justice party is doing to democratic institutions in Poland. Read more: Dispatch: How long can Poland bear the Ukrainian refugee burden? How November’s missile explosion ...
The future of democracy for Israel and Brazil
January 12, 2023 15:05 - 35 minutes - 48.8 MBOn Sunday (8 January), hundreds of Jair Bolsonaro supporters stormed Oscar Niemeyer’s modernist government buildings in the Brazilian capital Brasilia in an apparent attempt to overthrow the current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Ido Vock and Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin are joined by Alona Ferber in London to discuss who was behind the failed coup and what it means for the country, as well as the disturbing parallels between this insurrection and the one at the US Capitol two years ag...