World Review from the New Statesman
312 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -World Review is the global affairs podcast from the New Statesman, hosted by Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington D.C.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Homepage Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
What we learned from the G7
June 14, 2021 16:36 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBJeremy 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.
Germany after Merkel - live at the Progressive Governance Summit
June 11, 2021 17:05 - 46 minutes - 64.3 MBJeremy 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 Gree...
G7: What now for US multilateralism?
June 04, 2021 14:45 - 35 minutes - 49.4 MBAhead 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, pleas...
Decoding Global Britain's post-Brexit foreign policy
May 28, 2021 14:53 - 46 minutes - 63.9 MBOn 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 [email protected]. Read more: Harry Lambert explores the meaning of Global Britain as the country charts its...
David Miliband: Covid-19 and the global hunger crisis
May 21, 2021 14:01 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBDavid Miliband, President of the International Rescue Committee and former UK Foreign Secretary, joins Emily Tamkin and Ido Vock to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the global hunger crisis. They also discuss the role of multilateral talks in the handling of future global crisis, the global Covid-19 vaccination programme and the latest developments in Israel and Gaza. In You Ask Us, they take listener questions on whether it's right to vaccinate teenagers in the rich world before elderly p...
Left in crisis: why European social democracy is in decline
May 17, 2021 15:00 - 35 minutes - 48.7 MBJeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin are joined by political scientist Tarik Abou-Chadi to explore the plight of social democratic parties in Europe. In You Ask Us, they take listener questions on overlooked social democratic successes in Europe. Read more: Jeremy Cliffe: the British Left's electoral woes are part of a Europe-wide trend. Tony Blair: without total change, Labour will die. Emily Tamkin with the US take on Tony Blair's essay. If you'd like to submit a listener question for You ...
Israel and Gaza: what's behind the latest conflict?
May 14, 2021 20:26 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBJeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin are joined by Dimi Reider and Ido Vock to discuss the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza. Read more: Dimi Reider on why Netanyahu and Hamas both risk losing control of the conflict Emily Tamkin on the international reaction to the crisis Ido Vock on the backdrop to the violence Anshel Pfeffer on how the Palestinian cause is slipping down the international agenda If you would like to submit a question for You Ask Us, please email podcasts@newstat...
West Bengal elections: a turning point for Indian politics?
May 07, 2021 16:41 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MBOn 6th May, Mamata Banerjee was sworn as Chief Minister of West Bengal for a third term after leading her party to a landslide victory in the State elections against India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). In this episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin are joined by Dr. Mukulika Banerjee of the London School of Economics to explore what the BJP's defeat in West Bengal means for Indian politics. They also discuss India's ongoing Covid-19 crisis, ...
2021 predictions reviewed
April 30, 2021 16:08 - 52 minutes - 72.7 MBIn January, Jeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin made their predictions for world affairs in 2021. In this special live recording of the World Review podcast, Jeremy and Emily review their predictions, and take live audience questions in a special extended 'You Ask Us'. This episode was recorded as part of the Cambridge Literary Festival in partnership with the New Statesman magazine. Find out more at https://cambridgeliteraryfestival.com/ To submit a question for 'You Ask Us', please email podc...
German election: who will replace Angela Merkel?
April 23, 2021 16:39 - 44 minutes - 60.8 MBIn September, Germany will elect a new Chancellor to succeed Angela Merkel after her 16 years in power. In this episode, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC discuss the state of German politics as the parties prepare for a summer of campaigning ahead of the German general election. To submit a question for 'You Ask Us', please email [email protected] Subscribing to the New Statesman helps us keep producing this podcast. You can now subscribe for 12 weeks f...
Hong Kong's sactions gridlock
April 16, 2021 17:13 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBWhile countries including the US and UK impose sanctions on China over anti-democratic reforms in Hong Kong, some commentators argue economic measures have "practically no effect" - and may contribute to anti-Asian sentiments in western countries. In this episode, Jessie Lau joins Jeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin to discuss the political gridlock over Hong Kong, and whether there are alternative actions that might prove more effective. Then, in You Ask Us, they take your questions on the US ...
The End of Policing
April 09, 2021 16:05 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBOn this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined by Alex Vitale, author of The End of Policing, to discuss the transatlantic movement to defund the police, and how the world can move to a better justice system. They also discuss key world events including developments in Ukraine, the death of Prince Philip, and the trial of Derek Chauvin. We'd love to hear from you! Find us on Twitter: @jeremycliffe and @emil...
Spring You Ask Us Special!
April 02, 2021 15:51 - 37 minutes - 34 MBOn this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC take on your questions for a spring special. They cover topics ranging from Europe's Green parties to Australia's misogyny crisis, by way of Iran, China, Israel and the United States. We'd love to hear from you! Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk. Find us on Twitter: @jeremycliffe, @idvck and @emilyctamkin. Subscribing to the New Statesman helps us keep ...
Enter the Draghi
March 26, 2021 17:47 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBOn this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe, in Berlin, and Emily Tamkin, in Washington DC, are joined, from Milan, by the writer Tim Parks to discuss Mario Draghi's appointment as Italy's new Prime Minister, Europe's AstraZenaca debacle, and whether it's fair to say that Italy is in a state of perpetual chaos. We'd love to hear from you! Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk. Find us on Twitter: @jeremycliffe, @idvck and @emilyctamkin. Subscr...
The Dark Night of Brazil
March 19, 2021 19:24 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBOn this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe, in Berlin, and Emily Tamkin, in Washington DC, are joined by Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Roscoe Pound Professor of Law at Harvard and a former Minister in the Lula and Rousseff governments, to discuss whether Brazil's stagnation will lead to crisis, if Lula can make a successful return to politics, and what the similarities are between Brazil and the United States. We'd love to hear from you! Send us your You Ask Us...
Israel's Sisyphean Elections
March 12, 2021 16:56 - 38 minutes - 34.9 MBOn March 23, Israel faces its fourth election in two years, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition with Benny Gantz's Blue and White party collapsed after just seven months. Current polling suggests neither of Israel's major political blocs can secure enough votes to form a majority. In this episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Alona Ferber joins Jeremy Cliffe and Ido Vock to discuss Israel's complex political landscape, and ask whether anything might swing voters en...
India's Farmers' Protests
March 05, 2021 17:16 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBOn today's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin are joined, from Copenhagen, by Ravinder Kaur, author of Brand New Nation, to discuss the farmers' protest in India, how they've sustained momentum for a hundred days, and whether they can create a meaningful and lasting opposition to Modi's government. We'd love to hear from you! Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk. Find us on Twitter: @idvck and @emilyctamkin. S...
Lessons From The Arab Spring
February 26, 2021 17:26 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBSir John Jenkins, formerly the UK's ambassador to Iraq, Libya and Saudi Arabia, joins Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin to look at the decade that's passed since the Arab Spring, and what lessons have been learnt in both the region and the wider international community. Further reading: Sir John Jenkins' piece, The lights that failed, discusses why the cause of liberal democracy collapsed in the Middle East. BBC Middle East Editor, Jeremy Bowen, has written for the New ...
Myanmar's Democratic Future
February 19, 2021 17:41 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBLarge scale protests have been taking place in Myanmar since a military coup on February 1st deposed the democratically-elected leader, Aung San Suu Kyi. This week, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar reported that the military were being deployed to the city of Yangon, raising fears of bloodshed. Protesters are calling for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, but activist groups have raised concerns that even that may not be enough...
Water Off a Dutch Back
February 12, 2021 17:28 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBOn 17th March the Netherlands will to the polls in the 2021 general election. In this episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin are joined by Pepijn Bergsen, a research fellow in the Europe Programme at Chatham House, to discuss the upcoming Dutch elections. Will Geert Wilders improve his far-right party's performance from 2017? Is the coronavirus pandemic and the EU's troubled vaccine rollout having an impact in the polls? And what,...
What Alexei Navalny's arrest means for Vladimir Putin
February 05, 2021 18:14 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBOn his return to Russia from Germany, where he'd been recuperating after being poisoned by a nerve agent, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested for criminal charges resurrected by the Kremlin from a years-old conviction. In the days since, peaceful protesters have taken to the streets demanding Navalny's freedom. They've been met with brutality. Does this mean trouble for Vladmir Putin and the Kremlin? In this episode, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin are ...
Russian Rule Threat
February 05, 2021 18:14 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBOn his return to Russia from Germany, where he'd been recuperating after being poisoned by a nerve agent, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was arrested for criminal charges resurrected by the Kremlin from a years-old conviction. In the days since, peaceful protesters have taken to the streets demanding Navalny's freedom. They've been met with brutality. Does this mean trouble for Vladmir Putin and the Kremlin? In this episode, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin are ...
Wuhan, One Year On
January 29, 2021 18:08 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBOn today's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined by Rui Zhong, Program Assistant for the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Wilson Center, to discuss how Wuhan has (or hasn't) bounced back from the first days of covid-19, whether there's a growing anti-China sentiment globally, and how administrations from the US to the EU and Britain should handle diplomacy with Beijing in 2021. We'd love ...
The Transatlantic Relationship
January 22, 2021 17:22 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBIn the week when Germany's governing party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), elected Armin Laschet as its new leader, and Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th president of the United States, Jeremy Cliffe and Emily Tamkin are joined on World Review by Constanze Stelzenmüller, Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and Transatlantic Relations at the Brookings Institution. In this episode, they discuss what these new appointments mean for the future of relations between Europe and the US, and how ...
Trump Logs Off
January 15, 2021 17:35 - 42 minutes - 39 MBThe movers have arrived, and the Trump administration is finally leaving the West Wing of the White House after a tumultuous - to say the least - post-election period. As the outgoing president is locked out of his social media accounts and impeached for a historic second time accused of inciting the riot on Capitol Hill, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined on the World Review podcast by the New Statesman's senior writer Sarah Manavis to discuss the last day...
Capitol Hill riot & 2021 predictions
January 08, 2021 17:07 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBJeremy 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 2021 Jeremy: Ten crucial about the world in ...
2021: The Year Ahead
January 08, 2021 17:07 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBJeremy 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. We'd love to hear from you! Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk. Find us on Twitter:...
2020 in Review
December 28, 2020 17:35 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBOn 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 informa...
The Arab Spring, A Decade On
December 18, 2020 18:49 - 32 minutes - 29.9 MBOn 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 subscri...
Aid in the Time of Covid
December 12, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes - 36.6 MBOn 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 ...
Europe's Renegades
December 04, 2020 10:41 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBOn 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 t...
Irish Joe
November 27, 2020 17:35 - 37 minutes - 34.1 MBOn 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 pur...
India in the World
November 20, 2020 17:39 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBOn 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...
The Next President
November 13, 2020 17:33 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MBOn 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 purcha...
America Goes With The Joe
November 06, 2020 16:26 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBOn 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.
Biden His Time
November 04, 2020 17:42 - 24 minutes - 22.9 MBOn 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.
Election Day Eve
November 02, 2020 18:03 - 34 minutes - 32 MBOn today's special episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined by the New Statesman's own data guru Ben Walker. They discuss the polls on the eve of the election, and what the New Statesman model thinks will happen, as well as the whole team giving their predictions for what will likely be a hugely controversial and important vote. Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk. If you haven't signed up yet, visi...
Terminator Trump: Judgement Day
October 30, 2020 18:50 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBOn this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined by Sir Kim Darroch, the former British ambassador to the United States, and author of Collateral Damage: Britain, America and Europe in the Age of Trump. They discuss the last days of Donald Trump's first term, the possibility of a Joe Biden premiership, and what the next few months will look like, whatever the outcome of next week's vote. Send us your You Ask ...
The Divided States of America
October 23, 2020 19:22 - 44 minutes - 40.6 MBOn this week's World Review from the New Statesman, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin, are joined by Courtney Fingar, editor of Investment Monitor, and Sommer Mathis, editor of City Monitor, to look at the geographical rifts that have emerged across America in the run-up to next month's election. 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 ac...
The End of America's Forever Wars
October 16, 2020 16:50 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBOn this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined, also from the American capital, by Stephen Wertheim, Deputy Director of Research and Policy at the Quincy Institute and author of Tomorrow, The World. They discuss the development of American foreign policy, it's place in the current global theatre and how it's playing in the American election. Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk. If you haven...
QAnon 101
October 09, 2020 16:08 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBOn this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin are joined, from London, by the NS's digital culture writer Sarah Manavis to discuss the QAnon conspiracy theory and the impact that it's having in the United States' election. 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 info...
The Iranian Playbook
October 02, 2020 15:48 - 41 minutes - 38.3 MBOn this week's World Review from the New Statesman, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin, are joined by the NS's international correspondent Ido Vock and Ariane Tabatabai, Mid East Fellow at the Alliance for Security Democracy. They discuss Iran's role in its region and the world, how diplomacy with the United States is likely to proceed, and the violence breaking out in Nagorno-Karabagh. Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk. If you haven't signed up yet...
Presidential Debate Special
September 30, 2020 13:39 - 24 minutes - 22.6 MBOn today's special episode of World Review, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin recap last night's opening salvo of the Presidential debate series, as Donald Trump and Joe Biden went head-to-head. 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.
You Ask Us Special!
September 25, 2020 09:22 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBOn this week's World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined by the New Statesman's own India Bourke and Ido Vock for a special mega round-up of You Ask Us questions, tackling everything from Japan's new Prime Minister to the 2024 Republican candidate, by way of Taiwan, Zimbabwe, Belarus and many more. Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk. If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purchase yo...
Our Climate Future
September 18, 2020 07:21 - 43 minutes - 39.8 MBOn this week's World Review podcast from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and India Bourke in London are joined by Tom Rivett-Carnac, political strategist and co-author of The Future We Choose. They discuss the crunch decade for arresting climate change's momentum and, in You Ask Us, take your questions on the impact that the postponement of COP26 will have. Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk. If you haven't signed up yet, visit newstatesman.com/subscribe to purc...
The Riled West
September 10, 2020 13:59 - 38 minutes - 35.2 MBOn this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined from Palo Alto by writer Nick Burns, to discuss Californian exceptionalism, the disastrous 2020 fire season, and, in You Ask Us, take your questions on Jair Bolsonaro's continued popularity in Brazil. 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 Ac...
Fallout in Lebanon
September 04, 2020 17:27 - 42 minutes - 39.1 MBOn this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined, from Erbil, by Lizzie Porter. They discuss the impact of the Beirut blast, a month after the explosion, and answer your questions on the future for a struggling Lebanon. 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...
American Corruption
August 25, 2020 17:37 - 41 minutes - 37.7 MBOn this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined, also from Washington, by Sarah Chayes, author of On Corruption in America: And What Is at Stake to discuss how modern America fits into a history of corruption and populism. Then, in You Ask Us, they take your questions on Alexei Navalny and how anti-corruption leaders are at risk around the world. Send us your You Ask Us questions at youaskus.co.uk. If you h...
Central Banks in the Time of Crisis
August 21, 2020 17:11 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBOn this week's episode of World Review from the New Statesman, Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington DC are joined, from New York, by Adam Tooze, history professor at Columbia University and author of Crashed: How a Decade of Financial Crises Changed the World. They discuss the role of central banks in the coronavirus crisis (and the climate crises to come), the unhelpful lure of austerity, and, in You Ask Us, take your questions on whether the dollar's days as the world's d...
All-American Fascism
August 14, 2020 17:20 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MBOn this week's episode of World Review, Emily Tamkin is in Washington DC and Ido Vock is in Tbilisi, and they're joined from London by Professor Sarah Churchwell, author of Behold America: A History of America First and the American Dream and a upcoming piece in the New Statesman, titled 'All-American Fascism'. They discuss the ongoing debate about Trump's administration and its historical context, and, in You Ask Us, take your (morbid) questions on the Presidential candidates' line of succe...