The new space race – with Tim Marshall
With 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 ba...
8 Maj 202325min
The US is running out of money: what happens next?
Republicans 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’...
4 Maj 202326min
Noam Chomsky: Don't underestimate the risk of nuclear war
Ido 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, Ch...
1 Maj 202331min
The roots of the conflict in Sudan
A 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 fact...
27 Apr 202326min
Should we call Giorgia Meloni a fascist? With David Broder
Six 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. ...
24 Apr 202334min
Xi and Putin: are there limits to the “no limits” friendship?
Since 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 E...
20 Apr 202334min
Why Russia arrested Evan Gershkovich, with Pjotr Sauer
Nearly 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 ...
17 Apr 202314min
What should Europe’s position on Taiwan be?
Returning 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...
13 Apr 202325min
