Yesterday

Ukraine Peace Talks: Will Putin Accept a Loss?

This week, leaders from Russia, Ukraine and the United States will meet in Abu Dhabi for another round of peace talks aimed at ending the war in Ukraine; a conflict which has continued for four years this month. After so much fighting, what does Russia still hope to get out of ne ... Show More

36m 57s

Jan 22

Why US-China Relations Will Define the Next Generation (2026 Forecast Preview)

Earlier this month, Geopolitical Futures released its annual Forecast, which focuses on the most critical changes to the international order in the year to come. One of the featured predictions in this year's Forecast was on the shifting relationship between the United States and ... Show More

35m 49s

Jan 14

Unrest in Iran: A Tipping Point for the Middle East?

Widespread anti-government protests in Iran have been growing for weeks now in Iran, and the government crackdown has turned deadly. While protests here are not a new phenomenon, many are saying this time things are much different. With the US poised to intervene and the future o ... Show More

41m 34s

Mar 2022

168. Oil: Conflict, Chaos and Climate Change

Tom and Dominic are back with Helen Thompson for a second episode on the history of oil, its impact and how it shapes geopolitics. Tune in to hear about the impact of oil production on US Politics, its importance to the history and current situation in Ukraine, and what we can l ... Show More

45m 8s

Jan 2021

The Transatlantic Relationship

In 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 Stelzenmülle ... Show More

41m 38s

Nov 2023

48. Simon Sebag Montefiore: The impact of conflicting histories in the Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars

Is understanding history a means to peace between Israel and Palestine? Has Putin’s obsession with Russia’s imperial history motivated his invasion of Ukraine? Is it possible to dismantle Hamas under Netanyahu’s leadership? Rory and Alastair are joined by British historian Simo ... Show More

47m 17s

Mar 2022

Coming Soon: Putin's Invasion

In How it Happened: Putin's Invasion, Axios World editor Dave Lawler curates the best of Axios' reporting and analysis on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, explaining how the conflict played out in slow motion across eight years and then suddenly escalated.Lawler will share insigh ... Show More

1m 14s

Aug 2023

Anti-China hawks' drive to expand NATO into Asia may destroy Western military alliance

Political economists Radhika Desai and Michael Hudson are joined by geopolitical analyst Pepe Escobar to discuss how the war hawks' drive to expand NATO into Asia to contain China may destroy the Western military alliance. VIDEO: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vKS1IdQpBkA Transcript ... Show More

1h 10m

Sep 2021

China's Western Horizon: Beijing and the New Geopolitics of Eurasia | Daniel Markey

In Episode 207 of <a href="https://www.hiddenforces.io/podcasts">Hidden Forces</a>, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Daniel Markey, Senior Expert on South Asia at the Uni ... Show More

52m 4s

Jul 2021

Does the world need to learn to live with China? with Adam Tooze

Historian and economist Adam Tooze joins Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington, DC to talk about his New Statesman cover story on the West's relationship with China. They talk about who China's allies are and what impact climate change will have on geopolitics. T ... Show More

48m 37s

Jul 2023

Drone Warfare in Ukraine; China's economy in trouble; Europe's migration tensions; Jake Tapper on his new novel

This week Fareed talks with Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, about the technology that is shaping the war in Ukraine: drones. Then, chief China correspondent for the Wall Street Journal Lingling Wei joins the show to discuss China's looming economic troubles and what they ... Show More

38m 50s

May 2023

Better call Kissinger: an interview with the renowned diplomat

In a conversation that lasted eight hours over two days, the statesman discussed paths to peace in Ukraine, his evolving view on their NATO membership, and where China comes into play. Our <a href="https://www.economist.com/international/2023/05/02/the-2023-crony-capitalism-in ... Show More

29m 44s

Feb 2022

How bad could China-US relations get? With Rana Mitter

This week marks the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon's visit to China. In 2022, there are warnings the US and China are entering a new Cold War, while the latter's relationship with Russia is strengthening. The New Statesman’s senior editor of China and global affairs, ... Show More

23m 33s

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