As the US retreats from the international stage, who is going to fill the gap? What will the ‘peace processes of the future’ look like? Who has more power, the tech giants or political leaders?
Rory and Alastair are joined by the Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the UN, Tom Fletcher, to answer all these qu ... Show More
Dec 29
168. A Climate Special: Populism, Security, and Leadership
Can the planet sustain infinite economic growth, or is GDP a flawed metric? Is the UK genuinely decarbonising, or is it simply outsourcing its pollution? How can politicians defeat the populist narrative that Net Zero is too expensive? In this Climate Special, we hear the best bi ... Show More
59m 55s
Jan 2025
364. Question Time: America’s waning power, Alastair vs. Meta, and the existential threat of depopulation
Musk, Zuckerberg, and Trump – who’s controlling who? Does populist isolationism actually make a country weaker? Could Farage actually be Prime Minister by 2029?
Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.
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37m 54s