Podcasts by World Review from the New Statesman

The US is running out of money: what happens next? from 2023-05-04T10:10:52

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 ...

Noam Chomsky: Don't underestimate the risk of nuclear war from 2023-05-01T05:00:01

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 poli...

The roots of the conflict in Sudan from 2023-04-27T08:14:01

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 d...

Should we call Giorgia Meloni a fascist? With David Broder from 2023-04-24T05:00:43

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 gove...

Xi and Putin: are there limits to the “no limits” friendship? from 2023-04-20T10:42:28

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...

Why Russia arrested Evan Gershkovich, with Pjotr Sauer from 2023-04-17T05:00:29

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&...

What should Europe’s position on Taiwan be? from 2023-04-13T09:59:01

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 “Ame...

What we get wrong about Taiwan, with Paul Huang from 2023-04-10T05:00:51

Last 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 Taiw...

The people of the state of New York vs Donald Trump from 2023-04-06T11:17:10

On 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...

Why the Russian Orthodox Church supports the war in Ukraine, with Katherine Kelaidis from 2023-04-03T05:00:05

As 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 Ch...

Israel chaos: has Benjamin Netanyahu lost control? from 2023-03-30T11:13:13

On 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...

Are the Israeli protests the end of Benjamin Netanyahu? from 2023-03-27T13:51:11

Protests 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 dictat...

Best friends forever? What we learned from Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin’s meeting in Moscow from 2023-03-23T13:13:07

On 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...

Macron’s pensions gamble, with Georgina Wright from 2023-03-22T06:00:52

The 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 refo...

Will the Iranian protesters succeed? With Dina Nayeri from 2023-03-20T06:00:56

As 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? Listen

Why did Silicon Valley Bank collapse? from 2023-03-16T06:00:13

Over 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 scramb...

How Russian propaganda works, with Jade McGlynn from 2023-03-13T06:00:28

One 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 confli...

French strikes: will pension reform undo Emmanuel Macron? from 2023-03-08T10:16:22

On 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...

How China lost Europe – with Andrew Small from 2023-03-06T06:00

Following 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 Stall...

Axis of Autocrats: Putin, Xi and Lukashenko from 2023-03-02T11:18:27

The 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...

The big consultancy con, with Mariana Mazzucato from 2023-02-27T06:00:50

Megan 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...

Kyiv stands, Putin doubles down, China talks peace from 2023-02-23T09:32:37

Joe 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 vi...

War in Ukraine – one year on. A World Review roundtable from 2023-02-20T06:00:18

As 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...

Aliens or espionage? The mysterious objects unravelling US-China relations from 2023-02-16T10:18:32

Over 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 t...

How to adapt for an ageing world, with Vegard Skirbekk from 2023-02-13T06:00:32

Following 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 popul...

Will Volodymyr Zelensky secure British jets for Ukraine? from 2023-02-09T11:31:35

Ukraine’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...

How to reform the US police – with Neil Gross from 2023-02-06T06:00:58

As 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 N...

As Israeli-Palestinian clashes intensify, is a third intifada coming? from 2023-02-02T10:45:16

Last 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, outsid...

Inside China’s global propaganda machine – with Joshua Kurlantzick from 2023-01-30T06:00:12

With 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...

Tanke schön: a breakthrough for Ukraine from 2023-01-26T09:48:32

This 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 signif...

Why Putin must lose to save Russia, with Andrius Kubilius from 2023-01-23T06:00:53

Why 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 L...

Terror and tragedy in Ukraine from 2023-01-19T09:56:29

A 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 go...

Can the opposition unite to win in Poland? With Radek Sikorski from 2023-01-16T06:00:51

Ido 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 d...

The future of democracy for Israel and Brazil from 2023-01-12T15:05:14

On 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 cur...

European diplomacy in the 21st century, with Catherine Ashton from 2023-01-09T06:00

Ahead of the publication of her new book, And Then What?, the first-ever EU high representative for foreign affairs and security, Catherine Ashton, talks to Jeremy Cliffe about the...

Inside China’s Covid crisis from 2023-01-05T10:26:32

Coronavirus cases have been rising rapidly in China since its government ended its restrictive “zero-Covid” policy last month. Hospitals are expected to be inundated with newly-infected patients...

Why the world misunderstands Ukraine, with Olesya Khromeychuk from 2023-01-02T06:00:38

Nearly a year since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the historian Olesya Khromeychuk speaks to Megan Gibson about how Ukraine has been perceived by the outside world, and why the countr...

Predictions for the world in 2023 from 2022-12-29T06:00:05

In her final episode on the World Review podcast, Emily Tamkin in Washington DC is joined by Jeremy Cliffe and Ido Vock in Berlin to look ahead to the stories that might domin...

Looking back at 2022 from 2022-12-22T06:00:59

The New Statesman international team examine some of the most significant moments of 2022, from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine to elections, including Viktor Orbán’s victory in ...

How the CIA tried to overthrow Mao Zedong - with John Delury from 2022-12-19T06:00:26

As the contemporary rivalry between the US and China heats up, Katie Stallard speaks to the Cold War historian John Delury about the history of subversion and mutual suspicion between the two po...

Allegations of corruption, from Qatar to FTX from 2022-12-15T12:07:38

Belgian prosecutors who were investigating allegations that Qatar tried to influence EU policy by bribing European parliament officials, have charged four people with money laundering, corruptio...

BONUS: Could the West do more to prevent humanitarian disasters? With David Miliband from 2022-12-14T16:35:54

As the International Rescue Committee releases its annual report of the countries most at risk from humanitarian crises next year, the NGO’s president, David Miliband, discusses the ways in whic...

The future of media freedom in India, with Raksha Kumar from 2022-12-12T06:00:36

As NDTV is taken over by Gautam Adani, billionaire and ally of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi, Emily Tamkin speaks to Raksha Kumar, a journalist who covers media freedom in India. They...

TV Rain: the turbulent history of Russia’s last independent media channel from 2022-12-08T09:19:46

Latvia has cancelled the licence of Russia's last independent media channel TV Rain only five months after it began broadcasting in exile, accusing the channel of showing support for Russia's wa...

How Chinese protesters get around censorship, with Jeffrey Wasserstrom from 2022-12-05T06:00:01

Following the extraordinary wave of protests across China against the government's pandemic controls, Katie Stallard speaks to Jeffrey Wasserstrom, a historian of modern China at the University ...

Where do China’s lockdown protests go from here? from 2022-12-01T12:16:01

An extraordinary wave of protests has swept across cities and university campuses in China demanding an end to draconian zero-Covid measures that have been in place for almost three years. In on...

Why Elon Musk’s Twitter could clash with the EU – with Margrethe Vestager from 2022-11-28T06:00:30

After Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter, could the social media platform find itself in conflict with the European Union over employment and privacy rules? Margrethe Vestager, an executive vice-pr...

What’s the cost of Qatar’s World Cup? from 2022-11-24T11:36:04

The Qatar World Cup, which began on Sunday 20 November, has been marred in controversy, from the country’s oppression of LGBT+ people and women to a last-minute decision to ban sales of beer ins...

What Israel’s new right-wing government could mean, with Amir Tibon from 2022-11-21T06:00:47

In Israel’s recent general election Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition won a majority of seats in the Knesset, and coalition negotiations could result in figures from the far right taking a number o...

Russia in retreat from 2022-11-17T09:44:33

On Tuesday a missile hit a Polish town near the Ukrainian border, killing two people. It was initially suspected to have been fired by Russia, causing speculation about whether Poland, a Nato me...

The unlikely success of a Ukrainian football team, with Adam Crafton from 2022-11-14T06:00:55

The football team Shakhtar Donetsk, exiled from their home ground in eastern Ukraine for eight years, found themselves unable even to play in their home country when Russia began its full invasi...

US midterms: what red wave? from 2022-11-09T17:46:27

Despite predictions of a blowout victory for Republicans, Democrats exceeded expectations in the US midterm elections. At time of recording, we still don't know who won the Senate or the House&n...

The US: whose country, ’tis of thee? | Nationalism Reimagined from 2022-11-08T06:00:51

Politicians around the world use nationalism. They use it to win elections, and to stoke fear, and to gain and hold on to power. This kind of nationalism is exclusive, often based on ethnicity, ...

How Putin fights wars, with Mark Galeotti from 2022-11-07T06:00:17

Ahead of the publication of his new book, Putin’s Wars: From Chechnya to Ukraine, the political scientist Mark Galeotti speaks to Ido Vock about how Vladimir Putin views his right ...

Lula and Netanyahu: the comeback kings from 2022-11-03T17:41:58

The left is back in power in Brazil with the election of Lula de Silva — and decidedly out of power in Israel.

Emily Tamkin in Washington is joined by Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin ...

What is so dangerous about nationalism in India? | Nationalism Reimagined from 2022-11-01T13:01:04

Politicians around the world use nationalism. They use it to win elections, to stoke fear, and to hold on to power. Nationalism is exclusive, based on ethnicity or race or religion.

Th...

Will China backtrack on zero Covid? With Yanzhong Huang from 2022-10-31T06:00:30

Xi Jinping has reiterated his support for the country’s restrictive “zero Covid” policy, but what social, political and economic impacts have the measures had on China? And will the country stic...

Borne ultimatum, chaos in Congress from 2022-10-27T15:53:02

The French right and left united against Elisabeth Borne, the prime minister, in a vote of confidence. Her government survived, but barely. What does it mean for Emmanuel Macron, the president?<...

Hungary and the endurance Viktor Orbán | Nationalism Reimagined from 2022-10-25T05:00:18

Politicians around the world use nationalism. They use it to win elections, and to stoke fear, and to gain and hold on to power. This nationalism is exclusive, based on ethnicity or race or reli...

Can protesters topple the Iranian regime? With Fatemeh Shams from 2022-10-24T05:00:03

As protests in Iran continue, sparked by the death of Masha Amini, a 22-year-old woman who had been arrested for allegedly violating Iran’s hijab law, Ido Vock speaks to the Iranian academic Fat...

A new phase of war in Ukraine? from 2022-10-20T09:00:36

Russian forces have launched major missile and drone attacks on civilian infrastructure in Kyiv and other cities for the second week in a row, killing at least five people. The European Commissi...

Why reimagine nationalism? | Nationalism Reimagined from 2022-10-18T10:24:19

Politicians all over the world use nationalism. They use it to win elections, and to stoke fear, and to gain and hold on to power. This form of nationalism is exclusive, based on ethnicity or ra...

What does it mean to be a Bad Jew? With Emily Tamkin from 2022-10-17T12:19:22

Katie Stallard speak to our own Emily Tamkin about her new book, Bad Jews: A History of American Jewish Politics and Identities. They discuss how the book came about, the challenge...

BONUS: Greta Thunberg in conversation with Björk - on protest, art and why politicians fail from 2022-10-16T05:00:21

In this special episode of World Review Kate Mossman hosts a conversation between the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and the Icelandic musician Björk Guðmundsdó...

Putin's strikes: the view from Kyiv from 2022-10-13T09:02:51

Emily Tamkin in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Helsinki are joined by Alix Kroeger, a freelance journalist in Kyiv and the former international managing editor of the New Statesman....

Chairman for Life? | China under Xi from 2022-10-11T05:00:06

Katie Stallard, the New Statesman's senior editor, China and global affairs, presents a special series of the New Statesman's World Review&nb...

Can we trust China’s GDP figures? With Jeremy Wallace from 2022-10-10T05:00:24

Ahead of the National Congress that begins on 16 October in Beijing, where Xi is likely to secure a third five-year term in power in China, Katie Stallard speaks to the author and political scie...

Navigating nuclear menace from 2022-10-06T16:26:55

The United States and its allies are trying to gauge how, exactly, Vladimir Putin might use the nuclear weapons he’s threatened to deploy in his war in Ukraine, if he were to take that dire step...

“The party leads everything” | China Under Xi from 2022-10-04T05:00:53

Katie Stallard, the New Statesman’s senior editor, China and global affairs, presents a special series of the NS’s World Review podcast, expla...

The political legacy of Italian fascism – with David Broder from 2022-10-03T05:00:41

Following the Italian election victory of the post-fascist Giorgia Meloni and her Fratelli d'Italia party last weekend, many have asked what relationship it has with the country's fascist past. ...

What does Giorgia Meloni’s triumph mean for Italy? from 2022-09-29T09:30:50

Giorgia Meloni’s post-fascist Fratelli d’Italia (Brothers of Italy) party claimed victory in the Italian election on Sunday 25 September. Meloni is now on the verge of becoming the country’s fir...

Great Expectations | China Under Xi from 2022-09-27T05:00:36

Katie Stallard, the New Statesman's Senior Editor, China and Global Affairs, presents a special series of the New Statesman's World Review pod...

What does India really think of Russia? With Raji Rajagopalan from 2022-09-26T05:00:55

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine leaves it short of allies, the country’s relationship with India has come into sharp focus. Emily Tamkin speaks to Raji Rajagopalan, the director of the Cent...

BONUS EPISODE: Earth for All: A Survival Guide for Humanity – in Partnership with Club of Rome from 2022-09-23T12:00:13

In this special bonus episode of World Review, we look at the results of a two year initiative on how we can achieve wellbeing for all within planetary boundaries. 

50 ye...

“This is not a bluff”: would Vladimir Putin risk nuclear war? from 2022-09-22T11:25:23

On Wednesday (21 September), President Vladimir Putin announced illegal referenda to claim parts of Ukraine as Russia. In the biggest escalation of the war since the invasion began, he ordered a...

Italian election: the rise of Giorgia Meloni from 2022-09-19T05:00:45

Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy party, with its "post-fascist" history, is leading the polls ahead of parliamentary elections on 25 September. If the party wins, she will become the country's...

Could Ukraine win the war with Russia? from 2022-09-15T10:55:49

Ukrainian forces have been making rapid and remarkable advances in the north-east of the country, regaining control of two key strategic hubs and a large swathe of territory in the Kharkiv regio...

Vladimir Putin’s failures and the art of command – with Lawrence Freedman from 2022-09-12T05:00:26

Katie Stallard speaks to Lawrence Freedman, emeritus professor of war studies at King's College London and a regular contributor to the New Statesman, as well as the author of nume...

How prepared is Europe for a winter without Russian gas? from 2022-09-08T10:24:59

Russia has halted gas supplies to Europe via the Nord Stream 1 pipeline. The Kremlin has said that deliveries will not resume until the West lifts the sanctions imposed in retaliation for the in...

Could the far right win in Sweden? With Dominic Hinde from 2022-09-05T09:38:55

Ahead of the Swedish general election on 11 September, we take a look at why the far-right party has risen in the polls and whether a recent recovery by the ruling Social Democrats means the cou...

The legacy of Mikhail Gorbachev from 2022-09-01T10:22:45

Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, has died at the age of 91 in Moscow. He was credited with bringing the Cold War to a peaceful end and ushering in an era of openness and r...

How Russia sees itself, with Orlando Figes from 2022-08-29T05:00:11

As Russia’s war on Ukraine continues, the historian Orlando Figes’s latest book considers how Russia and its rulers see the country.

He speaks to Alix Kroeger about why his book is cal...

After six months of war in Ukraine, what will happen next? from 2022-08-24T17:02:08

Today (24 August) marks 31 years since Ukraine declared independence from the Soviet Union and six months since Vladimir Putin’s invasion which has killed thousands and shaken the global order. ...

Afghanistan, one year on | with Bilal Sarwary from 2022-08-23T10:40:23

After a year under the Taliban, Afghanistan is now in “survival mode”, the UN has warned. Its economy has crumbled and rights – especially for women and girls – have been sharply curtailed. The ...

What is Russia doing with Ukraine’s nuclear power plant? from 2022-08-18T05:00:13

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has called on Russia to withdraw from the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, and warned of the disastrous consequences for Europe of any...

How did US politics become so polarised? With Nick Bryant from 2022-08-15T08:41:27

On Monday 8 August the FBI launched an unprecedented search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home. Agents were reportedly searching for classified documents, including those related to nuclear ...

Why the Democrats’ big bill matters from 2022-08-11T08:09:16

The Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelensky, has called on Western governments to bar Russians from entering their countries. In an interview with the Washington Post he said ...

How serious is the Taiwan Strait crisis? from 2022-08-08T11:18:43

The US House speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan on 2-3 August, and China responded with large military exercises and missile launches. To analyse this, Katie Stallard speaks to Bonnie Glaser, t...

BONUS: Putin can still be toppled, with Leonid Volkov from 2022-08-05T07:32:05

Leonid Volkov, chief of staff for the jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, speaks to Europe correspondent Ido Vock about how the war in Ukraine could end Vladimir Putin's regime.

How will China respond to Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit? from 2022-08-04T09:44:24

Nancy Pelosi, the US House Speaker, arrived in Taiwan on Tuesday 2 August to meet President Tsai Ing-wen. Chinese officials had repeatedly warned against her visit to the self-governing island, ...

Election law dispute threatens to reopen Bosnia’s wounds, with Gerald Knaus from 2022-08-01T10:48:52

In Bosnia and Herzegovina a dispute over a proposed new elections law has led to protests and concerns about the stability of the country. For more than 25 years since the Bosnian War ended in 1...

Is the far right about to come to power in Italy? from 2022-07-28T08:35:32

The Italian prime minister, Mario Draghi, has resigned after roughly a year and a half in charge of a caretaker government, meaning there will be early elections.

Emily Tamkin...

What Ukraine needs now from the West, with Lesia Vasylenko. from 2022-07-25T05:00:28

As the war in Ukraine enters its sixth month, Ukrainian MP Lesia Vasylenko speaks to Megan Gibson about what support Ukraine needs to win against Russia.

She explains how parliament ke...

The global fallout of the war in Ukraine from 2022-07-21T05:00:58

Hundreds of thousands of Russians have fled their country since Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in February. With open dissent to the president’s regime almost impossible, many opposition activis...

BONUS: What will Zeitenwende mean for Germany? With Katarina Barley, vice-president of the European Parliament from 2022-07-19T05:00:55

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the German chancellor Olaf Scholz spoke of a watershed moment for Europe and announced a shift in Germany’s approach to foreign policy. In this special episod...

Behind Sri Lanka’s economic collapse from 2022-07-18T12:52:50

Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the Sri Lankan president, has been forced to resign amid mass protests over his mismanagement of the economy. The country is suffering runaway inflation and shortages of food...

What does Boris Johnson’s resignation mean for UK foreign policy? from 2022-07-14T10:58:24

The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, resigned as Conservative Party leader last week, bowing to pressure after more than 50 government resignations. Emily Tamkin in Israel and Katie Stalla...

What does Yair Lapid as prime minister mean for Israel? from 2022-07-11T13:26:19

Just hours after Israel’s parliament dissolved itself on 30 June 2022, Yair Lapid became Israel’s 14th prime minister. He will act as interim leader until the upcoming elections in November...

Has the US given up on ever stopping gun violence? from 2022-07-07T15:01:32

After another mass shooting in the US, politicians seem resigned to these incidents happening again and again. Emily Tamkin and Katie Stallard in Washington DC are joined by Megan Gibson in Lond...

What Trump and Putin got wrong, with Marie Yovanovitch from 2022-07-04T05:00:57

The former US ambassador to Ukraine, Marie Yovanovitch, talks to Emily Tamkin about how Russia and the world underestimated Ukraine’s resolve ahead of former’s February invasion, and how the Wes...

How will the end of Roe vs Wade transform America? from 2022-06-30T12:41:24

On Friday 24 June, the US Supreme Court overturned Roe vs Wade, a 1973 decision that guaranteed the right to an abortion. Emily Tamkin and Katie Stallard in Washington DC are joined by Jeremy Cl...

China’s broken promises on Hong Kong, with Chris Patten from 2022-06-27T05:00:57

It is twenty-five years since the handover of Hong Kong from British to Chinese rule in 1997, when Beijing promised that Hong Kongers’ freedoms would be protected for 50 years. Katie Stallard sp...

BONUS EPISODE: Will the world end its addiction to growth? With the Club of Rome from 2022-06-24T09:10:57

In 1972 the Club of Rome published the Limits to Growth report: a pioneering document on the extent to which the Earth's natural resources can support rates of industrialisation and population g...

Why is Europe facing a summer of discontent? from 2022-06-23T09:56:13

Strikes across Europe have thrown the continent into chaos just as summer travel takes off. Emily Tamkin, Alona Ferber and Alix Kroeger discuss what is driving workers across the public sector t...

Is Emmanuel Macron to blame for the rise of the far right? | France Elects from 2022-06-21T11:38:55

In the final episode of this series of France Elects Ido Vock, Europe correspondent, is joined by the New Statesman’s writer-at-large Jeremy Cliffe to digest France’s legislative election, at wh...

How Nato can protect Ukraine, with Anders Fogh Rasmussen from 2022-06-20T05:00:07

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine heading towards its fifth month, Europe correspondent Ido Vock speaks to the former Nato general secretary Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

They discuss what el...

Was Angela Merkel too easy on Russia? from 2022-06-16T05:00:32

On 7 June, the former German chancellor Angela Merkel appeared at a speaking event at a Berlin theatre, to discuss how she has spent the past six months since leaving office and reflect on prese...

Will Emmanuel Macron lose his parliamentary majority? | France Elects from 2022-06-14T11:40:06

In the first of a two-part special of France Elects, as the united left comes ahead of Emmanuel Macron’s party in the first round of the French legislative elections, we look at wh...

What the West must do to stop Vladimir Putin in Ukraine, with Bruno Maçães from 2022-06-13T05:00:56

Fresh from his reporting trip to Kharkiv in Ukraine, Bruno Maçães talks to Katie Stallard about the mood in Ukraine.

They discuss how Kharkiv is at the heart of a new national movement...

Could Mélenchon be France’s next prime minister? from 2022-06-09T09:55:53

After narrowly missing out on making the second round of the presidential election, the leader of the left in France, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, is battling Emmanuel Macron’s renamed Renaissance party ...

What happened in Ireland’s mother and baby institutions? With Deirdre Finnerty from 2022-06-06T05:00:45

Bessborough House, a grand mansion on the outskirts of the city of Cork, was one of Ireland’s largest mother and baby institutions, open from 1922 to 1998. Thousands of women and girls confined ...

Is Hungary undermining the West’s resolve on Ukraine? from 2022-06-02T05:00:24

As the EU claims victory with a partial oil embargo on Russia, Ido Vock, Emily Tamkin and Katie Stallard discuss whether Hungary’s right-wing populist prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is weakening ...

Can nuclear power ever be considered safe? With Serhii Plokhy from 2022-05-30T05:00:24

When the site of the Chernobyl disaster was occupied by Russian troops during their invasion of Ukraine, fears of further contamination put the safety of nuclear power in the spotlight once agai...

Australia’s climate change election, Covid in North Korea, and will the US ever act on gun control? from 2022-05-26T08:41:38

Australia has a new prime minister, but how much of an impact did climate change have on the defeat of Scott Morrison?

Environment and sustainability editor Philippa Nuttall joins Emil...

The risks facing Ukrainian refugees – with Suzanne Hoff from 2022-05-23T05:00:52

As millions of Ukrainians flee from the Russian invasion of their country, could those seeking refuge be vulnerable to exploitation?

Alix Kroeger speaks to Suzanne Hoff, international ...

Buffalo shooting and the dangers of "great replacement theory" from 2022-05-19T09:00:44

The mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, on Saturday (14 May) by a white nationalist appears to have shown the real consequences of the racist “great replacement theory”. Emily Tamkin in Washingt...

How China targets Uyghurs around the world from 2022-05-16T13:05:59

Thus far, international concern for the Chinese Uyghur ethnic minority has been focused on their persecution within China itself. But the reach of the Chinese government's campaign against them ...

What will the return of the Marcos dynasty mean for the Philippines? from 2022-05-12T11:39:53

Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr, son of the Philippines’ former dictator, who was ousted in 1986, won a decisive victory in the presidential election on Monday 9 May, according to unofficial resu...

Where will South Korea’s new president lead the country? from 2022-05-09T07:58:20

South Korea’s new president Yoon Suk-yeol takes office on Tuesday 10th May. Emily Tamkin speaks to Ramon Pacheco Pardo, a professor at Kings College London and author of Shrimp to Wale: Sout...