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Back to SearchWill America Really Defend Taiwan?
Episode 351
Yesterday, it emerged that the Trump team has been asking its (former) allies Japan and Australia a very strange question - demanding clarity from them on a subject for which the US has a policy not …
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump's Word Means Nothing – Ask Canada and Vietnam
Episode 350
Canada thought it was making good progress in negotiations with the Trump team - then he announced even higher tariffs against it. Vietnam thought it had agreed a deal with a much lower tariff figure…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Trump Uses Tariffs To Topple Brazil's Democracy
Episode 349
The US President just announced a massive 50% tariff on Brazil. Nothing to do with the usual excuses - trade deficits - the US has a trade surplus with Brazil. No, instead he is punishing the country…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Is Trump Finally Turning On Putin?
Episode 348
Trump has muttered, he has grumbled, he has occasionally threatened, but never has there been the slightest sign that he would actually take action of any sort against Vladimir Putin's Russia over it…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
“We Don’t Want an Emperor” — World Slams Trump Tariff Demands
Episode 347
Another day, another round of tariff dramas. Trump revealed the new tariff rates he was 'granting' to various countries via letter, along with a new deadline for those countries to come to a deal wit…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Real Reason the US and UK Political Systems Are Breaking
Episode 346
So Elon Musk is launching a new political party in the US. And former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is doing something similar in the UK, albeit with a very different political bent. And you're adding …
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
China Just Stunned Europe and Ukraine - ‘We Won’t Let Russia Lose’
Episode 345
China has had a public line on Ukraine for the last three years - studied neutrality that didn't entirely fool anybody. Well, yesterday it blew that up with a frank admission to a top level delegatio…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
How Free Speech Is Dying In Trump's America
Episode 344
For an administration that talks a lot about free speech, President Trump sure seems to sue a lot of news media companies for reporting on things he wishes they wouldn't. He also is suing a lot of so…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Trump Blindsides Allies, Stops Ukraine Weapons — Then Calls Putin
Episode 343
It came out of the blue, with all the NATO allies of Ukraine having thought they'd done a great job of keeping Trump on side at last week's NATO summit. Suddenly, they were learning that Trump had pa…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Why Trump’s Mega-Bill Could Blow Up on MAGA
Episode 342
The controversial Trump Budget Mega-Bill squeaked its way through the Senate, thanks to the casting vote of JD Vance. And now it has come back to the House somewhat changed from how it was when it le…
Published on 6 months ago