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Football and Politics in the Gulf
Season 3 Episode 12
The 2022 FIFA World Cup kicked off this week in the Qatari capital Doha. The tournament comes at a time of fast-evolving politics in the region. Just…
3 years, 7 months ago
Finland's FM Pekka Haavisto on the Ukraine War, European Security and Peacemaking Elsewhere
Season 3 Episode 11
In this episode of Hold Your Fire! Richard Atwood is joined by Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto for a wide-ranging discussion from the war i…
3 years, 7 months ago
Ethiopia’s Tigray War: After the Cessation of Hostilities, What Next?
Season 3 Episode 10
On 2 November, the Ethiopian federal government and Tigrayan forces reached an agreement to cease hostilities and end almost two years of bloody war …
3 years, 7 months ago
Lula and Latin America’s Leftward Lurch
Season 3 Episode 9
Last Sunday in Brazil, former leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won a tightly fought presidential run-off against incumbent President Jair …
3 years, 7 months ago
After the Crackdowns, is Chad’s Transition Unravelling?
Season 3 Episode 8
On 20 October, Chadian security forces killed more than 50 protesters on the streets of Chad’s capital N’Djamena and other cities and towns. Demonstr…
3 years, 7 months ago
Can a New UN Envoy Help Resolve Libya’s Political Crisis?
Season 3 Episode 7
Clashes between rival factions rocked Libyan capital Tripoli over the summer. The fighting pit forces loyal to UN-backed Prime Minister Abdulhamid Da…
3 years, 8 months ago
An Escalatory Spiral in Ukraine?
Season 3 Episode 6
The war in Ukraine took another nasty turn this week. Last Saturday, a blast destroyed parts of the Kerch bridge, which links Russian-occupied Crimea…
3 years, 8 months ago
Coup in Burkina, Russia in Mali and a New Chapter in the Sahel?
Season 3 Episode 5
On 30 September, a group of young army captains, led by Ibrahim Traoré, seized power in Burkina Faso. They ousted Interim President Paul-Henri Damiba…
3 years, 8 months ago
The U.S. and the Taliban after the Killing of al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri
Season 3 Episode 4
On 31 July, a U.S. drone strike killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in the Afghan capital Kabul. Zawahiri appears to have been living in a house…
3 years, 8 months ago
Back to War in Ethiopia
Season 3 Episode 3
Just a few months back, a humanitarian truce in Ethiopia offered a glimmer of hope that an end might be in sight to the war in and around the country…
3 years, 9 months ago