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Back to SearchEp 140. Could Britain Lead on Migration, Rule of Law, and Public Health?
Britain has a new Foreign Secretary, Yvette Cooper, and this week’s episode dives into the UK’s foreign policy and how it could in theory transcend some of the country’s current political divides. To…
Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 139. Bangladesh and The Great Game for South Asia
With the West’s ability to promote democratic transitions essentially dead, a struggle for influence is unfolding inside Bangladesh. Its traditional alliance with India is being replaced by a scrambl…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Ep 138. Are we prepared for global disasters?
In early August, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck a sparsely populated region in Russia’s far east. It triggered a tsunami that started crossing the ocean, heading towards th…
Published on 4 months ago
Ep 137. To Recognise a Palestinian State
It is our favourite time of the month. Jane and Jason take on the mega orderering listeners’ questions – focussing mostly on the Middle East, the Trump-Putin summit, and any rays of ordering hope tha…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Ep 136. Trump's High Summer of Disorder: Can Big Global Government actually regulate AI?
Like it or not, Trump and his surreal version of a libertarian patrimonial America is reshaping the world. At least in what the FT’s Janan Ganesh dubs “the high summer of Donald Trump”. I teamed up w…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 135. Are Drones replacing Air Forces; and is NATO ready for it?
As Ukraine and Russia master new forms of drone warfare, are NATO and Europe being left behind? Is the West willfully clinging to older 20th century ways of equipping and preparing for war?
In this …
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 134. Why Spying is vital in our age of Disorder
For as long as there’s been wars and diplomacy, there have been spies. Some call it the world’s second oldest profession. But from their peak during the Cold War until now have the West’s spying capa…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Ep 133. Could Epstein Bring Down Trump?
It’s that time of the month (ha), as we take listener questions!
Jason and Jane discuss why the Epstein scandal WILL genuinely hurt Trump with his conspiracy loving base, the complexities of the UK…
Published on 5 months ago
Ep 132. Why Backgammon Can Help us Order the Disorder
We’ve heard about Putin bluffing. Abraham Lincoln was an accomplished poker player and Churchill dabbled at chess. But to our mind it is Backgammon that best reflects both politics and life decisions…
Published on 5 months ago
Ep 131. Have You Got What It Takes to Become British?
Each time someone wants to become a British Citizen, they have to pass the ‘Life In The UK’ Test. The aspiring Britisher (such as Jason) might hope that this test would be comprised of a series of qu…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago