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Back to SearchEp 142. Why are stock markets not crashing? With the FT’s Katie Martin
Investors are frogs in a Trumpian pot. As he turns the water up will they jump or boil?
Trump has chaotically imposed tariffs on the global economy-…
5 months, 1 week ago
Ep 141. Trump Visits UK, Starmer on verge of Recognising Palestinian Statehood
As Trump touches down in the UK, Elon Musk provokes a riot in Westminister and Kier Starmer’s government is set to recognise Palestinian Statehood.
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Ep 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 s…
5 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 …
6 months 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 t…
6 months, 1 week 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 Tru…
6 months, 2 weeks 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 dub…
6 months, 3 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 …
6 months, 3 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 …
7 months 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 …
7 months, 1 week ago