Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Tunnel, no lights: South Africa’s crumbling infrastructure
South Africa’s infrastructure—its ports, railways and power grid—are struggling and poorly managed. Ordinary South Africans are increasingly fed up. …
3 years, 1 month ago
Bibi’s gambit: Israel’s government v its judiciary
Israel’s right-wing coalition government has the country’s supreme court in its sights. Their proposal to effectively subjugate its independence to t…
3 years, 1 month ago
Tanks, a lot: arming Ukraine
After months of foot-dragging, Germany is sending tanks to Ukraine, with America poised to follow suit. We examine how that could reshape the battlef…
3 years, 1 month ago
Marshalling resources: rebuilding Ukraine
Around one-fifth of Ukraine’s population has fled. The country’s GDP has plummeted and foreign investors are staying away. Even as the fighting rages…
3 years, 1 month ago
Feeling un-Wellington
Jacinda Ardern resigned as New Zealand’s prime minister last week. As Chris Hipkins prepares to take over, we reflect on Ms Ardern’s legacy, and look…
3 years, 1 month ago
A rarefied air: a dispatch from Davos
The global elite’s annual Alpine jamboree may have lost some of its convening power, our editor-in-chief says, but the many encounters it enables sti…
3 years, 1 month ago
Turkey stuffed? A democracy’s last stand
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has dismantled the country’s institutions. As an election looms we ask what democratic guardrails remain, and examine …
3 years, 1 month ago
Tanks-giving parade? Arming Ukraine
For nearly 11 months Western powers have resisted providing tanks to Ukraine, fearing an unpredictable Russian escalation. What happens now that red …
3 years, 1 month ago
Get down to Syria’s business: coming talks with Turkey
Through years of Syria’s messy civil war, Turkey has been a foe. As the conflict slowly fades, the countries have a mutual interest in rapprochement.…
3 years, 1 month ago
What did the president stow and when did he stow it? Biden‘s mess
A drip-feed of discoveries of classified material in Joe Biden’s home and offices—and the president’s botched messaging around them—are a gift to Rep…
3 years, 1 month ago