Iran - where are they headed?
Charlie Gammell is an Iran expert, former British diplomat and historian. I spoke to him about the latest developments with Iran and the war now sweeping across the Middle East. Check out our Bookshop...
5 Loka 202443min
The Bangladesh Spring with David Bergman
In July this year, the well entrenched autocratic regime that ruled Bangladesh, a country of nearly 200 million people, was toppled entirely unexpectedly by a student-led democracy movement, ushering ...
27 Syys 20241h 1min
What's the point of the UN?
With the UN General Assembly taking place in New York I spoke to the International Crisis Group's UN Director Richard Gowan about the the organisation, its current challenges and where it might be hea...
20 Syys 20241h 15min
EMERGENCY EPISODE: EXPLOSIVE CRISIS IN LEBANON
I spoke to Charlie Gammell, author, former diplomat and Iran expert on the unfolding crisis in Lebanon after the explosions of Hizbullah communications equipment. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate ...
18 Syys 202426min
Rogue Agent - the life of ROBERT BRUCE LOCKHART
I spoke to Professor James Crossland about the extraordinary life of diplomat, secret agent and journalist Robert Bruce Lockhart. You can find James's book on the subject here: https://eandtbooks.com/...
14 Syys 20241h 4min
MBS - Saudi Arabia's ruthless ruler
Veteran foreign correspondent Jonathan Rugman is the author of The Killing in the Consulate about the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. More recently he has produced a fascinating two-part d...
27 Elo 202454min
Westlessness with Samir Puri
Have we entered a post-Western world? What does that mean and how does it look from the other side of the world? Singapore based academic and former British diplomat has published a new book, Westless...
16 Elo 20241h 10min
The Battle for Soul of Islam
James Dorsey is a writer and journalist and author of the new book The Battle for the Soul of Islam - Defining the Muslim Faith in the 21st Century, published by Macmillan. Check out our Bookshop.org ...
2 Elo 20241h
