Where is the EU going and what does that mean for the UK?
As ever, British debates about the EU tend to be debates about Britain. We might hope to rejoin, or at least regain a better-functioning trading relationship with the organisation, but we don't do eno...
22 Huhti 202431min
Iran, Israel and the risks of a regional war
Iran and Israel have been on the brink of open conflict, in the light of Iran's barrage of drone and missile strikes on Israel, which in turn followed Israel's strike on Iran's consulate in Damascus. ...
17 Huhti 202441min
Politics and Money: a Dysfunctional Relationship, with Seth Thevoz
How do British political parties get funded? What does that money buy? With only a few weeks to go until the local elections and in a year of a general election I spoke to Seth Thevoz, political and i...
8 Huhti 202449min
The tragedy of Haiti and what we can learn from it
Professor Amalendu Misra of the University of Lancaster is an expert in Latin America and the Caribbean, notably Haiti. I spoke to him about the current crisis there and what it tells us about the wid...
30 Maalis 202455min
World War Three? What might it look like?
Mike Martin (who is on Twitter and elsewhere @threshedthought) is one of the most insightful thinkers on conflict and geopolitics active today. He served in the army in Afghanistan with some distincti...
22 Maalis 202445min
Is Democracy for Sale? with Peter Geoghegan
Is Democracy for Sale? The degree to which dark money, powerful interests and political power intersects in this country is startling and depressing. One of the most dogged chroniclers of this phenome...
15 Maalis 202446min
REJOINIACS with Jacob Öberg
Returning to our occasional episodes on Britain's relationships with Europe and the EU, I spoke to EU law professor Jacob Öberg about how Britain could evolve its relationship with the EU in future, t...
8 Maalis 202448min
Ukraine, Russia and the Crisis in Western Militaries
Frank Ledwidge is a War Studies academic, a former serviceman and an expert on military matters. He made several visits to Ukraine since the start of the current conflict and offers an incisive, clear...
1 Maalis 202454min
