China crisis – Is Xi Jinping going to step down?
Xi Jinping can, technically, be China’s leader for the rest of his life. But, speculation has mounted that he might be stepping down from power. Is this justified? And if not, how does Xi keep such a ...
16 Heinä 202525min
From Trump to Europe – Who can Ukraine really rely on?
As Ukraine fights to hold the line against Russian advances, Western support is starting to look shaky. With Putin’s war machine grinding on and Europe watching nervously, we ask: is the US still comm...
15 Heinä 202525min
There may be trouble ahead — Start Your Week with Alex von Tunzelmann and Jacob Jarvis
Starmer’s friendly hang out with Macron feels a long time ago now and the reality of trying to make his deal “work” now looms. Alex von Tunzelmann joins Jacob Jarvis to discuss how implementing it mig...
14 Heinä 202537min
Watch the Spies – Can the CIA survive Trump?
In the past the Central Intelligence Agency got its hands dirty to support the American vision of freedom and democracy. But what is the spy agency’s purpose for when the President himself despises th...
11 Heinä 202532min
Why is America obsessed with going to war?
The US has a world-class diplomatic corps, yet increasingly its foreign policy is based around war. And while most nations still favour negotiation, Washington seems hooked on force. Today in The Bunk...
10 Heinä 202526min
No Kids On The Block – What collapsing birthrates really mean
What would the world look like if children became scarcer? Birthrates are falling across the world but the main voices trying to turn them around seem to be weird traditionalist “pronatalists”. Is the...
9 Heinä 202531min
Is Big Tech starting to lose?
Is Big Tech really as unstoppable as it looks? In recent months US courts and EU regulators have handed out major reverses to tech giants including Apple, Google, Amazon and Meta. Meanwhile Google sea...
8 Heinä 202530min
Can Labour get a second chance? – Start Your Week with Gavin Esler and Ros Taylor
Labour starts Year Two hoping that everyone will forget Year One. Can Starmer restart his premiership, again? Plus lessons of the 7/7 bombings twenty years on, the new Jeremy Corbyn and/or Zarah Sulta...
7 Heinä 202521min
