Are we heading for World War Three?

Are we heading for World War Three?

It has been almost a month since Israel and the US launched their war against Iran, and already there have been strikes in more than a dozen countries, with reports of over 2,000 people killed across the region. As the war drags on and more countries get involved, there are concerns this conflict could escalate into something truly global.

We speak to emeritus professor of International History at the University of Oxford, Margaret MacMillan, and explore how world wars start, how they end and what can be done to avoid them.

Producers: Chris Benderev and Lucy Pawle

Executive producer: James Shield

Sound engineer: Travis Evans

Senior news editor: China Collins

(Photo: US Military aircraft perform 4th of July flyover past New York City and New Jersey, 4 July 2020. Credit: Mike Segar/Reuters)

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(654)

Inside China’s push to become the world’s AI superpower

Inside China’s push to become the world’s AI superpower

China’s President Xi returns to the White House on Thursday for the first time in over a decade. A priority for both leaders will be to discuss AI. The two countries are currently locked in a fierce c...

23 Sep 26min

Why the world wants American surrogates

Why the world wants American surrogates

The United States is one of the few wealthy countries where commercial surrogacy remains legal. Bans elsewhere in the world, combined with a largely free-market approach at home, have made the US an i...

22 Sep 26min

Searching for Russia’s missing soldiers

Searching for Russia’s missing soldiers

While Russia’s president continues to insist that his, “special military operation” in Ukraine is succeeding, the estimated number of Russian soldiers killed and wounded in this war tells another stor...

21 Sep 26min

Dave Ramsey: Iran, tariffs and affordability

Dave Ramsey: Iran, tariffs and affordability

As the midterm elections in America approach, the economy is one of the deciding factors for how people will vote. Before his second term started, President Trump promised to tackle the so-called aff...

18 Sep 26min

Ed Sheeran, Macklemore, and the politics of staying silent

Ed Sheeran, Macklemore, and the politics of staying silent

One of the most successful songwriters of all time is facing the biggest controversy of his nearly two decades in the public eye. Where does pop star Ed Sheeran go from here?On Tuesday, every support ...

17 Sep 26min

Will the Houthis tank the global economy?

Will the Houthis tank the global economy?

Over the last week, the Houthis - an Iran-backed militant group in Yemen - have captured two strategic islands along the Red Sea coast, consolidating its control of a key international shipping route ...

16 Sep 27min

The Canadians who want out of Canada

The Canadians who want out of Canada

As Canada continues to wage a trade war with the US, an internal battle is being fought over the country’s identity. Next month, voters in Alberta, the country’s wealthiest province, face a referendum...

15 Sep 26min

Can the US and China stop AI from killing us all?

Can the US and China stop AI from killing us all?

China’s President Xi Jinping will meet Donald Trump later this month with the issue of AI governance high on the agenda. In recent weeks there has been increasing concern around the risks that AI migh...

14 Sep 26min

Populært innen Politikk og nyheter

giver-og-gjengen-vg
aftenpodden
aftenpodden-usa
popradet
forklart
bt-dokumentar-2
stopp-verden
det-store-bildet
rss-gukild-johaug
nokon-ma-ga
rss-espen-lee-usensurert
fotballpodden-2
dine-penger-pengeradet
hanna-de-heldige
aftenbla-bla
rss-ness
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
e24-podden
frokostshowet-pa-p5
ta-dokumentar