These Times - Ukraine's Trump Dread: Zelensky's Kursk Gambit and the US Election
Shashank Joshi joins Tom and Helen to discuss Ukraine's recent shock incursion into Russian soil and whether there are still conditions in Western democracies to provide military and economic support ...
9 Sep 202454min
These Times - Starmer’s European Project: Why Britain Keeps Gambling on Germany
After the AfD's dominant election victory in East Germany, Tom and Helen explore Keir Starmer's plans to reset relations with the EU, and whether his goals are realistic in a drastically changing geop...
2 Sep 20241h 1min
These Times - The End of the European Project?
After The European elections in June, the French and British elections in early July, and a recent speech by Viktor Orban calling into question the entire future direction of the EU, Tom and Helen exp...
12 Aug 202452min
These Times - When Israel Assassinates
After Israel's double assassination, first Fuad Shukr, Hezbollah military commander in Beirut, and then Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Tom and Helen explore what the history of Israel's politi...
6 Aug 202450min
These Times - Israel Edges Towards War With Hezbollah
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen turn to the desperately volatile situation in the Middle East, where Israel stands on the Brink of war with Hezbollah following the attack on the Golan Heights on...
29 Jul 20241h 2min
These Times - Biden Quits: What next for the Democrats?
This week Tom and Helen discuss Joe Biden's withdrawal from the race to be the next U.S President and what this means for the Democratic Party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...
22 Jul 20241h
These Times - The Shooting of Donald Trump: America and Violence
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen discuss the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and what this says about not only America, but violence in politics, where it comes from, and what we can lear...
15 Jul 202456min
These Times - Republics in Danger: Election Crisis in France and America—and Lessons for Britain
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen turn to the three largest political stories in the world right now - the last-minute surge by France's left-wing coalition, the increasing pressure on Joe Biden t...
8 Jul 202456min
