These Times - What’s the Matter with Western Europe?
After their extensive analysis into the economic binds of France and Germany, Tom and Helen explore why the geopolitical world has become so much harder for Western Europe to navigate over the last de...
19 Mar 20241h
These Times - What's the Point of Emmanuel Macron?
This week, Tom and Helen turn to France's divisive leader, Emmanuel Macron, and explore whether there is any strategic substance behind the grand speeches, declarations and interventions....Elsewhere ...
12 Mar 202458min
These Times - Britain's Lethal Economic Bind
In this week's episode Tom and Helen explore what has happened to the British economy over the past 20 years, and why is it becoming increasingly difficult for it to adjust to the new economic and geo...
5 Mar 20241h 1min
These Times - Germany's Economic Reckoning
In this episode, Tom and Helen turn to Germany, and ask why it was last year's worst performing major economy, and what those difficulties reveal about the present economic and geopolitical world... H...
27 Feb 202456min
These Times - Europe’s Reckoning with Ukraine
In this week's episode, Tom Mctague and Helen Thompson look back at Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014, and explore why it has been so difficult for the United States and the European Union to prot...
20 Feb 20241h 2min
These Times - The War for Ukraine: How History Came Roaring Back
In the wake of Putin's fast and loose interview with Tucker Carlson, Tom and Helen turn to the history of Ukrainian independence, and ask what it means for the future of Ukraine, Europe and NATO... Ho...
13 Feb 202458min
These Times - Biden Resumes America’s Forever War in Iraq
In the wake of recent US/UK led bombings of Iraq and Syria, Tom McTague and Helen Thompson ask why America continues to embroil itself in the Iraq quagmire, and whether further escalation lies on the ...
6 Feb 20241h 1min
These Times - Trump, the Borderlands, and a Global Crisis
In this week's episode, Tom and Helen turn to the current border crisis unfolding in Texas, and explore how a set of global and domestic crises, from the drug cartels in Mexico, to the situation in Uk...
30 Jan 202459min
