The Domino Effect of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’
Big Take16 Jan

The Domino Effect of the ‘Donroe Doctrine’

For Beijing, the US capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro was a mixed bag -- an embarrassing surprise, a wake-up call over its alliances in Latin America and an opening to step up on the world stage, according to Nicholas Burns, the former US ambassador to China.

On today’s Big Take, host David Gura and Ambassador Burns discuss how President Donald Trump’s military actions and threats are reshaping China’s relationships across the Pacific and the Taiwan Strait—and how the so-called “Donroe Doctrine” could ultimately hand China a global edge.

Read more: How Maduro’s Removal Could Help China in Venezuela and Latin America

Hosted by David Gura; Produced by Rachael Lewis-Krisky; Edited by Jeffrey Grocott.

Fact-checking by Yang Yang and Naomi Ng; Engineering by Alex Sugiura.

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin; Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver. Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Avsnitt(843)

The Sixth Bureau Episode 5: One Way In, One Way Out

The Sixth Bureau Episode 5: One Way In, One Way Out

In Episode 5 of The Sixth Bureau, a series from The Big Take, a spy from China’s Ministry of State Security travels to an overseas meeting with a valuable source. He has no idea he is walking into a t...

7 Mars 33min

War in Iran Is Exposing Oil Risks Across Asia

War in Iran Is Exposing Oil Risks Across Asia

The war in the Middle East is rattling global oil markets, raising the risk of supply disruptions and price shocks for energy‑hungry Asian economies. On today’s Big Take Asia podcast, host K. Oanh Ha ...

5 Mars 17min

Former Secretary of State on the Two Keys to Ending War in Iran

Former Secretary of State on the Two Keys to Ending War in Iran

How long will hostilities in Iran last? Former Secretary of State Antony Blinken says it will likely depend on “markets and munitions.” In an interview with the Big Take podcast, Blinken and host Davi...

4 Mars 37min

The White House’s Shifting Explanations for the Iran War

The White House’s Shifting Explanations for the Iran War

As the war with Iran widens in the Middle East, legislators on both sides of the aisle have expressed frustration with a lack of advance notice of the strikes and the inconsistencies in the administra...

3 Mars 16min

After Months of Succession Planning, Who’s Leading Iran?

After Months of Succession Planning, Who’s Leading Iran?

The US and Israel’s attacks on Iran have entered their third day — and President Donald Trump said Monday that the US military operation could continue for weeks, or more. On today’s Big Take podcast,...

2 Mars 14min

The Escalating Conflict With Iran

The Escalating Conflict With Iran

Targets in Iran, Israel and in the Middle East are under attack in an unprecedented escalation in the conflict between the US and Iran. The combat operations come after weeks of negotiations between t...

1 Mars 15min

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein Says the Market Is Due For a Reckoning

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein Says the Market Is Due For a Reckoning

After steering one of Wall Street’s iconic investment banks through the financial crisis, former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein is investing his own money and, with the publication of a new memoir,...

1 Mars 36min

Special Report: US and Israel Strike Iran

Special Report: US and Israel Strike Iran

President Donald Trump says the US has begun major combat operations against Iran. Airstrikes have been carried out by Israel and the US, with multiple provinces hit. Iran in turn has fired back at Is...

28 Feb 11min

Populärt inom Politik & nyheter

aftonbladet-krim
svenska-fall
rss-krimstad
fordomspodden
p3-krim
blenda-2
motiv
flashback-forever
aftonbladet-daily
rss-sanning-konsekvens
spar
olyckan-inifran
svd-ledarredaktionen
rss-vad-fan-hande
grans
krimmagasinet
dagens-eko
rss-frandfors-horna
politiken
rss-krimreportrarna