A Year Later, Downing of Jet Still Divides Canada and Iran
Iran’s downing of Ukraine passenger jet adds to years of division between Tehran & Canada, with no prospect of renewed dipomatic relations after 2012 cutoff.
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Americas
EA on Monocle 24: Triangle of Tension — Canada, Mexico, and Trump’s US
On eve of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s visit to Washington, a chat about tensions in relationship among Mexico, Canada, and the US
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EA on BBC: Bolivia and the “Blame US First” Distraction
Scott Lucas on developments in Bolivia and how the narrow “anti-imperialist” rhetoric of some commentators blocks us from understanding the situation.
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Justin Trudeau Survives — But Canada’s Future is Under Threat
Justin Trudeau remains as Prime Minister — but Canada, which exists because of a commodity which threatens sustainability of humanity, avoid extinction?
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EA on Monocle 24: Venezuela’s Maduro Government Talks with Trump Administration
In a twist in their 2 1/2-year confrontation, Venezuela’s Maduro Government is in talks with the Trump Administration — why? And what happens now?
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Why Trump’s Tariff Threat to Stop Migrants Won’t Work With Mexico
Trump’s tariff threat to stop migrants won’t work — but for him it “is illusion of success, rather than actual credibility or effectiveness which matters”
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EA on Monocle 24: US Military Intervention in Venezuela?
Scott Lucas assesses statement of Juan Guaidó
EA on talkRADIO: Protest Edition — Venezuela, Iran, and France
Scott Lucas with talkRADIO about protests and possible changes of government from Venezuela to Iran to France — how to assess the politics and economics?
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EA on Monocle 24: Explaining Attempt to Overthrow Venezuela’s Maduro
Scott Lucas with Monocle 24: Beyond Venezuela crisis as one between President Nicolás Maduro and Trump Administration to consider local & regional dynamics
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EA on talkRADIO: Brexit and UK’s Independent Group; Shamima Begum; Venezuela
Scott Lucas’s Week in Review on breakaway group shaking up UK politics amid Brexit; disappearing trade deals; “stateless” Shamima Begum; & Venezuela crisis
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EA on Monocle 24: Beyond a US “Coup” — Explaining Venezuela
Scott Lucas: “For some commentators, everything from Venezuela to Iraq to Iran to Syria to Eastern Europe is wedged into idea of US coups around the world.”
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EA on talkRADIO: Week in Review from Venezuela to Brexit
How many in Venezuela – for all the economic problems, going without essentials – still believe in legacy of Hugo Chavez vs. how many who are simply fed up?
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Political WorldView podcast on Venezuela’s crisis: Will military — & Russia — sustain Nicolas Maduro in power despite protests & international pressure?
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EA on talkRADIO: Explaining Venezuela’s Crisis
Venezuela is in the headlines this week, with rival Presidents and mass protests behind both sides. So where to begin in an understanding of the crisis?
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EA on talkRADIO: A Week of Turmoil — Trump Shutdown, Venezuela, and Brexit
Scott Lucas on three different cases of turmoil: Trump Shutdown in US, protests and rival Presidents in economically-battered Venezuela, and Brexit Britain
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What Went Wrong With Venezuela?
“The mismanagement, myopia and vanity of Chavez and his successor Maduro has turned what was once Venezuela’s success story into a basket case”
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EA on talkRADIO: 2019 from China to North Korea to Brazil
Scott Lucas on developments in 2019 from China and Taiwan to North Korea to Brazil, looking at contests for regional and global influence.
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EA on Monocle 24: Can Baseball Bring US-Cuba Detente?
Scott Lucas on US Major League Baseball’s agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation for Cuban players to play in America without having to defect from the Caribbean island
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Political WorldView Podcast: Did Brazil Just Elect a Fascist?
Did Brazil just put a fascist in the Presidency? This week’s Political WorldView podcast...
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EA in the Media: Start the Week — Trump and Violence; UK’s Brexit Budget; A Glance at Syria, Saudi Arabia, and Brazil
To start the week, I spoke at length with both Paul Ross and Julia Hartley-Brewer of talkRADIO...
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Podcast: Cuba’s President Visits the US
I spoke with Monocle 24’s The Briefing on Monday about this week’s trip by Cuban...
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Syria Daily: How Canada Saved White Helmets from Assad Regime
The operation to evacuate 422 White Helmets rescuers and their families from southern Syria,...
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TalkRadio: Brexit Crisis in UK, Crisis Averted in Germany…and in Mexico?
I joined Julia Hartley-Brewer on talkRADIO on Monday morning to discuss the varying state of...
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A Volcano Erupts in Guatemala — The Natural and Political Disasters
“It is hard to imagine easy ways out of Guatemala’s on-going political crisis”...
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Trump’s Trade War With Canada: The Story Behind the “270% Dairy Tariff”
Trump beats Trudeau with a dairy stick — but what are the truths around farming, Canadian...
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TrumpWatch, Day 503: Ahead of Summits, Trump and Co. Jab at Canada, Taunt North Korea
Trump maintains tariff assault while attorney Giuliani says Kim “begged” for meeting...
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Can Colombia’s Reconciliation Deal with Revelations of “Cash for Kills”?
Colombia recognizes that grave crimes threaten global security — but can it deal with them?...
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Trump Tries to Defend Labelling of Immigrants as “Animals”
Donald Trump has defended his use of the word “animals” to describe undocumented immigrants,...
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Political WorldView Podcast: The Syria and War Crimes Edition
The latest podcast from our partner Political WorldView considers conflict and war crimes, moving...
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TrumpWatch, Day 354: Trump Threatens Deportation of 200,000 Immigrants from El Salvador
“There is nothing to go back to in El Salvador” Developments on Day 354 of the Trump...
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