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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Americas
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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“Anyone’s Child”: Is There A Way Forward for Mexico’s Drug Policy?
“Every one of these was someone’s child, sister, brother or friend.” Launched in April 2017,...
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Trump’s Unrealistic Approach to A Better NAFTA
Donald Trump’s three key mistakes on NAFTA: “Not a solid basis for the US or its...
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Can US-Mexico Relationship Be Saved from Trump?
Since Donald Trump took office in January, relations between the US and Mexico have been...
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The Syrian Doctor, Trump’s Muslim Ban, and a Canadian Rescue
Ashifa Kassam writes for The Guardian: He was one of the many whose lives were thrown into chaos...
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Podcast: Trump’s Cuba Maneuver
Last week the Trump Administration announced its retreat from Obama-era engagement on Cuba,...
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Canada Analysis: Deadly Mosque Attack Exposes Problems With Prejudice
PHOTO: The Grand Mosque in Quebec, where six people were killed by a gunman on Sunday Steve Hewitt...
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Haiti Analysis: UN Apologises for Cholera — Now It Must Provide Funding
PHOTO: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visits Haiti, October 2016 Rosa Freedman of the University...
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Political WorldView Podcast: The Castro and Lying Liars Edition
The Political WorldView team at the University of Birmingham — Adam Quinn, Christalla...
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Cuba Audio Analyses: Evaluating Castro, the US, and What Happens Now
PHOTO: Fidel Castro and Nelson Mandela in 1998 I had another set of six interview with BBC outlets...
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Cuba Audio Analysis: Castro’s Death, the US, and Latin America
PHOTO: Fidel Castro, August 1959 I have done a series of interviews with BBC TV, BBC radio, and...
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Mexico Opinion: The Crises That Must Be Faced
PHOTO: Farm workers in Baja California, Mexico, April 24, 2015 (Alfredo Estrella/AFP) Ruth Ayslim...
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