EA on BBC: Biden, Republicans, and the Threat to the US System
Cutting through white noise in US media: “Historic legislation faces a historic threat, beginning with Mitch McConnell, to US political and social system.”
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EA on PTV World: Aid, Afghans, and the Taliban
Discussing humanitarian aid amid crisis for millions of Afghanistan’s civilians: is it possible to help while seeking good governance & rights from Taliban?
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EA on Radio FM4: Muqtada al-Sadr and Iraq’s Elections
“For supporters, Muqtada al-Sadr champion is the champion of the poor. For his critics, he is manipulator more interested in his personal ascent to power.”
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EA on Australia’s Radio National: Assessing the US-Taliban Talks
Evaluating first US talks with the Taliban since the Islamist group took control of Afghanistan in August, beginning with Taliban’s claim of limited US aid.
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EA on ANews: US and France Between Divorce and Reconciliation
Scott Lucas evaluates the state of the US-France relationship after Washington’s snub of Paris in last month’s Australia-UK-US nuclear submarines deal
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UPDATE — EA on Monocle 24: House Subpoenas Over “Trump Coup” and Capitol Attack
Discussing subpoenas to Donald Trump’s inner circle to outline 4 phases of the Trump scheme to overturn the November election and hang onto the White House.
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UPDATE: EA on India TV Outlets — How to Read Modi-Biden Chat, “The Quad”, and Modi’s UN Speech
Discussions, amid meeting between India’s Prime Minister Modi and President Biden and Modi’s UN speech, about complexities of India-US relationship
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EA on PTV World: “The Quad”, AUKUS Agreement, and the Asia-Pacific Dynamic
35-minute discussion of developments in the Asia-Pacific region, including this week’s meeting of the leaders of “The Quad” — US, India, Japan, Australia
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EA on BBC: Farewell, Mythical UK-US Trade Deal
Boris Johnson’s deception collapses amid reality of no US-UK trade deal and of all-too-real Brexit, with serious political and economic situation for the UK.
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EA on China Radio International: A Deep Dive Into Australia-UK-US Deal
A deep dive 25-minute analysis of the Australia-UK-US nuclear submarines deal and its political and military consequences, from Asia-Pacific to Europe
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EA on talkRADIO: UK’s Johnson Shuffles Cabinet Deck Chairs; British Musicians’ Brexit Problems
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson plays “celebrity politics” and pushes back rivals with Cabinet reshuffle — but is this a Titanic desk chair moment amid Brexit?
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EA on Monocle 24: Reality and Spin in the US-UK-Australia Defense Deal
Getting beyond immediate of US-UK-Australian defense deal to assess interests of the three participants, China’s perspective, and the Xi-Biden relationship
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EA on talkRADIO: Paying for the UK’s Health Care; Coronavirus Vaccinations for 12-15 Year Olds?
Photo: PA I joined talkRADIO’s Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije for a 10-minute discussion on...
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EA on India’s CNN 18: Afghanistan, The Taliban, and Pakistan
As Taliban continue internal debates over formation of government in Afghanistan. Pakistan’s intelligence chief Faiz Hameed shows up in Kabul for talks.
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EA on BBC: How and Why Biden Left Afghans Behind
20 minutes on how and why US President Joe Biden left behind tens of thousands of Afghans who wanted to leave the country after its takeover by the Taliban
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EA on Happs TV: Talking “Hybrid Warfare” from Russia to the US
A deep-dive discussion of Russia’s “hybrid warfare” and its pursuit in countries from the Baltic States to Ukraine to the US, covering 2008 to present day
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EA on Monocle 24 and Australia’s ABC: Forget the Afghans, All Hail the 2nd War on Terror
Discussing possible erasure of Afghans as the Biden Administration declares a 2nd War on Terror in Afghanistan as US withdraws and Biden focuses on ISIS-K
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EA on India’s NDTV and UK’s talkRADIO: Will Biden Work with the Taliban?
Afghanistan, the Kabul bombing, and Biden’s 2nd War on Terror: “Now that they are facing Islamic State Khorasan, the US leverage comes from the Taliban.”
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EA on BBC and the Pat Kenny Show: The Killings in Kabul and Biden’s Response
Explanation of suicide bombings in Kabul, killing 70+ Afghans and 14 US troops, and analysis of President Joe Biden’s declaration of a new War on Terror
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EA on BBC and Monocle 24: Is the Biden Administration Accountable for Afghanistan?
Is Biden Administration accountable for Afghanistan? Scott Lucas in chat with Monocle 24 and full-and-frank BBC discussion with Democrat and GOP activists
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EA on BBC, Australia and China Radio: The Curtain Closes on Afghans
Analysis as US President Biden refuses to extend evacuations past August 31 and Taliban say no more Afghans can reach Kabul airport to leave the country.
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EA on BBC and Australia’s ABC: Afghanistan — Biden’s “Dunkirk Moment”
How Joe Biden tries to narrow situation after Taliban’s takeover, and erase Afghans, through “Dunkirk moment” with evacuation of Americans as victory.
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EA on BBC, LBC, and talkRADIO: Biden’s “America First” and Afghanistan
Joe Biden’s “America First”: Its role in Taliban takeover of power, the calculation over domestic politics, and the consequences for Afghans and the region
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EA on Happs TV: Afghanistan, the Taliban, and Biden
1-hour special about developments inside Afghanistan, with background and context including Biden announcement of US withdrawal, and future for Afghans
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EA on India Ahead TV: Is There A “Moderate” Taliban?
Taliban fighters along the roadside in KabuL, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021 (AFP) I joined a panel...
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EA on Times Radio and BBC: Afghanistan — The View from China, Russia, the US, Pakistan, and the UK
Scott Lucas with the American perspective in a round-the-world discussion of the consequences and next steps in the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
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EA on BBC and Times Radio: Taliban in Kabul — Will Biden Pay A Political Price?
UPDATE, AUG 19: Democratic political analyst Drexel Heard and I joined BBC Radio 5 Live’s...
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EA on India Ahead TV: The Present and Future of Afghanistan
A panel discussion on the present and future of Afghanistan amid the Taliban takeover of power, with Afghan specialists and analysts in the US and UK
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EA on Monocle 24, Pat Kenny Show, and Radio Free Europe: Who is Accountable for Afghanistan?
As Taliban take control of Afghanistan, discussions about accountability for sudden collapse of Afghan Government and armed forces — and what happens next
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EA on Pat Kenny Show and China Radio International: Taliban Advance in Afghanistan
I joined Dublin Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show and China Radio International on Wednesday to...
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