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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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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Photo: PA I joined talkRADIO’s Claudia-Liza Vanderpuije for a 10-minute discussion on...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Taliban fighters along the roadside in KabuL, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021 (AFP) I joined a panel...
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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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UPDATE, AUG 19: Democratic political analyst Drexel Heard and I joined BBC Radio 5 Live’s...
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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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Analyzing Afghanistan situation, US withdrawal, and Biden speech which began with assertion of “American interests” and never once referred to Afghan people
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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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I joined Dublin Newstalk’s Pat Kenny Show and China Radio International on Wednesday to...
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Discussion of US-China relations in light of President Joe Biden’s order extending the visas of Hong Kongers resident in the US: “We can at least do this”
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World View episode with attempted hijack in Gulf of Oman; Coronavirus vaccine hesitancy; Tunisia President’s seizure of power; and death of Belarus activist
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Is there a way back from the “hybrid warfare” between Israel and Iran, including attacks on shipping? Or will it doom talks for a renewed nuclear agreement?
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Discussion of why Joe Biden’s messages on Coronavirus vaccinations, and Delta variant threat, may be encouraging take-up in states with lowest rates
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Week in US Politics from Donald Trump’s latest troubles, to investigation of US Capitol attack, to the status of Biden Administration’s historic proposals
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A discussion about addressing those who are refusing to take Coronavirus vaccines, amid a surge in the Delta variant in the US, disinformation, and Trumpism
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Discussion of Biden Administration’s $1 trillion infrastructure plan: how has “historic” bill advanced? What’s ahead for $3.5 trillion budget?
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Discussing the UK Government’s social care diversion, amid the Coronavirus surge and the flop of Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s “levelling up” speech.
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As Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel meets US President Joe Biden, has Trans-Atlantic relationship been repaired after the damaging years of Donald Trump?
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