Where Luigi Di Maio and Italy’s Five Star Movement Went Wrong
“The Five Star Movement is a party that lacks a clear direction, is plagued by internal conflict, and is suffering a string of electoral debacles.”
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Nargis’s Story: Meeting Afghanistan’s Challenge for Women and Education
“The steps of valorous people like Nargis Taraki are crucial, but agents of change must be empowered to meet challenge of education for Afghanistan’s women”
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EA on BBC: Should Davos Be Abolished?
Want to turn Davos from a space where ” rich get richer” and make deals? Focus on real issues: sustainable development, climate change, economic justice.
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EA on BFBS: Assessing the Iran Conflict and Putin’s Power Move in Russia
Scott Lucas, Hagar Chemali, and Alexander Nekrassov assign power moves from US, Iran, and Europe to Vladimir Putin’s sudden change of Government in Russia
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Oh, Jeremy: UK Labour Party’s Dilemma Began Long Before Corbyn
After protracted in-fighting and defeat in December’s UK Election, “Labour Party members have to decide how much more hostility surviving MPs can absorb”.
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EA on talkRADIO: Should the UK House of Lords Be Abolished?
House of Lords — with members from certain institutions & certain families — should not be part of 21st-century legislature. But what should replace it?
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7-Point Guide: Europe’s Approach to Iran, Nuclear Deal, and Sanctions
Why Europe triggered a dispute mechanism over Iran’s suspension of commitments under 2015 nuclear deal — and whether it means final breakdown with Tehran
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Pakistan Navigates the US-Iran Confrontation
Pakistan see political, diplomatic, and economic opportunity from US-Iran tensions. But with a conflict that could always escalate, will the move pay off?
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EA on talkRADIO: The Damaging Sideshow of the UK Royal Family
Scott Lucas: Why I prefer not to talk about UK Royal Family — it stands in way of vital issues from National Health Service to climate change to Brexit.
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EA on talkRADIO: Iran and Ukraine Jet Crash; Latest Brexit Shambles; Labour’s Leadership Contest
Week in Review: suspected Iran downing of a Ukrainian passenger jet; UK Government’s little-noticed stripping of rights in Brexit; Labour leadership contest
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After the UK Election: The Government’s “Hostile Environment” Is Here to Stay
“Never mind Windrush Scandal and dehumanizing of immigrants, replaced with targets: in post-election,’Brexit’ UK, ‘hostile environment’ is here to stay.”
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EA on talkRADIO: Labour Tries to Reorganize as UK Government Seeks “Weirdos and Misfits”
Scott Lucas’s 20-minute review: Can Labour re-establish itself as a “force for good”? Can Dominic Cummings succeed in mission to disrupt UK civil service?
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EA on talkRADIO: Afghanistan Ceasefire?; A Record Year for US Mass Killings
Scott Lucas on year-end stories: Taliban’s 10-day ceasefire opening space for political negotiations in Afghanistan, and record year for mass killings in US
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EA on talkRADIO: The “Terrible Teens” — Where Next After A Rough Decade?
15-minute review of past decade — “The Terrible Teens”. How can we counter a politics of division and evasion of critical issues, such as climate change?
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EA on talkRADIO: Cutting Through Brexit’s Economic Spin
A chat on talkRADIO about Brexit turns into headline case of how a consultancy, tabloids, & a presenter whip up fiction v. reality over UK’s economic future
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Facing Up to the Age of Loneliness
In era marked by changing communities and loss of traditional support networks, and by contact via social media, how can we deal with loneliness?
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EA on talkRADIO: Challenges for Labour and Conservatives After UK Election
Look at Labour as it chooses leader after Jeremy Corbyn — but fun begins with chat about challenge for Conservatives as they face full Brexit talks with EU
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EA on talkRADIO: After UK Election — Holding Johnson Government to Account
Scott Lucas on need to hold Prime Minister Boris Johnson, whose history as well as campaign is marked by deception, and UK Government to account over claims
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After the UK Election: No, It’s Not Smooth Sailing for A Johnson-Trump Relationship
“Trump can probably expect a more obsequious disposition from Boris Johnson’s UK towards US. But future US administrations may regret consequences.”
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Video Analysis: What Really Happened in the UK General Election?
Did Brexit really win UK Election? Matthew Cole and Hasan Patel discuss outcome for the Conservative and Labour Parties, and what happens to Britain now.
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UK Election: Why All Wasn’t Right on Corbyn Road
“After Corbyn, Labour now needs time for reflection with debate, dialogue, and open discussion. It needs to be conversation informed by facts and outcome.”
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New Best Friends: The State of Pakistan’s Civil-Military Relationship
How Prime Minister Imran Khan and Pakistan’s military became best friends, with “ties likely to bind until leaders on both sides bid farewell to positions”
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EA on talkRADIO: What Now for Brexit — and Labour and Scotland — after UK Election?
After UK Election: From Brexit to Labour Party to the prospect of a UK break-up with Scotland’s independence and Northern Ireland’s alienation from London
Read More The UK Election: “England”, Deception, and a Downward Spiral of Self-Harm
The damage of Brexit, an English identity, & deception in an election: “UK is now in downward spiral of self-harm. And I’m not sure it is going to recover.”
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On the UK General Election and the Issue of Decency
“Let’s be honest. One party — and its leader, the UK Prime Minister — have had a near-monopoly on the numerous lies and deceptions in this election.”
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EA on talkRADIO: UK Election — Should Voting Be Compulsory?
“Compulsory voting in UK election only deals with symptom and not cause of political difficulties: system whose “first past the post” has led to stagnation”
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EA on talkRADIO: How To Cover Boris Johnson’s NHS Fail? Smear the Mother of a Sick Child
Trying to discuss UK Election, Boris Johnson and National Health Service, Scott Lucas is met with disinformation to attack mother of a sick 4-year-old boy.
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UK Election Video: The State of the Campaign With 5 Days to Go
Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon has “made the best impact” in UK...
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EA on talkRADIO: Questions with 1 Week to Go in UK General Election
With 1 week to go in UK Election: Can Conservatives’ Johnson avoid accountability? Can Labour make public services the issue? Will SNP and Lib Dems be key?
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Who Loses from Trump’s Trade Wars?
Who loses out from Trump’s trade wars, including with China? Don’t just look to US or Beijing. Look to smaller countries losing a multilateral umbrella.
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