The Last Hurrah Podcast: The US-Ireland Relationship in Uncertain Times
Trina Vargo, President of the US-Ireland Alliance, chats with Liam Kennedy and Scott Lucas about the challenges of building educational and cultural links.
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UK
The Finns Party: Free Rein or Reining In?
Why did the populist radical right Finns Party expel its youth organization? Because the overt ethnic nativism of young activists threatened its legitimacy.
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EA on talkRADIO: Assessing the Elections in Scotland, England, and Wales
Will there soon be independence referendum in Scotland? How bad is situation for UK Labour Party? How soon will Brexit shock quell Boris Johnson’s victory?
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The Last Hurrah Podcast: The Irish Diplomat in the US
Ted Smyth discusses Irish diplomacy and “soft power” in the US since the 1970s, current issues, and the role of Irish America in the election of Joe Biden.
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“Diplomacy and Stern Deterrence”: Biden Administration Sets Line on North Korea
The Biden Administration sets out an approach of “diplomacy and stern deterrence” over North Korea and its nuclear weapon program.
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India’s Modi Rallies As His People Die From Coronavirus
India and Coronavirus: “As with all populist leaders whose weaknesses to govern have been exposed, it is people they supposedly represent who pay the price”
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“Global Britain” Overlooks the Middle East
“Integrated Review misses Middle East. Rather than engaging its people, it shouts over their heads. Far from “Global Britain”, we see only Tangential UK.”
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Why Italy’s League is The World’s Modern Mass Party
Italy’s League is the world’s modern mass party — but can it export its model to Italian regions that in past were hostile and which the party derided?
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EA on CBS News: How Will Turkey Respond to Biden Recognition of Armenia Genocide?
“Amid Turkey’s economic problems and Erdoğan’s linked effort to suppress dissent, Government may want to move on from Biden recognition of Armenia genocide”
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Turkey Condemns Biden’s Recognition of Genocide of Armenians
President Biden tells Turkish counterpart Erdoğan that he intends to recognize the Ottoman Empire’s 1915 massacre of 100,000s of Armenians as “genocide”.
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Coffee Talk Politics Podcast: China’s “Project of the Century”
An in-depth hour on China’s “Project of Century”: political, economic, & military plans; relations with neighbors, US, Russia, & Europe; & tensions at home
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EA on BBC: Russia’s Spies Busted Over Czech Explosion; “Slow Execution” of Alexei Navalny
Discussing revelation of covert assassinations & sabotage by Russia — 2014 explosion at a Czech ammunition depot — and “slow execution” of Alexei Navalny
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US and China Agree Cooperation Over Climate Change
Setting aside tensions in other areas, the US and China agree to cooperate over climate change: “This crisis must be addressed with seriousness and urgency”
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EA on BBC: Assessing Biden’s Approach to Russia
Andrei Ostalski and Scott Lucas consider Biden Administration’s approach to Moscow, following the latest US sanctions on Russian officials and companies.
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EA on Monocle 24: Is US Abandoning Afghanistan’s People?
Reviewing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan by September 11 — and asking questions about the uncertainties for Afghans
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The Last Hurrah Podcast: Tracking Irish America in the 20th Century
Historian Timothy Meagher takes Liam Kennedy & Scott Lucas through changing Irish America from remaking Democratic Party to shift in support of Republicans
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World Unfiltered: Is Polarization the Next “Political Pandemic” After Populism?
World Unfiltered with Emre Erdoğan: Is there path to populism that does not damage with polarization of politics and culture? If not, what are alternatives?
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EA on Radio Adelaide: The Populist Radical Right in Europe Amid Coronavirus
Discussing the rise of the populist radical right in Europe, and its status amid the crisis of the Coronavirus pandemic from Italy to Belgium
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World Unfiltered: Is There A Turkish “Grand Strategy”?
Turkey’s Erdoğan Government is in a web of international and domestic conflicts: does Ankara have a “grand strategy” or is just jumping from fire to fire?
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Why Population Growth Will Help the Planet
Challenging received wisdom on population growth: “If we are to survive the climate crisis, innovation is our hope. The more people involved, the better.”
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“Wiff-Waff”: Little Britain’s Blurred Global Vision
Johnson Government’s “Global Britain” review: “Far from thinking through integrated policy, this is bluster and cutting off of Europe to spite UK’s future.”
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EA on China Radio International: Is US-Chinese Confrontation Inevitable?
A discussion on China Radio International about future of relations between the US, China, and other countries in Europe and Asia takes an unexpected turn.
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World Unfiltered: A Stable Ukraine At Home and Abroad?
Can Ukraine, facing Russian pressure and long-term issues of corruption, find stability at home and abroad? World Unfiltered asks Victor Andrusiv.
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How Switzerland’s Far Right Fell Victim to Coronavirus
Coronavirus’s challenge for Swiss People’s Party: “Once you’ve found success as an outside agitator, what do you do when you are part of the establishment?
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EA on TRT World: Ukraine — US and Europe Draw Line with Russia
Ukraine and Beyond: “The Biden Administration has signalled to Vladimir Putin that Joe Biden, unlike Donald Trump, does not want to be your best friend.”
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The Importance of a Nuclear Security Culture
As research and development expands, can states ensure a reliable and systematic approach for an effective “nuclear security culture”?
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World Unfiltered: Should The US Lead A New International Order?
Should the US aspire to lead a revived “liberal international order”? World Unfiltered speaks with Prof. John Ikenberry, who coined the term in 1999.
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How Belgium’s Vlaams Belang Leads the Way in Digital Politics
Way forward for Belgium’s right-wing populist Vlaams Belang: continue pairing local and personal with virtual in its development of 21st-century mass party.
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Why Are We Silent About Tanzania’s New President?
Samia Suluhu Hassan is President of Tanzania, only 1 of 2 African women & 1 of 2 Muslim women as a current Head of State. So why are so few people noticing?
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Syria Refugees “Tortured” in Lebanon — Amnesty International
Amnesty International details abuse of Syrian refugees detained by Lebanese security forces, including beatings, suspension, and forced “confessions”.
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