EA on talkRADIO: The Great British Brexit Blunder
Scott Lucas on Brexit farce: Government said, “We’re not having No Deal in March, but we might have to have a No Deal in June unless you vote for our deal”
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Explaining Brexit Chaos: A 3-Month Breathing Space v. A Stumbling, Fumbling Government — What Next?
What’s state of Brexit chaos after 3 days of debate in Parliament & UK Government “stumbling, fumbling, & cluster****”? Scott Lucas answers in 5 1/2 minutes
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No Joke: Why A Young Comedian Leads Polls in Ukraine’s Presidential Election
“Given a lack of vision and leadership among many of Ukraine’s current elite, it is unsurprising that trust in public institutions is at unprecedented low.”
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Explaining Brexit Chaos: Government Shambles as Parliament Rejects No Deal
Scott Lucas on UK still staring into Brexit abyss as Parliament votes on an extension of Article 50, delaying March 29 crash-out from the European Union
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Out-Mubaraking Mubarak: Sisi’s Authoritarian Power Grab in Egypt
An “Egypt of authoritarianism and repression”: 2011 Revolution disappears amid detentions & Parliament set to extend Gen. El-Sisi’s right to rule until 2034
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Explaining Brexit Chaos: UK Government’s Plan is Buried for a 2nd Time
Scott Lucas on where UK is now in Brexit chaos, following the heavy defeat by Parliament of Prime Minister Theresa May’s withdrawal plan for a second time
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Imran, MBS, and Money Forge a Pakistan-Saudi Strategic Partnership
Personal links and money drive a new strategic partnership between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia — now the two countries seek to institutionalize the bonds.
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Political WorldView Podcast: The “Breakup of UK Party Politics?” Edition
Political WorldView on Independent Group and challenges to main parties: “We must emphasize how important Brexit has been in reshaping UK party politics.”
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EA on talkRADIO: Iran and Zaghari-Ratcliffe; Brexit’s Burning; A Tory Insult on Northern Ireland
Scott Lucas on Anglo-Iranian political prisoner Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, and on the UK Government’s stumbling and fumbling towards possible No Deal Brexit
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Should We Celebrate International Women’s Day?
University of Birmingham discussion of International Women’s Day: should we be celebrating it or should we instead be marking challenges that continue?
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Falling in Love Again: Imran Khan, Pakistan’s Military, and a Saudi Crown Prince
Pakistan looks for stability with Imran-military alliance and links with Saudi’s Mohammad bin Salman —- but can that meet instability from Iran to India?
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EA on talkRADIO: Brexit Breakdown, Chapter 368; UK, Anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia
Scott Lucas about UK Government going nowhere before Brexit deadline, Labour in trouble over anti-semitism, and Conservatives challenged over Islamophobia
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Why We Are Too Emotional About Shamima Begum
Most compassionate and appropriate response to Shamima Begum’s lack of feeling is reason: not “What do I feel about her?,” but “What is right thing to do?”
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“A New Ideology”: Can Independent Group Take Over UK Politics?
Can Independent Group convince doubters that they are not playing political games with Brexit and anti-semitism, and that they bring necessary new ideology?
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Latest Addition to UK “Working Group on Propaganda”? A Pro-Assad/Pro-Kremlin Propagandist
A British “working group” claiming to investigate propaganda has recruited a blogger accused of disseminating Russian disinformation about the war in Syria.
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EA on talkRADIO: Trump’s Failed Summit; Michael Cohen; Israel, Anti-Semitism, and Chris Williamson
Scott Lucas’s Week in Review from failed Trump-Kim summit to Israeli PM Netanyahu’s troubles to UK Labour, anti-semitism, & supended MP Chris Williamson
Read More EA on talkRADIO: Brexit and UK’s Independent Group; Shamima Begum; Venezuela
Scott Lucas’s Week in Review on breakaway group shaking up UK politics amid Brexit; disappearing trade deals; “stateless” Shamima Begum; & Venezuela crisis
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Lessons from the 1980s for UK’s Independent Group
Cost & achievement of UK’s Independent Group of 2019 will be worth watching – but will they be even less dramatic than breakaway of a previous generation?
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How Migration Deals Turn Refugees Into Commodities
As countries look at refugees as economic opportunities, “a warning to West’s policymakers who view ‘migration deals’ as panacea to burden-sharing problems”
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EA on talkRADIO: Killing Civilians in Syria; Labour’s Brexit Indecision
Scott Lucas on situation in Syria, including and beyond Islamic State and its British member Shamima Begum; and on UK Labour Party’s indecision over Brexit
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Why Shamima Begum Should Be Allowed to Return to the UK
Fair trial, rehabilitation, & restorative justice could minimize Shamima Begum’s risk of joining different extremist group and of carrying out future attack
Read More EA on BBC and Radio FM4: What Shamima Begum Shows Us About Dealing with ISIS
Scott Lucas on why allowing Shamima Begum back in Britain is right move – on compassionate grounds and as practical step to meet challenge of Islamic State
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EA on talkRADIO: Shamima Begum and ISIS; Brexit; and Churchill
Scott Lucas on teenage mother who wants to return to UK after 4 years with ISIS in Syria; Brexit debate in Parliament; and “Churchill: Hero or Villain?” flutter
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Pakistan Looks for Tourism Recovery
Pakistan Government hopes, from mountains in the north to cultural and archeological sites in the east, the country will again attract tourism.
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EA on Radio FM4: Pompeo’s Visit to Hungary — Does Trump Administration Know What It’s Doing?
Scott Lucas on Secretary of State Pompeo’s trip to Hungary, in context of unsettled US policy towards Europe and of rule of Hungarian President Viktor Orban
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Syria Daily: Erdoğan Steps Up Attack on US Over Kurdish-Held North
Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accuses US of arming “terrorists”, as Ankara presses for American withdrawal from Kurdish-held northern Syria.
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Can the UN Save a Peace Process in Yemen?
UN is pursuing a political process to stem Yemen’s civil war and external intervention, but talks have to date translated into little change on the ground.
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EA on talkRADIO: Blame Game Over Brexit Hell; Trump v. Military
“Donald Tusk is saying to UK Government, If you fire that Brexit gun at your head, don’t expect us to clean up the mess as your body’s lying on the floor.'”
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Brexit: Explaining The Insurance Policy of the Irish Backstop
Irish backstop prevents hard border and hard Brexit – but many UK Tory MPs still oppose it because “you stay in customs territory until you find solution”
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EA on Monocle 24: Beyond a US “Coup” — Explaining Venezuela
Scott Lucas: “For some commentators, everything from Venezuela to Iraq to Iran to Syria to Eastern Europe is wedged into idea of US coups around the world.”
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