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
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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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EA on talkRADIO: Brexit Cost Piles Up as Nissan Suspends UK Project
Scott Lucas with talkRADIO on the escalating cost of Brexit uncertainty in the UK, as carmaker Nissan is the latest manufacturer to suspend a major project
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EA on TRT World: 4 Months After Khashoggi Killing, Will There Be Justice? (No.)
Scott Lucas on the four-month anniversary of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey: “Will justice be done?”
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EA on talkRADIO: Week in Review from Venezuela to Brexit
How many in Venezuela – for all the economic problems, going without essentials – still believe in legacy of Hugo Chavez vs. how many who are simply fed up?
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EA on Al Jazeera: Will US Step Away from Saudi Arabia Over Yemen?
Scott Lucas on Al Jazeera’s Inside Story: Will Yemen civil war be altered by US Congress bill ending support for Saudi-led intervention?
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Political WorldView Podcast: A Political Endgame in Venezuela?
Political WorldView podcast on Venezuela’s crisis: Will military — & Russia — sustain Nicolas Maduro in power despite protests & international pressure?
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What Now with the UK’s Brexit Bumbling? A 6-Minute Guide
Scott Lucas on UK Government’s Brexit bumbling: “The passengers are telling the captain. That iceberg will move. It will move.
Guess what? It won’t move.”
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EA on talkRADIO: The Brexit Dead End
Scott Lucas on talkRADIO re UK Government’s Brexit dead end, culminating in either No Deal withdrawal from EU or extension of Article 50 to delay departure
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EA on talkRADIO: Explaining Venezuela’s Crisis
Venezuela is in the headlines this week, with rival Presidents and mass protests behind both sides. So where to begin in an understanding of the crisis?
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EA on talkRADIO: A Week of Turmoil — Trump Shutdown, Venezuela, and Brexit
Scott Lucas on three different cases of turmoil: Trump Shutdown in US, protests and rival Presidents in economically-battered Venezuela, and Brexit Britain
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What We Must Do to Control Climate Change
After 3 climate change conferences, we can’t say we weren’t warned. If we do not act, runaway greenhouse effect will kick in with disastrous consequences.
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Can Macron and Merkel Reinvigorate Europe?
French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel sign a new treaty. But can the two leaders overcome challenges at home?
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Political WorldView Podcast: Blunder — the UK, Tony Blair, and the Iraq War
An interview with Patrick Porter about the motives and maneuvers behind Prime Minister Tony Blair’s fateful 2003 decision to join the US in the invasion of Iraq, and the consequences for both countries
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EA on talkRADIO: The Multiple Culprits in the Brexit Disaster
Scott Lucas on Brexit: “We ran madly about, went here, there, and everywhere, and at the end of the week we’re still standing in the exact same place.”
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Why a No Deal Brexit is Inevitable — A 7-Minute Analysis
Dr Richard Toye: “No Deal is the default situation unless something else imposes itself. To prevent No Deal, a group of politicians have to get together and provide an alternative.”
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Assertive Pakistan Tries to Make Itself Relevant Again
“For the first time in a decade, Pakistan’s foreign policy has a coherent and organized campaign to make itself relevant”
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EA’s 5-Minute Video: What Happens Now With Brexit
Scott Lucas summarizes where Brexit stands — “limbo last week, limbo today, limbo next week” — and makes clear the two options on March 29, the date for UK withdrawal from EU
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Brexit, the Far Right, and Antagonistic Politics in the UK
“There is a fine line between democratic debate and populist antagonism. Brexit has unleashed an ‘us’ and ‘them’ mentality that is dividing our democracy along increasingly antagonistic fault lines.”
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EA’s 2-Minute Video: Here’s What Will Happen With Brexit
Scott Lucas on 2 alternatives after Parliament rejects UK Government’s Withdrawal Bill from EU: 1) a No Deal with economic consequences or 2) an extension of Article 50 delaying departure
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