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
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 20, 2021 | Asia, Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, What's New, World | 0
An in-depth hour on China’s “Project of Century”: political, economic, & military plans; relations with neighbors, US, Russia, & Europe; & tensions at home
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 18, 2021 | Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, Russia, World | 0
Discussing revelation of covert assassinations & sabotage by Russia — 2014 explosion at a Czech ammunition depot — and “slow execution” of Alexei Navalny
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 18, 2021 | Asia, US, World | 0
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”
Read MoreAndrei Ostalski and Scott Lucas consider Biden Administration’s approach to Moscow, following the latest US sanctions on Russian officials and companies.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 15, 2021 | Asia, US, What's New, World | 0
Reviewing President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw US forces from Afghanistan by September 11 — and asking questions about the uncertainties for Afghans
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 13, 2021 | America Unfiltered, American Unfiltered --- US Politics, Podcast, US, World | 0
Historian Timothy Meagher takes Liam Kennedy & Scott Lucas through changing Irish America from remaking Democratic Party to shift in support of Republicans
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 13, 2021 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, Video, What's New, World, World Unfiltered | 0
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?
Read Moreby Daniele Albertazzi | Apr 10, 2021 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Action Media, Populism in the World, World | 0
Discussing the rise of the populist radical right in Europe, and its status amid the crisis of the Coronavirus pandemic from Italy to Belgium
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 7, 2021 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, Turkey, Video, What's New, World, World Unfiltered | 0
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?
Read Moreby David O'Mahoney | Apr 7, 2021 | World | 1
Challenging received wisdom on population growth: “If we are to survive the climate crisis, innovation is our hope. The more people involved, the better.”
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 5, 2021 | Brexit, UK, What's New, World | 0
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.”
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 4, 2021 | Asia, Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, US, World | 0
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.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 3, 2021 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, Video, What's New, World, World Unfiltered | 0
Can Ukraine, facing Russian pressure and long-term issues of corruption, find stability at home and abroad? World Unfiltered asks Victor Andrusiv.
Read Moreby Adrian Favero | Apr 3, 2021 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Switzerland, World | 0
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?
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 2, 2021 | Europe, Russia, World | 0
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.”
Read Moreby Etfa Khurshid Mirza | Apr 2, 2021 | Asia, World | 0
As research and development expands, can states ensure a reliable and systematic approach for an effective “nuclear security culture”?
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Apr 1, 2021 | America Unfiltered, America Unfiltered --- US and World, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, US, Video, What's New, World, World Unfiltered | 0
Should the US aspire to lead a revived “liberal international order”? World Unfiltered speaks with Prof. John Ikenberry, who coined the term in 1999.
Read Moreby Judith Sijstermans | Mar 30, 2021 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Belgium, World | 0
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.
Read Moreby Hasan Patel | Mar 26, 2021 | Africa, Analysis, EA Birmingham, What's New, World | 11
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?
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Mar 23, 2021 | MENA, Syria, World | 0
Amnesty International details abuse of Syrian refugees detained by Lebanese security forces, including beatings, suspension, and forced “confessions”.
Read Moreby Adrian Favero | Mar 23, 2021 | Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Switzerland, World | 0
Swiss People’s Party is one of the most successful radical right populist parties in Western Europe since 1990s. But will internal issues limit its rise?
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Mar 21, 2021 | Comparative Populism, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Europe, Media, Populism in Action, Populism in Italy, Video, What's New, World, World Unfiltered | 0
The leaders of Italy’s two largest right-wing populist parties, Matteo Salvini (L) and...
Read Moreby Joseph Supple | Mar 21, 2021 | Analysis, EA Birmingham, UK, World | 0
“Starmer must get to core message that put Labour into office in 1945/1997: at time of challenge, better society rather than divided society is possible.”
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Mar 16, 2021 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, Turkey, Video, What's New, World, World Unfiltered | 0
Is this the year, after almost 20 under the leadership of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, that Turkey approaches political crisis? Or it already in crisis?
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Mar 10, 2021 | EA Birmingham, Media, US, World | 1
Fighting click-bait TV to explain why label “cancel culture” is meaningless, except as political weapon to bury discussion of political and social issues.
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Mar 9, 2021 | EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, Turkey, Video, What's New, World, World Unfiltered | 0
World Unfiltered asks Atilla Yeşilada Turkey falls into economic crisis in 2021. His summary? “Every year brings the possibility of economic crisis.”
Read Moreby Judith Sijstermans | Mar 9, 2021 | Analysis, EA Birmingham, Europe, Populism in Action, Populism in Belgium, World | 0
Women are underrepresented in right-wing populist parties but “gendered activism, policies, and images require more nuanced view & more considered response”
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Mar 8, 2021 | Brexit, EA in the Media, UK, What's New, World | 0
UK bluster over Brexit failure: “The wannabe ‘King Henry’ and his court have not a shred of clothing for forthcoming political, legal, and economic cold”
Read Moreby Scott Lucas | Mar 8, 2021 | America Unfiltered, America Unfiltered --- US and World, Audio, EA Birmingham, EA in the Media, Media, MENA, US, What's New, World | 0
A deep dive on Coffee Talk Politics into themes of Biden Administration’s foreign policy, including approach to Iran, Middle East, China, and Russia
Read Moreby Balsam Mustafa | Mar 7, 2021 | MENA, World | 0
Pope Francis and Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi are greeted by dancers, Baghdad, March 5,...
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