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The Beacon

A weekly podcast examining the current issues of international affairs, featuring special guests.

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 2: "Make the opportunity happen – Women in IR" – Kori Schake and Caitlin Vito

Beacon TT 2018, Week 2: "Make the opportunity happen – Women in IR" – Kori Schake and Caitlin Vito

In this week’s episode of “The Beacon”, Verity Bligh talks to Kori Schake and Caitlin Vito at the International Institut... Read more

5 May 2018

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 3: "A Grim Situation: Trump’s US and the Iran Deal" – Amin Saikal

Beacon TT 2018, Week 3: "A Grim Situation: Trump’s US and the Iran Deal" – Amin Saikal

In this week’s special episode of “The Beacon”, uploaded the day after Trump withdrew the US from the Iran Deal, Tandee ... Read more

10 May 2018

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 4: "The Legacy of WWII for China Today" – Professor Rana Mitter

Beacon TT 2018, Week 4: "The Legacy of WWII for China Today" – Professor Rana Mitter

In this week's episode of The Beacon, Robert Pieters interviews Professor Rana Mitter to discuss the continued relevance... Read more

19 May 2018

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Beacon HT 2018, Week 2: China, Australia and a Yard of Ale - Kevin Rudd

Beacon HT 2018, Week 2: China, Australia and a Yard of Ale - Kevin Rudd

In this week’s episode of “The Beacon” – released on Australia Day 2018 – Verity Bligh talks to Kevin Rudd, a former Aus... Read more

26 Jan 2018

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Beacon HT 2018, Week 1: "Enough Experts" - Professor Kalypso Nicolaidis

Beacon HT 2018, Week 1: "Enough Experts" - Professor Kalypso Nicolaidis

In this week's episode of "The Beacon", Verity Bligh talks to Kalypso Nicolaidis, Professor of International Relations a... Read more

20 Jan 2018

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Masooda Bano

Masooda Bano

In this week's The Beacon, Nicholas Chin interviews Masooda Bano, Associate Professor in the Oxford Department of Intern... Read more

24 Nov 2017

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Avi Shlaim

Avi Shlaim

Avi Shlaim Interview In this week's episode of The Beacon, Verity Bligh interviews Avi Shlaim, a leading historian on t... Read more

27 Oct 2017

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Edward Lucas

Edward Lucas

Edward Lucas Interview In this episode of The Beacon, Verity Bligh interviews Edward Lucas, senior editor at The Economi... Read more

20 Oct 2017

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Council of Europe

Council of Europe

Council of Europe- Louise Barton Interview In Michaelmas' first episode of The Beacon, Verity Bligh interviews Louise Ba... Read more

13 Oct 2017

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The Trump Podcast

The Trump Podcast

This week's episode of The Beacon explores President Trump's approach to foreign policy. Questioning how far Trump's ele... Read more

14 Mar 2017

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Counter-terrorism

Counter-terrorism

This week’s podcast focuses on approaches to counterterrorism. To find out more on the matter Lydie Sheehan spoke to Pro... Read more

28 Feb 2017

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Multiculturalism

Multiculturalism

For the second episode of Hilary Term 2017, The Beacon looks in depth at multiculturalism. Interviewing social anthropol... Read more

6 Feb 2017

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The International Criminal Court

The International Criminal Court

This week The Beacon is investigating the International Criminal Court. The ICC claims to be the world’s first permanent... Read more

20 Nov 2016

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Changes in the Media and their Impact on Politics

Changes in the Media and their Impact on Politics

This week The Beacon explores transformations in the media environment in the past decade and their impact on the politi... Read more

5 Jun 2016

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Understanding Pakistan

Understanding Pakistan

This week The Beacon is looking at the subject of Pakistan, in particular at the country's recent history in relation to... Read more

9 May 2016

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How does oil affect world politics?

How does oil affect world politics?

This week The Beacon addresses how oil affects world politics through contributing to authoritarianism and armed conflic... Read more

15 Feb 2016

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Yiftah Curiel on Israel-Palestine Violence

Yiftah Curiel on Israel-Palestine Violence

The Beacon is the brand new podcast from Oxford IRSoc. Each week we will be focusing on a pressing topic in the news and... Read more

4 Jan 2016

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Beacon HT 2019, Week 5: "What should the West do to support the Syrian people?" - Dr. Lina Khatib, Prof. Eugene Rogan

Beacon HT 2019, Week 5: "What should the West do to support the Syrian people?" - Dr. Lina Khatib, Prof. Eugene Rogan

Podcast in which Beacon Editor, Joe Davies, talks to Dr. Lina Khatib, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Programme... Read more

18 Feb 2019

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 8: "The authoritarian legacies of Portugal and Spain" - Catarina Leao

Beacon TT 2018, Week 8: "The authoritarian legacies of Portugal and Spain" - Catarina Leao

In this episode the of the Beacon, Nicholas Chin speaks to Catarina Leao, a DPhil student in Politics at Wolfson College... Read more

15 Jun 2018

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 7: "Interview with Edward Lucas"

Beacon TT 2018, Week 7: "Interview with Edward Lucas"

To celebrate the arrival of The Beacon on Apple PodcastS, we're rereleasing some of the best episodes from previous year... Read more

8 Jun 2018

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