We won't be releasing regular World Review episodes any more. Interviews about the biggest foreign affairs stories will now be included as part of a rotation of interviews on the New Statesman podcast, available wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We won't be releasing regular World Review episodes any more. Interviews about the biggest foreign affairs stories will now be included as part of a rotation of interviews on the <a href="https://podfollow.com/new-statesman" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">New Statesman podcast</a>, available wherever you listen to podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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As the European Union weighs new sanctions on Chinese companies, which could be announced later this week, Katie Stallard speaks to Bruno Maçães, a former Portuguese Europe minister andthe New Statesman's foreign affairs correspondent,about his recent interview with Fu Cong, China's ambassador to the EU.They also discuss Beijing's likely response to the new measures, what the fall-out would be for EU-China relations, and about the difficult balancing act Chinese diplomats have sought to strike since the start of Russia's war against Ukraine. Plus, how the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency in the US is provoking unease in the corridors of Brussels. Read more: Ambassador Fu Cong: “Europe will not become a vassal to China” The world according to Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin China’s hollow peace plan for Ukraine Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the European Union weighs new sanctions on Chinese companies, which could be announced later this week, Katie Stallard speaks to Bruno Maçães, a former Portuguese Europe minister andthe New Statesman's foreign affairs correspondent,about his recent interview with Fu Cong, China's ambassador to the EU.They also discuss Beijing's likely response to the new measures, what the fall-out would be for EU-China relations, and about the difficult balancing act Chinese diplomats have sought to strike since the start of Russia's war against Ukraine. Plus, how the prospect of another Donald Trump presidency in the US is provoking unease in the corridors of Brussels. Read more: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/china/2023/05/ambassador-fu-cong-interview-europe-china" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ambassador Fu Cong</a>: “Europe will not become a vassal to China” The world according to <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2023/04/world-according-xi-jinping-vladimir-putin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin</a> China’s hollow <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/china/2023/03/china-hollow-peace-plan-ukraine" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">peace plan</a> for Ukraine Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Are China and the EU headed for a trade war? With Bruno Maçães

On Tuesday (30 May), several drones damaged buildings in Moscow in by far the largest attack on the Russian capital since the war in Ukraine began. Kyiv denies carrying out the strikes – at least one of which affected Rublyovka, a wealthy suburb home to many of Russia's elite, and close to where Putin has an official residence. Megan Gibson and Katie Stallard discuss the strategy behind the attacks, how they might be viewed by Ukraine’s allies, and whether further strikes on Russian territory are likely. The discussion then moves to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s re-election as Turkish president and what it could mean for Sweden’s bid to join Nato.Read more:Katie examines the domestic pressure on Putin. Jeremy Cliffe on the limits of ErdoğanismKatie on Ukraine's coming counter-offensive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Tuesday (30 May), several drones damaged buildings in Moscow in by far the largest attack on the Russian capital since the war in Ukraine began. Kyiv denies carrying out the strikes – at least one of which affected Rublyovka, a wealthy suburb home to many of Russia's elite, and close to where Putin has an official residence. Megan Gibson and Katie Stallard discuss the strategy behind the attacks, how they might be viewed by Ukraine’s allies, and whether further strikes on Russian territory are likely. The discussion then moves to Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s re-election as Turkish president and what it could mean for Sweden’s bid to join Nato.Read more:Katie examines the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/05/vladimir-putin-under-pressure " rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">domestic pressure on Putin</a>. Jeremy Cliffe on the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/the-weekend-report/2023/05/turkey-election-recep-tayyip-erdogan " rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">limits of Erdoğanism</a>Katie on <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/05/zelensky-counter-offensive-two-wars-russia-win-over-west" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ukraine's coming counter-offensive</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Is the war coming home to Russia?

Serhii Plokhy

This week our guest is the historian Serhii Plokhy, a professor and the director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard and the author of a number of books, including his latest, The Russo-Ukrainian War. He speaks to Megan Gibson about Putin’s war on Ukraine, the end of the Russian empire and what the new world order could look like. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week our guest is the historian Serhii Plokhy, a professor and the director of the Ukrainian Research Institute at Harvard and the author of a number of books, including his latest, The Russo-Ukrainian War. He speaks to Megan Gibson about Putin’s war on Ukraine, the end of the Russian empire and what the new world order could look like. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How the Russia’s war on Ukraine will change the world, with Serhii Plokhy

Last week British adherents – including several prominent ministers – of a traditionalist political movement with origins in post-Trump US politics attended the National Conservatism conference in London. It is a major influence in America but remains on the fringes of British political thought.Will Lloyd joins Megan Gibson in London, and Ido Vock in Berlin, to discuss whether National Conservatism could ever catch on in the UK. Then, they discuss attacks by anti-Kremlin militias in the Belgorod region of western Russia, which neighbours Ukraine. They ask: what effect might this raid have on the next phase of the war?Read more: Will Lloyd on “dark new factions” in the Conservative Party:Katie Stallard asks: who was behind the drone attack on the Kremlin? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week British adherents – including several prominent ministers – of a traditionalist political movement with origins in post-Trump US politics attended the National Conservatism conference in London. It is a major influence in America but remains on the fringes of British political thought.Will Lloyd joins Megan Gibson in London, and Ido Vock in Berlin, to discuss whether National Conservatism could ever catch on in the UK. Then, they discuss attacks by anti-Kremlin militias in the Belgorod region of western Russia, which neighbours Ukraine. They ask: what effect might this raid have on the next phase of the war?Read more: Will Lloyd on “<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2023/05/national-conservatism-tories-future-conferences " rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">dark new factions</a>” in the Conservative Party:Katie Stallard asks: who was behind the <a href=" https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/05/who-behind-drone-attack-kremlin-strike" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">drone attack on the Kremlin</a>? Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Is the National Conservatism conference a glimpse into Britain’s future?

Philippe Sands

With international arrest warrants now active against Vladimir Putin, Ido Vock speaks to Philippe Sands, professor at UCL, about his attempts to force a prosecution of the Russian president. They discuss the crime of aggression, whether international tribunals could hear the case against him, and what efforts are being made to encourage more countries to help bring Putin to justice.Read more:Putin on trial Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With international arrest warrants now active against Vladimir Putin, Ido Vock speaks to Philippe Sands, professor at UCL, about his attempts to force a prosecution of the Russian president. They discuss the crime of aggression, whether international tribunals could hear the case against him, and what efforts are being made to encourage more countries to help bring Putin to justice.Read more:<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/05/vladimir-putin-on-trial" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Putin on trial</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

How can Putin be put on trial? With Philippe Sands

The Ukrainian army this week announced gains around Bakhmut, its first substantive advances in about six months. That progress has prompted analysts to ask: has Ukraine’s much-vaunted counter-offensive already begun? Not yet, perhaps. But it is coming.   Katie Stallard in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss what the next phase of the war could look like. Will Ukraine’s army make rapid progress – as it did in the Kharkiv region last September – or get bogged down in attritional battles, as has been the case at Bakhmut? Katie and Ido also discuss Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin’s increasingly voluble complaints about the Russian ministry of defence, and whether the cracks in Vladimir Putin’s system are starting to show. Read more:  Katie Stallard on what to expect from Ukraine’s coming counter-offensive  Ido Vock asks: has Prigozhin turned on Putin?  Ido again, on the Wagner Group’s brutal tactics Lawrence Freedman on Russia and Ukraine's attempts to control the narrative of the war    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Ukrainian army this week announced gains around Bakhmut, its first substantive advances in about six months. That progress has prompted analysts to ask: has Ukraine’s much-vaunted counter-offensive already begun? Not yet, perhaps. But it is coming.   Katie Stallard in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss what the next phase of the war could look like. Will Ukraine’s army make rapid progress – as it did in the Kharkiv region last September – or get bogged down in attritional battles, as has been the case at Bakhmut? Katie and Ido also discuss Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin’s increasingly voluble complaints about the Russian ministry of defence, and whether the cracks in Vladimir Putin’s system are starting to show. Read more: Katie Stallard on what to expect from <a href=" https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/05/zelensky-counter-offensive-two-wars-russia-win-over-west " rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ukraine’s coming counter-offensive</a> Ido Vock asks: has <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/05/yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner-group-vladimir-putin " rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Prigozhin</a> turned on Putin?  Ido again, on the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/01/brutal-methods-russia-wagner-group-yevgeny-prigozhin " rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Wagner Group’s</a> brutal tactics <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/05/spinning-story-ukraine-war " rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Lawrence Freedman</a> on Russia and Ukraine's attempts to control the narrative of the war  Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What is at stake in Ukraine’s counter-offensive? 

Raffaello Pantucci

Fourteen months into Russia’s war against Ukraine, Katie Stallard speaks to Raffaello Pantucci, senior fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore and the co-author of Sinostan: China’s Inadvertent Empire, about how the geopolitical landscape of Central Asia has changed. They discuss China’s growing influence, Vladimir Putin’s efforts to court regional leaders, and how the West could play a more significant role. Read more:  The world according to Xi Jinping and Vladimir PutinWhat would it take to make Vladimir Putin feel secure?Xinjiang: a region of suspicion and subjugation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Fourteen months into Russia’s war against Ukraine, Katie Stallard speaks to Raffaello Pantucci, senior fellow at the S Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore and the co-author of Sinostan: China’s Inadvertent Empire, about how the geopolitical landscape of Central Asia has changed. They discuss China’s growing influence, Vladimir Putin’s efforts to court regional leaders, and how the West could play a more significant role. Read more:  The world according to <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2023/04/world-according-xi-jinping-vladimir-putin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Xi Jinping</a> and Vladimir PutinWhat would it take to make <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/12/vladimir-putin-feel-secure" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a> feel secure?<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/uyghur-special/2022/09/xinjiang-region-china-suspicion-subjugation" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Xinjiang</a>: a region of suspicion and subjugation Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The shifting geopolitics of Central Asia – with Raffaello Pantucci

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, oversaw a muted parade in Moscow for Victory Day on 9 May, which celebrates the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany. Where in previous years there have been grand shows of military might, this year there was a single, Second World War-era, tank. Rather than a show of force, the parade showed how a year of war in Ukraine has degraded Russia’s military. Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, meanwhile, reinforced his country’s turn towards the West.Katie Stallard in Washington DC, and Jeremy Cliffe and Ido Vock in Berlin, analyse what the pared-back celebrations in Moscow say about the Kremlin’s relationship with its citizens. Next, they turn to Turkey, where Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces the sternest electoral challenge of his presidency.Read more:Katie Stallard on Putin under pressureJeremy Cliffe asks: has authoritarianism peaked?Ido Vock on Yevgeny Prigozhin’s relationship with Vladimir Putin Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vladimir Putin, the Russian president, oversaw a muted parade in Moscow for Victory Day on 9 May, which celebrates the Soviet Union’s triumph over Nazi Germany. Where in previous years there have been grand shows of military might, this year there was a single, Second World War-era, tank. Rather than a show of force, the parade showed how a year of war in Ukraine has degraded Russia’s military. Volodymyr Zelensky, the Ukrainian president, meanwhile, reinforced his country’s turn towards the West.Katie Stallard in Washington DC, and Jeremy Cliffe and Ido Vock in Berlin, analyse what the pared-back celebrations in Moscow say about the Kremlin’s relationship with its citizens. Next, they turn to Turkey, where Recep Tayyip Erdoğan faces the sternest electoral challenge of his presidency.Read more:Katie Stallard on <a href=" https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/05/vladimir-putin-under-pressure" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Putin under pressure</a>Jeremy Cliffe asks: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2023/05/strongman-leaders-around-world-begin-fall-authoritarianism-peaked" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">has authoritarianism peaked?</a>Ido Vock on <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/05/yevgeny-prigozhin-wagner-group-vladimir-putin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Yevgeny Prigozhin’s</a> relationship with Vladimir Putin Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The power politics of Victory Day

Tim Marshall

With a new era of great-power competition taking shape on Earth, Katie Stallard speaks to the journalist and author Tim Marshall about his new book The Future of Geography and the next geopolitical battleground: space. They discuss how the Cold War propelled the space race between the US and the Soviet Union in the last century, and why the US, China and Russia are now engaged in a new contest to reach the moon and exploit its natural resources. Plus: why the existing laws concerning space are inadequate, and whether the satellites of the future will be armed.  Read more: China’s plan for an anti-satellite cyber-weapon found in leaked CIA documents. Russia and the new language of war. The world according to Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With a new era of great-power competition taking shape on Earth, Katie Stallard speaks to the journalist and author Tim Marshall about his new book The Future of Geography and the next geopolitical battleground: space. They discuss how the Cold War propelled the space race between the US and the Soviet Union in the last century, and why the US, China and Russia are now engaged in a new contest to reach the moon and exploit its natural resources. Plus: why the existing laws concerning space are inadequate, and whether the satellites of the future will be armed.  Read more: China’s plan <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/cybersecurity/2023/04/chinas-plan-anti-satellite-cyber-weapon-found-leaked-cia-documents" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">for an anti-satellite cyber-weapon</a> found in leaked CIA documents. <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/03/russia-new-language-war-cyber-attack" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Russia</a> and the new language of war. The world according to <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2023/04/world-according-xi-jinping-vladimir-putin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Xi Jinping</a> and Vladimir Putin. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The new space race – with Tim Marshall

World Review is the global affairs podcast from the New Statesman, hosted by Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin and Emily Tamkin in Washington D.C. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Republicans in the US House of Representatives passed legislation last week that would increase the US debt ceiling only in exchange for significant spending cuts, and the repeal of some of Joe Biden’s key legislative achievements. The president has said he will not negotiate on raising the US’s borrowing limit, but there could be severe consequences if the two parties fail to reach a deal.Megan Gibson in London, Katie Stallard in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss the global impact a prolonged stalemate could have, and the motivations of both sides. Next, they talk about video footage released by Russia that purports to show a drone attack on the Kremlin, analysing who might be behind such an attack and what their motivations might be.Read more: Ido Vock on Putin’s “forever War”Lawrence Freedman asks what leaked Pentagon documents reveal about where the war in Ukraine is headedAdam Tooze on where Biden has gone wrong Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Republicans in the US House of Representatives passed legislation last week that would increase the US debt ceiling only in exchange for significant spending cuts, and the repeal of some of Joe Biden’s key legislative achievements. The president has said he will not negotiate on raising the US’s borrowing limit, but there could be severe consequences if the two parties fail to reach a deal.Megan Gibson in London, Katie Stallard in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss the global impact a prolonged stalemate could have, and the motivations of both sides. Next, they talk about video footage released by Russia that purports to show a drone attack on the Kremlin, analysing who might be behind such an attack and what their motivations might be.Read more: Ido Vock on Putin’s “<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/04/vladimir-putin-digs-in-forever-war" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">forever War</a>”Lawrence Freedman asks what <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/04/ukraine-win-war-offensive-pentagon" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">leaked Pentagon documents</a> reveal about where the war in Ukraine is headed<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/2022/07/adam-tooze-why-joe-biden-failed" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Adam Tooze</a> on where Biden has gone wrong Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The US is running out of money: what happens next?

Noam Chomsky

Ido Vock speaks to the American linguist Noam Chomsky, one of the world’s most prominent commentators on international politics since the Vietnam War. A trenchant critic of American foreign policy, Chomsky explains what he thinks the US is getting wrong in Ukraine, the prospects of a conflict over Taiwan, and why Finland and Sweden sought to join Nato. Read more: Ukraine is not a proxy warAfter Iraq: the great unravellingThe dual atrocity of rape in the war on UkraineLetter from Kinmen: Taiwan is already under attack Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ido Vock speaks to the American linguist Noam Chomsky, one of the world’s most prominent commentators on international politics since the Vietnam War. A trenchant critic of American foreign policy, Chomsky explains what he thinks the US is getting wrong in Ukraine, the prospects of a conflict over Taiwan, and why Finland and Sweden sought to join Nato. Read more: Ukraine is not a <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2023/01/ukraine-proxy-war-russia-vladimir-putin-nato" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">proxy war</a><a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2023/03/after-iraq-great-unravelling-peter-ricketts" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">After Iraq:</a> the great unravellingThe <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/2022/04/the-dual-atrocity-of-rape-in-the-war-on-ukraine" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">dual atrocity of rape</a> in the war on UkraineLetter from Kinmen: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/china/2023/03/kinmen-taiwan-under-attack-china" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Taiwan</a> is already under attack Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Noam Chomsky: Don't underestimate the risk of nuclear war

A three-day ceasefire has allowed some countries to evacuate their citizens from Sudan, where rival military factions have been fighting since 15 April. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s de facto leader, has long been in a bitter power struggle with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, his former deputy. Now, that struggle has become an open conflict.Megan Gibson in London, Katie Stallard in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss Sudan’s recent history, the evacuation effort and where local and regional powers stand.Next they turn to the US, where Ron DeSantis’s presumed bid for the presidency in 2024 appears to be falling apart. The team discuss DeSantis’s fading hopes of beating Donald Trump to the Republican presidential nomination, his stance on abortion rights and why Trump still looms large in American politics.Read more: Megan Gibson asks whether the UK should have seen the Sudan crisis comingKatie Stallard on why Ron DeSantis’s campaign is already in troubleKatie on the coming Republican civil war Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A three-day ceasefire has allowed some countries to evacuate their citizens from Sudan, where rival military factions have been fighting since 15 April. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, Sudan’s de facto leader, has long been in a bitter power struggle with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, his former deputy. Now, that struggle has become an open conflict.Megan Gibson in London, Katie Stallard in Washington DC and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss Sudan’s recent history, the evacuation effort and where local and regional powers stand.Next they turn to the US, where Ron DeSantis’s presumed bid for the presidency in 2024 appears to be falling apart. The team discuss DeSantis’s fading hopes of beating Donald Trump to the Republican presidential nomination, his stance on abortion rights and why Trump still looms large in American politics.Read more: Megan Gibson asks whether the UK should have seen the<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/africa/2023/04/the-west-seen-conflict-sudan-coming " rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> Sudan crisis</a> comingKatie Stallard on why <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/us/2023/04/ron-desantiss-campaign-trouble" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ron DeSantis’s</a> campaign is already in troubleKatie on the coming <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2022/11/donald-trump-republican-party-civil-war" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Republican civil war</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The roots of the conflict in Sudan

David Broder

Six months after Giorgia Meloni, leader of the post-fascist Fratelli d’Italia party, became prime minister, Megan Gibson speaks to the historian and author David Broder about how Meloni has governed. They discuss whether she has confounded expectations, her relationship with other conservative movements around the world, and Silvio Berlusconi's legacy. Read more The making and meaning of Giorgia MeloniThe struggle for ItalyEurope’s far-right parties are learning from one anotherLetter from Italy: attending a gathering of ultra-conservatives in Rome Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Six months after Giorgia Meloni, leader of the post-fascist Fratelli d’Italia party, became prime minister, Megan Gibson speaks to the historian and author David Broder about how Meloni has governed. They discuss whether she has confounded expectations, her relationship with other conservative movements around the world, and Silvio Berlusconi's legacy. Read more The making and meaning of <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2022/09/giorgia-meloni-who-italian-elections-2022" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Giorgia Meloni</a>The <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2022/10/struggle-italy-giorgia-meloni" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">struggle for Italy</a>Europe’s <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2022/12/europe-far-right-parties-cas-mudde" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">far-right parties</a> are learning from one another<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2020/02/letter-italy-attending-gathering-ultra-conservatives-rome" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Letter from Italy</a>: attending a gathering of ultra-conservatives in Rome Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Should we call Giorgia Meloni a fascist? With David Broder

Since the start of the war in Ukraine last year, there has been a strong focus on the China-Russia relationship – and on whether Xi Jinping might be preparing to distance himself from Russia, or, as Emmanuel Macron hopes, to pressure Putin to end the war. That debate intensified after Xi’s visit to Moscow in March. Ido Vock and Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin, along with Katie Stallard in Washington DC, discuss the history of the two countries’ relations, what message the recent visit was intended to send, and where the areas of tension lie. Next, we turn to Turkey whose citizens will head to the polls on 14 May for what are expected to be the closest elections for decades. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has ruled Turkey in one form or another for 20 years, could lose to a united opposition. The team discuss the opposition parties’ chances – and what might happen if they win.If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to newstatesman.com/youaskusPodcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit newstatesman.com/podcastoffer.  Read more: Europe lost Turkey once, writes Jeremy. It cannot afford to make the same mistake again. Katie on the world according to Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Since the start of the war in Ukraine last year, there has been a strong focus on the China-Russia relationship – and on whether Xi Jinping might be preparing to distance himself from Russia, or, as Emmanuel Macron hopes, to pressure Putin to end the war. That debate intensified after Xi’s visit to Moscow in March. Ido Vock and Jeremy Cliffe in Berlin, along with Katie Stallard in Washington DC, discuss the history of the two countries’ relations, what message the recent visit was intended to send, and where the areas of tension lie. Next, we turn to Turkey whose citizens will head to the polls on 14 May for what are expected to be the closest elections for decades. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who has ruled Turkey in one form or another for 20 years, could lose to a united opposition. The team discuss the opposition parties’ chances – and what might happen if they win.If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/61b9f7a11a8cbe4dd53cefde/episodes/newstatesman.com/youaskus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/youaskus</a>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>.  Read more: Europe lost Turkey once, writes Jeremy. It <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2023/03/europe-turkey-erdogan-authoritarianism" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">cannot afford</a> to make the same mistake again. Katie on <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/2023/04/world-according-xi-jinping-vladimir-putin" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">the world</a> according to Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Xi and Putin: are there limits to the “no limits” friendship?

Evan Gershkovich

Nearly three weeks ago Russia arrested the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, accusing him of spying. Ido Vock speaks to Pjotr Sauer, a reporter on Russia for the Guardian who worked with Gershkovich at the Moscow Times, about the arrest, what this means for media freedom in Russia, and what might happen to him now.Read More:Vladimir Putin knows that hostage taking works Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nearly three weeks ago Russia arrested the Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, accusing him of spying. Ido Vock speaks to Pjotr Sauer, a reporter on Russia for the Guardian who worked with Gershkovich at the Moscow Times, about the arrest, what this means for media freedom in Russia, and what might happen to him now.Read More:Vladimir Putin knows that <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2023/03/vladimir-putin-knows-hostage-taking-works" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">hostage taking works</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Why Russia arrested Evan Gershkovich, with Pjotr Sauer

Returning from a trip to Beijing, Emmanuel Macron, the French president, attracted international criticism when he told reporters that when it comes to Taiwan, Europe should resist becoming “America’s followers”.Megan Gibson in London and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss Macron’s attempt to distance Europe from the US on Taiwan, why his comments have been so inflammatory, and the potential risk to European security.Then they turn Northern Ireland, where Joe Biden touched down this week for a four-day visit to the island of Ireland. The US president was there to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The team discuss Biden’s strategy of mixing the personal – he has often talked about his Irish roots – and political, as well as US relations with Ireland and the UK.If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to newstatesman.com/youaskusPodcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit newstatesman.com/podcastoffer. Read more:Rachel Wearmouth asks will Joe Biden’s Northern Ireland visit achieve anything?Ido on why Emmanual Macron’s vision for Europe still doesn’t match reality. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Returning from a trip to Beijing, Emmanuel Macron, the French president, attracted international criticism when he told reporters that when it comes to Taiwan, Europe should resist becoming “America’s followers”.Megan Gibson in London and Ido Vock in Berlin discuss Macron’s attempt to distance Europe from the US on Taiwan, why his comments have been so inflammatory, and the potential risk to European security.Then they turn Northern Ireland, where Joe Biden touched down this week for a four-day visit to the island of Ireland. The US president was there to mark the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement. The team discuss Biden’s strategy of mixing the personal – he has often talked about his Irish roots – and political, as well as US relations with Ireland and the UK.If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to <a href="https://open.acast.com/newstatesman.com/youaskus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/youaskus</a>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>. Read more:Rachel Wearmouth asks will Joe Biden’s Northern Ireland visit <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/quickfire/2023/04/will-joe-bidens-northern-ireland-visit-achieve-anything" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">achieve anything</a>?Ido on why Emmanual Macron’s <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2023/04/emmanuel-macron-europe-taiwan-china" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">vision for Europe</a> still doesn’t match reality. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What should Europe’s position on Taiwan be?

Paul Huang

Last week Tsai Ing-wen, president of Taiwan, and Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, met in California. Katie Stallard speaks to Paul Huang, a research fellow at the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation and a journalist, based in Taipei, about the politics of the encounter. They discuss the calculations behind the response of China, which claims Taiwan as its own; how that could play into Taiwan’s 2024 presidential election; and the pace of Taiwan’s military reforms and how the self-ruling democracy is preparing to defend itself. Read more: Letter from Kinmen: Taiwan is already under attackThe diplomatic battle for Taiwan Asia’s dangerous new arms race Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Last week Tsai Ing-wen, president of Taiwan, and Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, met in California. Katie Stallard speaks to Paul Huang, a research fellow at the Taiwanese Public Opinion Foundation and a journalist, based in Taipei, about the politics of the encounter. They discuss the calculations behind the response of China, which claims Taiwan as its own; how that could play into Taiwan’s 2024 presidential election; and the pace of Taiwan’s military reforms and how the self-ruling democracy is preparing to defend itself. Read more: Letter from Kinmen: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/china/2023/03/kinmen-taiwan-under-attack-china" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Taiwan</a> is already under attackThe <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/china/2023/03/diplomatic-battle-for-taiwan" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">diplomatic battle</a> for Taiwan Asia’s dangerous <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/international-politics/geopolitics/2023/02/asia-dangerous-new-arms-race-japan-kishida-fumio" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">new arms race</a> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

What we get wrong about Taiwan, with Paul Huang

On Tuesday, the former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records, amid allegations that he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 election.  Katie Stallard in Washington DC, Megan Gibson in London and Ido Vock in Paris discuss what Trump’s arrest and trial could mean for the 2024 presidential race.  Next, the team turn to Finland where Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday. The right-wing National Coalition Party claimed victory in a tightly fought contest. They discuss what the loss tells us about Finnish politics – and the way the rest of the world see some national leaders. Then in You Ask Us a listener asks why China is so angry about the meeting of Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen with the US House speaker Kevin McCarthy.If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to newstatesman.com/youaskusPodcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit newstatesman.com/podcastoffer.  Read more: Megan on the meaning of Sanna Marin’s defeat. Katie on the diplomatic battle for Taiwan. Katie writes on how Taiwan is already under attack. Katie asks whether Donald Trump’s indictment will help him win the Republican nomination? Charlotte Kilpatrick on the unexpected folly of prosecuting Trump. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Tuesday, the former US president Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records, amid allegations that he orchestrated hush-money payments to two women before the 2016 election.  Katie Stallard in Washington DC, Megan Gibson in London and Ido Vock in Paris discuss what Trump’s arrest and trial could mean for the 2024 presidential race.  Next, the team turn to Finland where Prime Minister Sanna Marin conceded defeat on Sunday. The right-wing National Coalition Party claimed victory in a tightly fought contest. They discuss what the loss tells us about Finnish politics – and the way the rest of the world see some national leaders. Then in You Ask Us a listener asks why China is so angry about the meeting of Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen with the US House speaker Kevin McCarthy.If you have a question for You Ask Us, go to <a href="https://open.acast.com/shows/61b9f7a11a8cbe4dd53cefde/episodes/newstatesman.com/youaskus" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/youaskus</a>Podcast listeners can subscribe to the New Statesman for just £1 a week for 12 weeks using our special offer. Just visit <a href="http://www.newstatesman.com/podcastoffer" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">newstatesman.com/podcastoffer</a>.  Read more: Megan on the meaning of Sanna Marin’s <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2023/04/meaning-sanna-marin-defeat-finland-election-prime-minister" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">defeat.</a> Katie on the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/china/2023/03/diplomatic-battle-for-taiwan" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">diplomatic battle</a> for Taiwan. Katie writes on how Taiwan is <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/asia/china/2023/03/kinmen-taiwan-under-attack-china" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">already under attack</a>. Katie asks whether Donald Trump’s indictment will help him win the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/2023/04/donald-trump-art-indictment" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Republican nomination</a>? Charlotte Kilpatrick on the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/americas/north-america/2023/04/unexpected-folly-prosecuting-donald-trump" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">unexpected folly</a> of prosecuting Trump. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The people of the state of New York vs Donald Trump

As the Ukraine war continues, one of the strongest supporters of Vladimir Putin has been Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Katherine Kelaidis, author of a new book on the Church, joins Ido Vock to discuss its history, the Church's split with Ukraine, and the influence it holds over Russian politics.Read more: The invasion of Ukraine forces a reckoning for the Orthodox world Putin believes he is defending Orthodox Christianity from the godless West Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the Ukraine war continues, one of the strongest supporters of Vladimir Putin has been Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church. Katherine Kelaidis, author of a new book on the Church, joins Ido Vock to discuss its history, the Church's split with Ukraine, and the influence it holds over Russian politics.Read more: The invasion of Ukraine forces a reckoning for the <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/05/invasion-of-ukraine-forces-a-reckoning-for-the-orthodox-world" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Orthodox world</a> Putin believes he is <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/ukraine/2022/03/putin-believes-he-is-defending-orthodox-christianity-from-the-godless-west" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">defending Orthodox Christianity</a> from the godless West Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Why the Russian Orthodox Church supports the war in Ukraine, with Katherine Kelaidis

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