Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Ana Yang, Bernice Lee and Ruth Townend from our Environment and Society Centre to discuss the COP28 summit in the United Arab Emirates.

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What is COP28 and why is it important?

What COP28 needs to address to avoid climate disaster

The emerging global crisis of land use

Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.

Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Professor Kerry Brown and journalist Latika Bourke to discuss China's economic slowdown, amid signs of a more assertive foreign policy in Asia.

Joining them is economist David Lubin, an Associate Fellow with our Global Economy and Finance program.

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China's new scientists

Is China building a military base in Cambodia?

China–US talks offer optimism at bleak time for arms control

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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by journalist Jon Sopel, the host of the News Agents podcast, to discuss the 2024 US presidential election.

Joining them are Dr Leslie Vinjamuri, Director of our US and Americas programme and Laura Rozen, a journalist formerly with Politico and Foreign Policy magazine.

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US foreign policy in a critical year ahead

Biden–Xi meeting: A must-win in high stakes diplomacy

The Supreme Court’s decision requires fresh thinking – not emergency legislation

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Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Shashank Joshi, the Defence Editor at The Economist, to discuss Iran's role in the Hamas-Israel War.

Joining them are our experts, Dr Sanam Vakil, Director of our Middle East and North Africa programme and Dr Renad Mansour, a Senior Research Fellow with the MENA programme.

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The war in Gaza is aligning Russia against Israel

Netanyahu’s premiership will not outlast the war with Hamas

Iraq shows a political settlement without accountability cannot deliver peace

Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.

Roxanne Escobales is joined by Lucy Fisher, the FT's Whitehall Editor and host of the Political Fix podcast, to discuss Rishi Sunak's AI summit.

Joining them are our experts Olivia O’Sullivan and Alex Krasodomski from our UK in the World and Digital Society initiatives.

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Keir Starmer's speech at Chatham House

The UK AI summit can succeed by generating momentum for effective governance

Balancing China’s role in the UK’s AI agenda

Presented by Roxanne Escobales. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.

Roxanne Escobales speaks with experts from our US and Americas programme, Dr Christopher Sabatini and Vanessa Rubio-Márquez, about Argentina's on-going election.

Joining them from Buenos Aires are journalist Natalia Gherardi who is covering Argentina's election up-close.

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If Milei meets Massa in a second round, all bets are off for Argentina’s election

Latin America’s anti-femicide crusades need help

Mexico: The election race to succeed AMLO has started

Presented by Roxanne Escobales. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.

Bronwen Maddox speaks with New York Times journalist Steven Erlanger about President Biden's trip to Israel and the prospects of an Israeli ground invasion of Gaza.

Joining them are Sam Rose from UNRWA and   Dr Elham Fakhro from our Middle East and North Africa programme.

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President Biden’s Middle East visit reveals the challenges for US diplomacy

Israel has the capacity to significantly damage Hamas with a ground offensive

 MENA countries should lead the way de-escalating the Israel–Hamas war

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Bronwen Maddox speaks with Reuters journalist Steve Farrell about the attacks by Hamas on Israel and the Israeli military response now underway in Gaza.

Joining them also are Professor Yossi Mekelberg and Dr Elham Fakhor from our Middle East and North Africa programme.

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Why has Hamas taken hostages?

MENA countries should lead the way de-escalating the Israel–Hamas war

The Israel–Hamas war and its fallout

Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.

Bronwen Maddox speaks with Rory Stewart about the state of British politics in a world of populist leaders. Journalist Robert Peston meanwhile joins us from the Conservative Party Conference in Manchester.

Later in the show, Roxanne Escobales and Olivia O'Sullivan discuss whether Rory Stewart is right about the state of Britain, and whether his time in government was a success or failure.

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In conversation with The Rt Hon Rory Stewart

President Biden should not rush a deal on Israel–Saudi normalization

The future of the Republican Party

Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Matthew Docherty.

Bronwen Maddox speaks with Ambassador Roya Rahmani, Shaharzad Akbar and Tobias Ellwood MP about the humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, and whether the West should engage with the Taliban.

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Seizing MENA’s moment

Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock. Sound by Alex Moyler.