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September 30, 2022 Annexation day, Troubles in the Baltic sea, UK Tax cuts, Brazil election
Vladimir Putin with Moscow's four proxy leaders of eastern Ukraine provinces annexed this Friday in a ceremony at the Kremlin. For the Russian president, it is not mission accomplished but rather no going back in a war directed at Ukraine and the West. The signing followed by celebrations, a pop concert on Red Square to celebrate the annexation in stark contrast with the bloodiest attack on Ukranian civilians in weeks.
44 min
September 29, 2022 Hybrid warfare? Baltic Sea pipeline sabotage raises energy security stakes
All summer, we asked if Europe was ready for winter. Now, is Europe ready for hybrid warfare? Swedish authorities are reporting a fourth leak on the Nord Stream pipelines that connect Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea. The EU calls Monday's explosions sabotage, with Poland and Ukraine blaming Russia. Moscow asks: why would we do billions in damage to our own pipelines? Four days on, we are still asking whodunnit and why.
44 min
September 28, 2022 No Margaret Thatcher? UK PM Truss's tax cuts trigger market mayhem
There's a run on the pound and panic in the markets over the UK's biggest tax cut for the rich in half a century. New Prime Minister Liz Truss is taking the concept of "going for broke" to a whole new level, with an almighty gamble that the deficit will take care of itself once all the investment pours in.
45 min
September 27, 2022 As Putin goes for broke: What next after Ukraine annexation referendums?
What happens when there is that knock at the door? Moscow's hastily-organised referendums in occupied parts of Ukraine – complete with house-to-house searches of ballot recipients – take the concept of "get out the vote" to a whole new level. We ask about turnout numbers that already beggar belief and what happens after Vladimir Putin's Friday address scheduled before a joint session of the Russian parliament.
46 min
September 26, 2022 Meloni's Italy: How far to the right will Rome go?
How far to the right will Italy go? The new face of European politics is called Georgia Meloni. Her fascist-rooted Brothers of Italy party has swept to power, overshadowing her hard-right coalition partners Matteo Salvini and Silvio Berlusconi and routing the centre-left, which finished under 20 percent. Why did voters go for a Meloni whose allies include illiberal parties in power in Hungary and Poland, along with Spain's far-right Vox?
45 min
September 22, 2022 Iran protests: Fury at morality police sparks women's rights movement
There's been no let-up in Iran's biggest protests since 2019, which have seen unprecedented footage of public burnings of the hijab. Despite disruptions to the internet, popular unrest has flared for a sixth day across the country over the death in custody of Mahsa Amini. The 22-year old Kurdish woman had been detained by the morality police for improperly wearing her hijab. We ask our panel: how far will this women's rights movement go?
44 min
September 21, 2022 Mobilisation and nuclear threat: Putin's Ukraine invasion stokes superpower rivalries
When Russia invaded Ukraine in February, it deployed 160,000 troops. Vladimir Putin has now called up 300,000 after major setbacks in Ukraine, while coupling his announcement with his most overt nuclear threat to the West. Our panel analyses Biden's answer to Putin and the world at the UN General Assembly. One year after the messy US pullout from Afghanistan, what's Washington's stature in the face of Russia's nuclear-sized threats over Ukraine and the knock-on effect on US-China tensions over Taiwan?
46 min
September 20, 2022 Can Putin go it alone? Russia ups ante as world leaders meet at UN
How does a Russia in retreat read the room at the United Nations General Assembly? On the day that world leaders gather in New York for UN Week, Vladimir Putin's proxies are unveiling plans for hastily-staged referendums to annex conquered parts of Ukraine that are now under assault from a counter-attack.
44 min
September 19, 2022 Queen of the world? The final farewell to Elizabeth II
The United Kingdom and the world have bidden farewell to Queen Elizabeth II with a state funeral that drew presidents and kings, princes and prime ministers. Her reign has defined an age, up to the point that our panel wonders if she was in reality the queen... of the world? In this special edition, we delve into the moment in time that is a 21st century funeral for a monarch who ruled for seventy years.
45 min
September 15, 2022 China to the rescue? Putin meets Xi as Russia suffers setbacks in Ukraine
Is Beijing going all in, or hedging its bets as sanctions start to bite and Russia suffers setbacks on the battlefield in Ukraine? After their talks, the Russian president conceded that his Chinese counterpart has doubts over the invasion. What to make of this week's summit in Uzbekistan that brings in former Soviet republics plus Iran, Turkey, India and Pakistan?
44 min

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