The Globalist

As the situation in Iran continues to cause uncertainty, we unpack yesterday’s Vienna meeting between the remaining signatories of the nuclear deal. Plus, we learn more about Russia’s clampdown on independent election candidates, and get the latest from our bureau in LA.

We unpack the tense situation in Iran with defence expert Robert Fox. Plus, we ask how Europe will react to the UK’s new prime minister, and as climate change makes itself felt, what lessons can we learn from a country where forest fires have long been the norm?

As China releases its first white paper since 2015, we ask if events in Hong Kong and Taiwan have been leaving the superpower feeling threatened – and how it might react. Plus, we unpack Robert Mueller’s testimony to Congress, discuss the tribulations of Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez, and ask if Chinese finance is changing Hollywood cinema.

The challenges facing the UK’s new prime minister, Boris Johnson, why Italy’s Lega party is fielding questions over Russian money and we pay a visit to the first poster museum in the US.

Can diplomacy still ease tensions between Iran and the US and UK? Also in the programme: why protests have returned to Moscow and a round-up of the week’s top news in transport.

We analyse the results of Ukraine’s parliamentary election, look at Pakistan’s relationship with the US, discuss why the Bosnian War is back in the headlines and find out who might be the next leader of the UK’s Liberal Democrat party.

We discuss political tensions in the US, look ahead to Ukraine’s parliamentary election this weekend, learn about revelations emerging about Notre Dame cathedral and analyse the latest on the UK’s leadership race.

We analyse one of Theresa May’s last major speeches as UK prime minister. We also discuss the latest in German politics and this week’s violence in Erbil in Iraqi Kurdistan. Plus: the life of musician Johnny Clegg.

After the US Congress condemns Donald Trump’s racist rhetoric, we discuss the UK’s tempered reaction. Plus: we learn more about the Israeli activist group trying to block the return of an Iranian oil tanker seized off Gibraltar and hear about how Boeing is rebranding its 737 Max.

We discuss the potential outcomes of today’s vote to decide the next leader of the European Commission. Plus: South Africa’s ongoing investigation into political corruption and why Emmanuel Macron wants to create a new military space force for France.