Welcome to the first episode of the new year! In this week's episode, we look at the possible end to Second Libyan Civil War, the Saudi-lead coalition airstrikes on the Houthi rebels in Yemen, the introduction of a "health tax" on the unvaccinated in Quebec and lastly the impact of an underwater volcano eruption in Tonga. This weeks guest is one of YGA's most talented writers Racheal Ward, who discusses the recent migrant channel crossings in the UK.  

Welcome to the first episode of the International Informant. This is the new and rebranded podcast of York Global Affairs. The structure of the International Informant is the same as our previous incarnation; five news stories and our guest interview. 

In this weeks episode, we look at plans for a new university in Texas, wine production in South America, a potential reviving of the Iran nuclear deal, the retuning of artefacts to Africa by France and lastly a potential new reason behind AUKUS. This weeks guest is Harry Podoan, YGA's secretary. He discusses Xi Jinping's recent Historical Resolution. 

In our fourth episode, we look at the military coup in Sudan, the new marriage of ex-Princess Mako in Japan, the continuing Anglo-French fishing dispute, the Democratic Party's disagreements with Biden's domestic legislation and lastly the forging of a new relationship between Venezuela and Iran. Next, our guest is the University of York's resident Uzbekistan enthusiasts Joe Mawer, who discusses the recent Uzbekistan Presidential election. 

Check out our written journal The Brief on our website: https://yorkglobalaffairs.wordpress.com/

In the second episode, we look at the change of President in Guinea, Tajikikistan's stance against the Taliban, Biden's up and coming infrastructure bill in the US, the return of the Daintree rainforest to the Aboriginal population in Australia and lastly the poverty situation in Venezuela. Next, our podcast guest in this episode is Adam Spencer. He discusses the current HGV driver shortage in Europe. 

In our first podcast episode, we explain the structure of the podcast before proceeding with the show. Our stories in this episode cover recent events in the US, Morocco, India, Germany and a Global Witness Report. Our guest is Luke Jones, the society's chairman and he answers a few questions about UK foreign policy. Check out our written journal on our website: https://yorkglobalaffairs.wordpress.com/