GeoPod: The Geopolitics Podcast by Tenjin Consulting

UK appoints Abbott, no-deal Brexit on the cards, US politics, China's charm offensive in Europe backfires, Suga to become PM of Japan, and Iran's annus horribilus


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This week on GeoPod, Tenjin Consulting's Alexander Downer and Georgina Downer talk about the UK Government's decision to appoint former Australian PM Tony Abbott to the UK Board of Trade and what this means for the UK's post-Brexit trade agenda.

 

We discuss the growing prospects of a no-deal Brexit, with negotiations on state aid and fishing rights at a stalemate and the time remaining to secure a deal fast running out.

 

We ask whether the US presidential debates starting on the 29th September will give Donald Trump the boost he needs to secure his re-election on November 3?

 

We analyse the impact of the recent visits by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Chinese Communist Party Politburo Member Yang Jiechi to Europe and question whether this was a  charm offensive gone wrong?

 

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga looks all but certain to become the next Prime Minister of Japan so we discuss what a Suga prime ministership will mean for Australia and the region.

 

Finally, it's only September but 2020 has proved to be Iran's annus horribilus. We talk about what's happened and what this all means for next year's presidential election.

 

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GeoPod: The Geopolitics Podcast by Tenjin ConsultingBy Tenjin Consulting