The Debate Podcast
1) Message from the palace? UK state visit for Macron before Trump
His post may be largely ceremonial but his messaging’s crystal clear. The first state dinner at the palace of King Charles’ reign going to France’s Emmanuel Macron, not the United States’ Donald Trump...Show More
2) Gaza ceasefire: What if Israel says yes?
Benjamin Netanyahu’s done it before…making positive noises about a Gaza truce before boarding a plane to America… only for it all to unravel after he lands. For the Israeli prime minister's third visi...Show More
3) Too late to win over Trump? Europe frets as US freezes some weapons for Ukraine
Remember last week and that collective sigh of relief among allies that Donald Trump had a) showed up at the Nato summit and b) agreed to a sidebar meeting with his Ukranian counterpart after which th...Show More
4) How hard will Trump push? US president touts Gaza truce plan ahead of Netanyahu visit
We’ve seen this movie before.
5) Europe’s growing heat waves: Air conditioning for all?
Ah, the politics of keeping cool. First day of July and already France and parts of Europe are enduring their second major heatwave with no respite: from the shores of the Mediterranean warmed by wate...Show More
6) To whom does Venice belong? Bezos wedding draws attention to bucket list destination
Where else but the city of merchants, one whose fortune was founded on global trade to host the celebrity wedding of the digital age’s king of commerce?Dateline, Venice. Jeff Bezos, the billionaire ow...Show More
7) Alliance with "daddy" issues? NATO leaders flatter Trump to keep US on board
Allies can breathe a sigh of relief. The same Donald Trump who left the G-Seven Summit early showing up on time for the Nato summit in the Netherlands, an abridged summit to curry favor and keep his u...Show More
8) The 12-day war: Will Israel-Iran conflict reshape the region?
Donald Trump went all-in with B2 bomber raids against Iran's nuclear installations over the weekend and then surprised allies and adversaries alike with a ceasefire announcement late on Monday. All th...Show More
9) Trump's War: Can US impose its will on weakened Iran?
There’s the plan — and then there are the unintended consequences. The United States talks diplomacy, then bombs Iran. It suggests the targeting of nuclear sites may have been a one-off, yet leaves th...Show More
10) The age of war? Israel-Iran conflict further undemines global security
Donald Trump sold us a different kind of Pax Americana. The U-S-led global rules-based order was always about soft power backed by bulk military might.Trump's rules on Inauguration Day veered instead ...Show More