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Is Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla legal?
May 4, 2026
24m 00s
Is Mali's junta losing control?
May 3, 2026
24m 33s
Why are maritime laws failing to secure the seas?
May 2, 2026
23m 49s
Will Pakistan's land trade routes with Iran undermine the US?
May 1, 2026
24m 09s
How is Israel replicating its Gaza tactics in Lebanon?
May 1, 2026
20m 06s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 5/4/26 |  Is Israel's interception of the Global Sumud Flotilla legal? | Israeli forces detained two activists after stopping the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla off the coast of Greece. It happened in international waters nearly a thousand kilometres from the Gaza Strip. So, was this action legal? In this episode: Heidi Matthews, Assistant Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto Dan Perry, former Editor of the Associated Press for Europe, the Middle East and Africa and publisher of 'Ask Questions Later' on Substack Lynn Boylan, Member of the European Parliament for Dublin for the Sinn Fein party and Chair of the European Parliament Delegation for Relations with Palestine Host: Tom McRae Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube | 24m 00s | ||||||
| 5/3/26 |  Is Mali's junta losing control?✨ | Malijunta+4 | Oluwole OjewaleKabir Adamu+1 | Institute for Security StudiesBeacon Security and Intelligence+1 | Mali | Malijunta+5 | — | 24m 33s | |
| 5/2/26 |  Why are maritime laws failing to secure the seas?✨ | maritime lawsglobal trade+3 | Rockford WeizGeorge Theocharidis+1 | Fletcher Maritime Studies program at Tufts UniversityWorld Maritime University+1 | Strait of HormuzUS+1 | maritime lawsglobal trade+5 | — | 23m 49s | |
| 5/1/26 |  Will Pakistan's land trade routes with Iran undermine the US?✨ | land trade routesUS pressure campaign+4 | Mushahid Hussain SyedSetareh Sadeqi+1 | Al Jazeera | PakistanIran+2 | PakistanIran+6 | — | 24m 09s | |
| 5/1/26 |  How is Israel replicating its Gaza tactics in Lebanon?✨ | IsraelLebanon+4 | Ramzi KaissElijah Magnier+2 | Human Rights WatchOxfam | IsraelLebanon+1 | IsraelLebanon+5 | — | 20m 06s | |
| 4/29/26 |  Why is the UAE withdrawing from OPEC?✨ | UAEOPEC+4 | Chris WeaferCornelia Meyer+1 | OPEC | United Arab Emirates | UAEOPEC+6 | — | 24m 10s | |
| 4/28/26 |  Can the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty prevent a disaster?✨ | Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyUS-Iran relations+3 | Tariq RaufKelsey Davenport+1 | International Atomic Energy AgencyUS Arms Control Association+1 | USIran | Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyUS+4 | — | 24m 37s | |
| 4/27/26 |  Will elections make a difference to Palestinians living under Israeli occupation?✨ | Palestinian electionsIsraeli occupation+3 | Ahmed FattouhJalal Abukhater+1 | Fatah7amleh - The Arab Center for the Advancement of Social Media+1 | — | Palestinianselections+7 | — | 24m 55s | |
| 4/26/26 |  What are the implications of this latest unrest in Mali?✨ | Mali unrestmilitary conflict+3 | Oluwole OjewaleNicolas Normand+1 | Institute for Security StudiesAl-Qaeda+1 | Mali | Maliunrest+7 | — | 24m 31s | |
| 4/25/26 |  How serious are the divisions within NATO?✨ | NATO divisionsUS foreign policy+3 | Carne RossEli Bremer+1 | NATOIndependent Diplomat+1 | UKSpain+1 | NATODonald Trump+7 | — | 24m 05s | |
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| 4/24/26 |  Who's in control of AI?✨ | artificial intelligencetechnology+3 | Ramesh SrinivasanMarc Einstein+1 | UCLA Department of Information StudiesCounterpoint Research+2 | — | AIunauthorised access+6 | — | 23m 09s | |
| 4/23/26 |  How will an EU loan to Ukraine play out on the battlefield?✨ | EU loan to Ukraineoil revenue+4 | Marina MironMaximilian Hess+1 | King’s College LondonBrusselsReport.eu | UkraineEU+1 | EU loanUkraine+5 | — | 25m 38s | |
| 4/22/26 |  Can a divided EU become a voice against Israel's aggression?✨ | EU politicsIsrael aggression+3 | Bobby McDonaghDaniel Levy+1 | EUU.S. / Middle East Project+1 | — | EUIsrael+6 | — | 25m 05s | |
| 4/21/26 |  Who will rebuild Gaza?✨ | reconstructionGaza+3 | Xavier Abu EidSultan Barakat+2 | UNEuropean Union+3 | GazaIsrael | Gazarebuilding+5 | — | 20m 11s | |
| 4/20/26 |  How is the Iran war affecting Russia and Ukraine?✨ | Iran warRussia+5 | Chris WeaferSteven Erlanger+1 | Macro-AdvisoryThe New York Times+1 | UkraineRussia | Iran warRussia+5 | — | 24m 27s | |
| 4/19/26 |  Will the left-wing or right-wing leaders shape the global agenda? | Defending democracy ... The slogan of left-leaning world leaders in Spain meeting to counter the growing influence of the far right. Meanwhile in Italy, right-wing figures aim to build momentum. So, who will shape the global agenda? In this episode: Ruth Ferrero-Turrion, Professor, Political Science, Complutense University of Madrid. Georgios Samaras, Assistant Professor, Public Policy, King's College London. Rebecca Christie, Senior Fellow, Bruegel. Host: Tom McRae Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube | 24m 40s | ||||||
| 4/18/26 |  Will the UK prime minister Keir Starmer resign? | He's accused of links to the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. He also failed government security checks. Yet Peter Mandelson was appointed UK ambassador to the US. Now, the prime minister is under pressure to resign. But will he? And how will the fallout impact the UK Labour Party? In this episode: Denis MacShane - Former UK Foreign Office Minister of State and Labour MP Jennifer Nadel - Co-founder of the cross-party think-tank Compassion in Politics Giles Kenningham - Founder of Trafalgar Strategy and former communications director for the UK Conservative Party Host: Tom McRae Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube | 25m 00s | ||||||
| 4/17/26 |  Will the ceasefire in Lebanon hold? | Lebanon and Israel are holding their first direct talks in decades. But as Israel considers Hezbollah a threat, is a lasting peace agreement possible? And how much influence does Iran have in Lebanon? In this episode: Joe Macaron, Middle East geopolitical analyst Yossi Mekelberg, Senior Consulting Fellow at the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House Rami Khouri, Distinguished Fellow at the American University of Beirut Host: James Bays Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube | 25m 22s | ||||||
| 4/16/26 |  What role is China playing in the Iran war? | China tells its ally Iran that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened. International leaders have been visiting Beijing almost daily, underlining its importance in the crisis. So what's the impact of the war on China, and what role is it playing? Host: James Bays In this episode: Doug Bandow, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington DC Shaun Rein, Founder and Managing Director of the China Market Research Group in Shanghai Nader Habibi, Professor of Practice in the Economics of the Middle East at Brandeis University in Boston Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube | 24m 18s | ||||||
| 4/15/26 |  How serious are the mounting difficulties between the EU and Israel? | Israel's alliance with the European Union is under mounting political pressure. Behind the shift are demands to suspend the main agreement underpinning their close relations. But their ties survived Israel's war on Gaza, so why have there been difficulties between them? Host: James Bays In this episode: Barry Andrews, Member of the European Parliament Sven Kuhn Von Burgsdorff, former EU ambassador to the occupied Palestinian territories Eve Geddie, Director of the European Institutions Office at Amnesty International Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube | 26m 00s | ||||||
| 4/14/26 |  What's the fallout from the dispute between Trump and Pope Leo? | Donald Trump in a war of words with the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. The U.S. president refuses to apologise for criticising Pope Leo's opposition to the Iran conflict. He says the pontiff should stay out of American affairs. So, is this political interference or a moral duty to speak out? And what are the consequences? Host: Folly Bah Thibault In this episode: Cornel West, Professor and Dietrich Bonhoeffer Chair at the Union Theological Seminary Adolfo Franco, US Republican strategist Christopher White, Vatican journalist and author of a book on Pope Leo Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube | 25m 05s | ||||||
| 4/13/26 |  What's behind Viktor Orban's defeat? | Hungary's opposition has defeated Prime Minister Viktor Orban by a landslide. He governed for 16 years with a far-right agenda often described as 'authoritarian'. What led to his loss? And what does the outcome mean for the EU, US, and Russia? In this episode: Gabor Scheiring, Assistant Professor at Georgetown University in Qatar and a former member of National Assembly of Hungary Carl Bildt, Co-Chair of European Council on Foreign Relations and the Former Swedish Prime Minister Kim Lane Scheppele, Professor at Princeton University Host: Scott McLean Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube | 25m 12s | ||||||
| 4/12/26 |  What risks does the war on Iran pose to global food security? | The Iran war has created risks to food security from higher energy costs and shipping restrictions. The world's fertiliser production has been badly hit due to attacks on Gulf chemical plants. Where is food supply most at risk and could there be a lasting impact? In this episode: Mourad Wahba, Acting Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia. Avinash Kishore, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, Steve Keen, Economist and Honorary Professor, University College London. Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube | 25m 10s | ||||||
| 4/11/26 |  Has Israeli society become conditioned to permanent war? | A negative political and public reaction in Israel to the ceasefire with Iran - regardless of the respite it brings. No pause for Israel's army however or its victims - hundreds killed in Lebanon and more dead in Gaza. Has Israeli society become conditioned to permanent war? In this episode: Ilan Pappe - a historian and professor at Exeter University Gideon Levy - a columnist at Haaretz newspaper in Tel Aviv Haim Bresheeth - professor at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Host: Tom McRae Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube | 24m 14s | ||||||
| 4/10/26 |  Why is Hungary's election of such international importance? | Opinion polls in Hungary suggest long-time prime minister Viktor Orban has a battle on his hands in Sunday's election. The outcome will be keenly awaited in Washington, Moscow, Kyiv, and Brussels. So why is this election so important outside of Hungary? In this episode: Gabor Scheiring, a former member of the National Assembly of Hungary Istvan Kiss, political scientist, director of the Danube Institute and former political adviser in Prime Minister Viktor Orban's office Daniel Kelemen, law and politics professor, and McCourt Chair at the McCourt School of Public Policy at Georgetown University Host: Tom McRae Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube | 23m 35s | ||||||
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