The Shortwave Report June 19, 2026
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This episode features an interview with political scientist Aksel Sundstrom discussing the age gap between leaders and citizens, alongside reports on the G7 summit and military actions involving the US and Ukraine.
This week's show begins with an interview with a political scientist researching why the leaders of most countries are twice the age of the average citizens, several reports on the G7 summit, several reports and press reviews on the agreement between the US and Iran, massive drone strike by Ukraine on Moscow, and the US military does a deadly strike inside Venezuela. This week's show features stories from Radio Deutsche-Welle, France 24, NHK Japan, and Radio Havana Cuba. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260619.mp3 (29:00) From GERMANY- An interview with Aksel Sundstrom a political scientist at the University of Gothenburg and co-author of a book entitled “Youth Without Representation.” They discuss the fact that most leaders in the world are twice the age of the average citizen and how this alters their priorities. It is often said that age brings wisdom but clearly that is not always accurate- and most corporations are not led by people over 70. It has been noted that after a certain age politicians stop talking about the future. From FRANCE- At the G7 summit in France the leaders did not issue a joint comprehensive statement but did reaffirm some comments on Iran, Taiwan, and…
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