The Shortwave Report May 22, 2026

The Shortwave Report May 22, 2026

From The Shortwave Report by Dan Roberts

May 21, 2026 · 29 min · Episode 226

About this episode

This episode covers international political developments, media narratives, and features an interview about the influence of Big Tech in politics.

This weeks show begins with the Chinese and Russian presidents meet in Beijing, there is international outrage after the Israeli Security Minister taunts kidnapped flotilla activists, Cuba says US media story about preparations to attack the US are pure propaganda, interview with a journalist about "Inside the Broligarchy: Is Big Tech Running Politics?" This week's show features stories from NHK Japan, France 24, Radio Havana Cuba, and Radio Deutsche-Welle. http://youthspeaksout.net/swr260522.mp3 (29:00) From JAPAN- The UN conference on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty is concluding this week. The Chinese and Russian Presidents met in Beijing, saying their relationship has reached unprecedented heights. There was a BRICS meeting in India where Iran accused the UAE of being directly involved in the US/Israeli war on Iran. Iran listed its proposal to the US. Israel detained 432 activists on a flotilla bringing aid to Gaza- the Israeli security minister had himself videoed humiliating those detained- international opinion was very critical. US news site Axios accused Cuba of planning to attack US targets with Iranian and Russian drones. From FRANCE- A press review on the…

People in this episode

Host: Dan Roberts

Guest: British journalist and author

Topics covered

  • international relations
  • political commentary
  • media criticism
  • human rights
  • geopolitics

Keywords

  • China
  • Russia
  • Israel
  • Cuba
  • Iran
  • BRICS
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
  • Big Tech
  • politics

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cuba, US media, Axios, BRICS

Books & works: Inside the Broligarchy: Is Big Tech Running Politics?

Places: Beijing, Iran, UAE, Gaza, Lebanon, West Bank

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