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The audio version of the weekly International Intrigue newsletter. Each week, two former diplomats cover two important foreign affairs stories you might have missed, and tell you why they matter. Subscribe to the Newsletter for links and extra features! internationalintrigue.substack.com

International Intrigue


    • Sep 29, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    Latest episodes from International Intrigue Audio Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 25:00


    Welcome to the final edition of International Intrigue ‘1.0'. If you're a first time reader, or if you missed our announcement last Friday, things are about to change around here, and we couldn't be more excited about what's ahead. As promised, this week we bring you a very special Q & A edition. We received ~25 questions via email and Twitter, so we could only pick some of them to answer. Highlights include: What is the biggest mistake in foreign policy in the 21st century? What's the significance of expelling an ambassador? What's your most embarrassing moment as a diplomat? If you're wondering how you can support us, we have a simple answer: please tell everyone you know about International Intrigue. The more people who find our work, the more likely our big plans for the future will be a raging success!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 18:38


    This week we're delighted to be supported by: explore the frontier of business, cryptocurrencies, and NFTs with the Token MBA. This week we can't help but cover the US-UK-Australia-but-most-definitely-not-France nuclear submarine deal:

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 16:27


    This week we're sponsored by... ourselves! We're looking for launch partners for our new product. If you'd like more info, get in touch here. COP 26 is just a few weeks away and climate change is a central focus at the UN General Assembly's gatherings this month. So this week, we bring you a special edition:

    Is US v China really 'Cold War 2.0'?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 16:41


    This week we're sponsored by The Daily Upside - Get More Than News. Get Insights. This week's edition: Lately we're seeing the US-China relationship increasingly called a ‘Cold War 2.0'. So this week we ask:

    Your guide to the German election

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 16:26


    ☕ This week we're sponsored by Morning Brew. There's a reason over 3 million people start their day with Morning Brew - the daily email that delivers the latest news from Wall Street to Silicon Valley. Business news doesn't have to be dry and dense... make your mornings more enjoyable, for free. Check it out here. This week's edition: Germany goes to the polls on 26 September and for the first time in 16 years their Chancellor will definitely not be Angela Merkel. This week we bring you:

    Special edition: Afghanistan, August 2021

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2021 18:28


    Hi hi hi! This week: Sadly, what's going on in Afghanistan right now is just too big to ignore. But instead of rehashing what you've no doubt read elsewhere, this week we've decided to cover two angles you might not have thought about:

    The Pope's diplomacy | Mexico's iron river

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2021 18:04


    Hey y'all! Having a good week? We hope so! Don't you ever forget you can go right here to read the newsletter on your phone, subscribe to the newsletter

    Modern Tunisia | Antifragile foreign policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 16:48


    Welcome! Go here to read the newsletter on your phone, here to subscribe to the newsletter, and here follow on John on Twitter! This week:

    Turkey's new empire | What even is volatility?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2021 15:10


    Friends! Welcome! Go here to read the newsletter on your phone, here to subscribe to the newsletter, and here follow on John on Twitter! This week:

    The future of Southeast Asia | How maths could prevent a war

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2021 17:25


    If you've got 4 minutes to spare, please take our survey so we can make Intrigue better for you. No unifying theme this week, in fact, two stories about as far apart as you can get:

    Haiti & Afghanistan: how not to transfer power

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2021 18:15


    This week we take a look at how not to transfer power in a country:

    Oceans: the cause of & solution to all of life's problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2021 16:41


    This week: How the next world war could start: freedom of navigation under international maritime law. How the next world war could be avoided: is deep-sea mining the answer to our rare earth problems? Don't forget, you can read the newsletter on your phone, subscribe to the newsletter, and follow on John on Twitter!

    2021 so far: three themes and what we're keeping an eye on

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2021 10:11


    This week:

    Tanzania's big new port | Did a Chinese spy catcher defect?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 15:11


    Apologies for the delay and the sound issues this week Intriguers! The technical gods were not our friends. Back to normal next week! Don't forget, you can read this edition on your phone, subscribe to the newsletter, and follow on John on Twitter! This week: Tanzania: Belt and Road and the Bagamoyo Port Did a Chinese spy catcher defect to the US in February?

    China v Hong Kong | Protests in Colombia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2021 15:16


    Read this edition on your phone, subscribe to the newsletter, and follow on John on Twitter! Well loyal Intriguers, another week two more global affairs stories for you. This week:

    Special edition: The Rise & Fall of Darkside

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2021 14:08


    Subscribe to the newsletter here, and follow on John on Twitter! Well loyal Intriguers, we've got a very Special Edition for you this week...

    Landmark G7 agreement | Tokyo Olympics in peril?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 17:04


    Subscribe to the newsletter here, and follow on John on Twitter! This week:

    Iran's game of thrones | Ian Bremmer's big tech future

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2021 14:22


    WTF just happened in Belarus? | Five crowdsourced predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2021 15:36


    Friday Bonus: Helen talks about her time in Israel, visiting Gaza, and what it was like to write this week's note

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 31:35


    Happy Friday! As promised, a little bonus tidbit for you loyal friends of Intrigue. Helen spent three years as an Australian diplomat in Israel. In a very informal discussion, we discuss this week's Israel & Palestine newsletter that went out on Wednesday: Helen talks about living in Israel and what it was like to visit Gaza Israeli domestic politics, Jerusalem, and the life of Arab Israelis How she felt writing about these issues this week If you like this little bonus chat, let us know. We enjoyed recording it and we'd love to do more if people enjoy them! You can subscribe to the newsletter here. Please give us five stars on Apple Podcasts! (Apparently it helps new listeners find us). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/internationalintrigue/message

    Special edition: Israel & Palestine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2021 20:40


    Please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify! This week:

    Braveheart 2.0 | What is superforecasting?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2021 15:49


    Listen now | Will Scotland become independent for the first time since 1707? The CIA tries to predict the future through superforecasting. What is it? Get on the email list at internationalintrigue.substack.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/internationalintrigue/message

    Drama in Central Asia | Dan Wang's annual letter

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2021 16:00


    Listen now | Kyrgyzstan and Tajikstan go to war (sort of) and get reprimanded by Putin | Geopolitical analyst Dan Wang has very thoughtful things to say about the future of China Get on the email list at internationalintrigue.substack.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/internationalintrigue/message

    Is Russia invading Ukraine? | Cloud countries

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2021 14:31


    Listen now | A build up of military equipment on the Russia Ukraine border, and the 'out there' idea of building a digital first country. Get on the email list at internationalintrigue.substack.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/internationalintrigue/message

    Cuba's new leader | The rise of violent supremacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2021 13:31


    Listen now | We're still having conversations about our friends and family round. If you'd like to get involved send us a Twitter dm at @intintrigue. We'd love to hear from you! Get on the email list at internationalintrigue.substack.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/internationalintrigue/message

    Israel v Iran | Inside Intel

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2021 13:19


    Listen now | The Iran nuclear deal under pressure & Intel's game-changing keynote Get on the email list at internationalintrigue.substack.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/internationalintrigue/message

    Estonia's digital society | Militants in Mozambique

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2021 17:27


    Listen now | We're fundraising! Get on the email list at internationalintrigue.substack.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/internationalintrigue/message

    The Suez debacle | Xinjiang and the future

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 14:21


    The China Edition: is confrontation inevitable?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2021 15:07


    🥶 Modern lessons from Antarctica | 🌊Fukushima 10 years on

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2021 14:26


    Venezuela, gold, and the future of sanctions | Murder in Istanbul

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2021 13:06


    The Future Edition: how mercenaries and AI tech are changing diplomacy

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 13:24


    Listen now | This week we bring you a special 'Future Edition'. We've taken a look at two big trends in global affairs and asked how they might mean for us all in the future: At 0:50 -

    What is govtech? | Water: the new petroleum

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 12:22


    Listen now | This week:

    A new space race | Brazil's got big problems

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 14:10


    Listen now | Good morning! A warm welcome to our 41 new subscribers - we're delighted you've joined us and can't wait to hear what you think of International Intrigue. Unless you don't like it; you can keep that to yourself. We're big believers that governments should be less risk averse when it comes to communicating with the public. But we honestly didn't think we'd have to caveat that with: "unless you're the CIA trying to cash in on good Valentines Day vibes". Get on the email list at internationalintrigue.substack.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/internationalintrigue/message

    #14 China's new digital currency | Saudi Arabia & the business of wars (Audio)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 15:02


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