Podcast appearances and mentions of abigail fielding smith

This week Erin, Loren, and Radha read the G20 tea leaves, opine on continued chaos in Afghanistan, and remind you about all the White House mayhem from Saudi politics to a Moscow Trump Tower. Radha gets way too excited about USMCA (pronounced U-Smack-Ah) and all things trade before the ladies round some pop culture.   Keeping Up Foreign Relations Afghanistan Rahim Faiez, "At Least 40 People Killed in Deadly 24 Hours Across Afghanistan," TIME John Bacon, "3 American service members killed in Afghanistan roadside bombing," USA Today Jessica Purkiss and Abigail Fielding-Smith, "Uptick in U.S. Air Strikes on Buildings in Afghanistan Raises Questions," Just Security  Ukraine Andrew Higgins, "Ukraine, on a War Footing, Looks Westward for Help," New York Times Andrew Osborn, "Citing Russia threat, Ukraine boosts security at ports, power plants," Reuters Alex Ward, "Russia just openly attacked Ukraine. That could mean their war will get worse." Vox It's Aghast G20 "US-China trade war: Deal agreed to suspend new trade tariffs," BBC Krishanadev Calamur, "The G20 Communique Bookends the George H.W. Bush Era," Atlantic "Perceptible improvement in India-China relations, say Modi and Xi on G20 sidelines," India Today USMCA Jen Kirby, "USMCA, the new trade deal between the US, Canada, and Mexico, explained," Vox White House Mayhem Yemen  Jordan Tama, "Why is the Senate challenging Trump on Yemen? Here's what you need to know." Washington Post Scott R. Anderson, "Taking Stock of the Yemen Resolution," Lawfare New START Joe Gould, "US lawmakers tangle over nuclear arsenal, Russia treaties," Defense News L'Affaire Russe John McLaughlin, Tweet Emma Loop, "The House Intelligence Committee Will Investigate Trump's Company's Plan To Give Putin A $50 Million Penthouse," BuzzFeed News Anthony Cormier and Jason Leopold, "The Definitive Story Of How Trump's Team Worked The Trump Moscow Deal During The Campaign," BuzzFeed News Border Emily Kopp, "Immigration Experts: Tear Gas Has Been Used at the Border for Years, But Never on Children," Roll Call Government Shutdown Niv Elis, "Border wall bickering raises odds of shutdown," Hill Michael Collins, "Another government shutdown? Congress has a week to pass a spending bill to keep the lights on," USA Today Pop Culture Orli Matlow, "Woman's fake viral pic with Michael B. Jordan turned into reality. Anything is possible!" Someecards Owen Gleiberman, "Film Review: 'The Favourite,'" Variety    

This week Erin, Loren, and Radha read the G20 tea leaves, opine on continued chaos in Afghanistan, and remind you about all the White House mayhem from Saudi politics to a Moscow Trump Tower. Radha gets way too excited about USMCA (pronounced U-Smack-Ah) and all things trade before the ladies round some pop culture.   Keeping Up Foreign Relations Afghanistan Rahim Faiez, "At Least 40 People Killed in Deadly 24 Hours Across Afghanistan," TIME John Bacon, "3 American service members killed in Afghanistan roadside bombing," USA Today Jessica Purkiss and Abigail Fielding-Smith, "Uptick in U.S. Air Strikes on Buildings in Afghanistan Raises Questions," Just Security  Ukraine Andrew Higgins, "Ukraine, on a War Footing, Looks Westward for Help," New York Times Andrew Osborn, "Citing Russia threat, Ukraine boosts security at ports, power plants," Reuters Alex Ward, "Russia just openly attacked Ukraine. That could mean their war will get worse." Vox It's Aghast G20 "US-China trade war: Deal agreed to suspend new trade tariffs," BBC Krishanadev Calamur, "The G20 Communique Bookends the George H.W. Bush Era," Atlantic "Perceptible improvement in India-China relations, say Modi and Xi on G20 sidelines," India Today USMCA Jen Kirby, "USMCA, the new trade deal between the US, Canada, and Mexico, explained," Vox White House Mayhem Yemen  Jordan Tama, "Why is the Senate challenging Trump on Yemen? Here's what you need to know." Washington Post Scott R. Anderson, "Taking Stock of the Yemen Resolution," Lawfare New START Joe Gould, "US lawmakers tangle over nuclear arsenal, Russia treaties," Defense News L'Affaire Russe John McLaughlin, Tweet Emma Loop, "The House Intelligence Committee Will Investigate Trump's Company's Plan To Give Putin A $50 Million Penthouse," BuzzFeed News Anthony Cormier and Jason Leopold, "The Definitive Story Of How Trump's Team Worked The Trump Moscow Deal During The Campaign," BuzzFeed News Border Emily Kopp, "Immigration Experts: Tear Gas Has Been Used at the Border for Years, But Never on Children," Roll Call Government Shutdown Niv Elis, "Border wall bickering raises odds of shutdown," Hill Michael Collins, "Another government shutdown? Congress has a week to pass a spending bill to keep the lights on," USA Today Pop Culture Orli Matlow, "Woman's fake viral pic with Michael B. Jordan turned into reality. Anything is possible!" Someecards Owen Gleiberman, "Film Review: 'The Favourite,'" Variety    

Ep.3 Back to the source The Bureau of Investigative Journalism’s Abigail Fielding-Smith finds a vital source, who lets her into the world of the Pentagon’s top-secret propaganda machine. With: Abigail Fielding-Smith Read all about it: http://labs.thebureauinvestigates.com/fake-news-and-false-flags/ Hosted and produced: Maeve McClenaghan Production advice: Lorna Stewart Music: Dice Muse See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Correspondents with tales to tell. In this edition: Gabriel Gatehouse watching the unfolding revolution in Ukraine; Abigail Fielding-Smith in the Lebanese capital Beirut as the war in Syria creeps ever closer; Will Grant on the latest chapter in the extraordinary story of drugs baron Joaquin 'Shorty' Guzman; Rachel McCormack gets a taste of the heated argument in Spain over the possibility of Catalan independence and 12 hours across the Karakum desert: Jonathan Fryer has time on the train to consider the ripples of revolution and who, if anyone, might be here for eternity.

With the Syrian conflict now over two years old and political positions hardening, Roula Khalaf, Middle East editor, James Blitz, diplomatic editor and Beirut correspondent Abigail Fielding-Smith join world news editor Shawn Donnan to discuss the disarray among the Syrian opposition, the relaxation of the EU arms embargo and the impact of Hizbollah fighters. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The death toll in Syria is now estimated at a horrifying 70,000, and the pressure on the United States to intervene is mounting, particularly with the suggestion that the Syrian government may have used chemical weapons. Geoff Dyer in Washington and Abigail Fielding-Smith in Beirut join Gideon Rachman to discuss where the debate over Western intervention in Syria stands. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

March 15 marks the second anniversary of the start of the uprising against the Assad regime in Syria and on March 20 it will have been a decade since the start of the Iraq war, a conflict that still reverberates around the region and the world. Abigail Fielding-Smith, FT correspondent in Damascus; David Gardner, senior international affairs commentator, and Roula Khalaf, Middle East editor, join Shawn Donnan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week the FT's world news editor Shawn Donnan is joined by James Blitz, diplomatic editor and Abigail Fielding-Smith in Beirut to discuss the conflict in Syria. Violence in the capital Damascus and commercial centre Aleppo, the disclosure that the regime possesses chemical weapons, refugee flight and the risk of instability spreading into Lebanon – is there now a case for western intervention? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: The race for the Republican nomination heats up in the US; Yemen on the brink of collapse; the E.coli outbreak in Europe causes rift between Spain and Germany. Presented by Gideon Rachman with Clive Crook in the studio in London, Abigail Fielding-Smith in Beirut and Quentin Peel in Berlin. Produced by LJ Filotrani See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: the Syrian government escalates its use of force against protestors; Pakistan's prime minister calls for investigation into the army's intelligence of bin Laden's hideout; Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel announces her backing for the next president of the European Central Bank. Presented by James Blitz with Abigail Fielding-Smith in Beirut, Farhan Bokhari in Islamabad, Quentin Peel in Berlin and David Gardner in London. Produced by LJ Filotrani See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Syria has lifted its 48-year old emergency law in a bid to appease pro-democracy protesters. Fiona Symon asked Abigail Fielding-Smith in Beirut how the latest government tactic was likely to be viewed by opponents of the regime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this week's podcast: The threat to Yemen's president; refugees and the Libyan crisis; and, shutting down the government in Washington. Presented by Gideon Rachman with James Crabtree in the studio, Abigail Fielding-Smith in Sana and Guy Dinmore in Rome. Produced by LJ Filotrani See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Students in Yemen, inspired by events in Egypt and Tunisia, have launched a campaign of mass demonstrations to persuade President Ali Abduallah Saleh - to step down. Fiona Symon asks FT correspondent Abigail Fielding-Smith, who is in the Yemeni capital Sana, what has been achieved so far. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.