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Fundación Juan March
¿Cuál es la imagen internacional de España?

Fundación Juan March

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 59:15


Varias iniciativas gubernamentales recientes como la Marca España o España Global han tenido como intención mejorar la percepción y difundir los aspectos positivos de España en el exterior, y sin embargo los estereotipos culturales y la actualidad informativa continúan imponiéndose como los factores determinantes a la hora de determinar la opinión pública y la imagen nacional. Esta sesión, que tendrá como participantes invitados a Sandrine Morel y Daniel Dombey, corresponsales de Le Monde en España y el Financial Times en Madrid, respectivamente, discurrirá acerca de la imagen internacional de España en la prensa extranjera: ¿cuáles son los temas prioritarios y qué noticias reciben mayor atención mediática?, ¿coincide la percepción interna con la imagen exterior? o ¿qué influencia tiene la imagen exterior de un país?Más información de este acto

Fundación Juan March
¿Cuál es la imagen internacional de España?. Sandrine Morel y Daniel Dombey

Fundación Juan March

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2021 59:14


La cuestión palpitante: ¿Cuál es la imagen internacional de España?. Sandrine Morel y Daniel Dombey entrevistados por Antonio San José e Íñigo Alfonso. Varias iniciativas gubernamentales recientes como la Marca España o España Global han tenido como intención mejorar la percepción y difundir los aspectos positivos de España en el exterior, y sin embargo los estereotipos culturales y la actualidad informativa continúan imponiéndose como los factores determinantes a la hora de determinar la opinión pública y la imagen nacional. Esta sesión, que tendrá como participantes invitados a Sandrine Morel y Daniel Dombey, corresponsales de Le Monde en España y el Financial Times en Madrid, respectivamente, discurrirá acerca de la imagen internacional de España en la prensa extranjera: ¿cuáles son los temas prioritarios y qué noticias reciben mayor atención mediática?, ¿coincide la percepción interna con la imagen exterior? o ¿qué influencia tiene la imagen exterior de un país? Formato de debate en el que, una vez al mes, los lunes a las 18:30 horas, destacados especialistas analizan temas relevantes de la realidad social, con los periodistas Antonio San José e Íñigo Alfonso. Salud y alimentación, periodismo independiente, calidad democrática en España, los nuevos focos del descontento global o vacunas han sido algunos de los últimos temas protagonistas. Los presentadores plantean algunas preguntas propuestas por el público en lacuestionpalpitante@march.es Explore en www.march.es/conferencias/anteriores el archivo completo de Conferencias en la Fundación Juan March: casi 3.000 conferencias, disponibles en audio, impartidas desde 1975.

FT World Weekly
Introducing: The Rachman Review

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 17:59


Life in Europe's coronavirus hotspots: Foreign affairs columnist Gideon Rachman discusses how the coronavirus epidemic has been handled in Italy and Spain with the local FT correspondents, Miles Johnson in Rome and Daniel Dombey in Madrid. How are citizens reacting to the lockdown and what will be the long-term political and economic impact? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Rachman Review
Life in Europe's coronavirus hotspots

The Rachman Review

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 17:59


Foreign affairs columnist Gideon Rachman discusses how the coronavirus epidemic has been handled in Italy and Spain with the local FT correspondents, Miles Johnson in Rome and Daniel Dombey in Madrid. How are citizens reacting to the lockdown and what will be the long-term political and economic impact?You can listen to The Rachman Review for free on Spotify, soon on Apple Podcasts, Acast, or wherever you get your podcasts.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT News in Focus
Introducing: The Rachman Review

FT News in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2020 17:59


Life in Europe's coronavirus hotspots: Foreign affairs columnist Gideon Rachman discusses how the coronavirus epidemic has been handled in Italy and Spain with the local FT correspondents, Miles Johnson in Rome and Daniel Dombey in Madrid. How are citizens reacting to the lockdown and what will be the long-term political and economic impact? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT News Briefing
Friday, November 8

FT News Briefing

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 8:39


Bankers for Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering have dangled the possibility of bonus payouts that could take the company’s annual dividend past $100bn and Disney’s costs climb as it gets ready to debut its new streaming service. Meanwhile, billionaire and former mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg has taken his first official steps to run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020, US stocks closed at record highs on Thursday following reports that Washington and Beijing agreed to remove some trade tariffs in phases and the Bank of England has given its clearest signal yet that it will be prepared to cut interest rates if the UK economy slows further. Plus, Spain will head to the polls on Sunday for the fourth time in as many years. The FT’s Daniel Dombey explains the political deadlock, and what to expect from the upcoming election. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT News in Focus
Catalonia ruling fans flames of Spain’s divisions

FT News in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2019 17:33


Catalonia erupted this week after a Spanish Supreme Court decision to jail a group of separatist leaders for their part in organising an illegal independence referendum. The regional government attacked the sentences and thousands took to the streets in protest. Katie Martin discusses what happens next, with Daniel Dombey, FT correspondent in Madrid.Contributors: Katie Martin, capital markets editor, and Daniel Dombey, Madrid correspondent. Producer: Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Istanbul mayoral vote puts Turkish democracy to the test

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2019 13:18


The decision to order a re-run of the Istanbul mayoral election which an opposition candidate won by a small margin is testing the faith of those who believe Turkish democracy can survive under President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Barney Jopson discusses the ramifications with Ayla Jean Yackley and Daniel Dombey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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FT World Weekly
Global arms control arrangements under threat

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 14:01


Anne Sylvaine-Chassany and guests discuss Donald Trump’s threat to withdraw from the so-called Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty, How much of a question mark does this put over what is left of the arms control arrangements that have helped the US and the Soviet Union contain the risk of nuclear confrontation. Contributors: Anne-Sylvaine-Chassany, world news editor, Daniel Dombey, deputy world editor, Henry Foy, Moscow bureau chief and Michael Peel, diplomacy correspondent. Producers: Fiona Symon and Sam Westran See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Can the world avoid a climate change catastrophe?

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 15:13


A UN report on climate change this week concluded the earth had warmed by 1C since pre-industrial times and was likely to heat up by a further 2C by the turn of the century. Daniel Dombey discusses what this means with the FT's Leslie Hook and Ed Crooks See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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FT World Weekly
Nafta is salvaged: how much did Trump gain?

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2018 16:06


Daniel Dombey discusses the new trilateral pact called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement with the FT's Alan Beattie and James Politi See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Brazil's polarising vote

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2018 15:44


Weeks before Brazil's presidential election, voters appear to be gravitating to opposite ends of the political spectrum, with a right-wing populist Jair Bolsonaro going head to head with the Workers' party candidate Fernando Haddad. Daniel Dombey discusses what this means for Brazil and the region with Joe Leahy and Jonathan Wheatley See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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FT World Weekly
Africa's rapid urban expansion

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 10:32


Almost unnoticed, Africa has become the world’s most rapidly urbanising continent. Daniel Dombey discusses the implications with David Pilling and Barney JopsonRead David's article here See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT News in Focus
Turkey's currency crisis

FT News in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2018 9:29


The Turkish lira has lost more than 40 per cent of its value since the start of the year and the slide has been exacerbated by a war of words between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump. Daniel Dombey discusses the currency crisis, what caused it, and its wider impact with Laura Pitel and Martin Arnold See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT News in Focus
Obrador wins sweeping victory in Mexico's presidential elections

FT News in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 6:06


Andrés Manuel López Obrador has won a landslide victory in Mexico’s presidential elections, making the veteran leftist politician the most powerful president in more than a generation. Amlo, as he is popularly known, has promised to make the poor his priority and will have the capacity to unpick some of the market-friendly policies favoured by his predecessors. Daniel Dombey discusses what kind of president he will make with the FT’s Jude Webber in Mexico City. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
What will Turkey's president do with his new powers?

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2018 18:11


Recep Tayyip Erdogan has fulfilled his dream of taking the helm of an all-powerful executive presidency in Turkey. Daniel Dombey discusses what he will do with the unprecedented control he now has over the levers of the state with the FT's Laura Pitel in AnkaraThis show was temorarily unavailable due to an error that has now been fixed. Apologies to all our listeners. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT News in Focus
Iraq voters put faith in radical Shia leader

FT News in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2018 7:52


Iraq’s parliamentary election threw up a surprise result after Muqtada al-Sadr, a populist cleric once seen as the face of Shia resistance against the US occupation, looked like being the leader of the bloc with the most seats. Daniel Dombey discusses what this means for Iraq and the region with the FT’s Andrew England See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Iran nuclear deal: what happens next?

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2018 15:51


What will be the impact of Donald Trump's decision to renounce the Iran nuclear deal on the Middle East and on global alliances? Daniel Dombey puts the question to the FT's Katrina Manson and Andrew England See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Trump's legal woes mount

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2018 16:04


Donald Trump was hoping that the Russia probe would be over by now but, if anything, it is intensifying with the news that Robert Mueller has subpoenaed the Trump Organisation to turn over documents. Daniel Dombey asks the FT's Demetri Sevastopulo and Ed Luce how damaging this is for the US president and whether an end is in sight. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Germany's new grand coalition

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2018 11:43


After four months of bargaining, Germany is to have a new government. Angela Merkel will remain chancellor and the foreign and finance minister jobs will be occupied by the centre-left SPD. EU officials are delighted with the pro-European tilt of the latest grand coalition. Daniel Dombey discusses what this means for Germany and Europe with the FT's Alex Barker and Guy Chazan See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Turkey-US spat: who will blink first?

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2017 11:17


US-Turkish relations have plunged to a new low following America's decision to suspend issuing any non-immigrant visas to Turks. Gideon Rachman discusses how the rift came about and how serious it is with Daniel Dombey and Mehul Srivastava See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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FT News in Focus
Kurds seize initiative in independence vote

FT News in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2017 8:35


Iraqi Kurds voted in favour of independence this week in a non-binding referendum that angered Baghdad and provoked a furious reaction from neighbouring Turkey. Daniel Dombey discusses what the Kurds hoped to gain and why President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused them of treachery with the FT's Erika Solomon in Irbil and Mehul Srivastava in Istanbul. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Barcelona terror attack

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2017 13:27


As Spanish police investigate the origins of last week's terrorist attack on pedestrians in the Las Ramblas tourist district of Barcelona, Daniel Dombey asks Sam Jones and Michael Stothard what we know so far and how such attacks can be prevented. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Politics
Brexit at home and abroad

FT Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2017 28:54


As the UK prepares to enter the next round of negotiations with the EU, we discuss how much progress has been made, whether Brussels and Britain are on the same page and what will happen next week. With George Parker, Alex Barker and Daniel Dombey of the Financial Times, plus Jill Rutter from the Institute for Government. Presented by Sebastian Payne. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT News in Focus
EU and Japan seal free trade agreement

FT News in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 11:02


EU-Japan free trade pact signals a direct challenge to Donald Trump's policy of protectionism. The FT's Robin Harding and Daniel Dombey give their assessment of the significance of the deal to James Wilson. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Europe's Brexit wrangling

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2017 19:49


It's been a tempestuous week in the world of Brexit. British prime minister Theresa May angrily denounced the EU for "meddling" in the British election, just days after reports were leaked of her acrimonious dinner with Brussels officials. Jonathan Derbyshire joins the FT's Gideon Rachman and Daniel Dombey to discuss the future of the UK-EU relationship. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Where does Erdogan go from here?

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2017 16:46


By winning last week's constitutional referendum, albeit narrowly, Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has achieved his long-held ambition of taming the country's institutions. Daniel Dombey discusses how he is likely to use his new powers with Delphine Strauss and Mehul Srivastava. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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FT World Weekly
Trump travel ban sparks global backlash

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2017 11:36


Donald Trump's controversial visa ban has led to chaos at airports and condemnation from abroad. What are the consequences - at home and overseas - of this unprecedented move by the new president? Daniel Dombey, the FT's deputy world news editor, discusses the question with Washington bureau chief Demetri Sevastopulo and Erika Solomon, Middle East correspondent. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Trade, Trump and Brexit

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2017 15:35


This week, UK prime minister Theresa May laid out her plans for a 'hard' Brexit, as US president-elect Donald Trump expressed doubts about the EU's future and promised a 'quick' US-UK trade deal. How feasible would such a deal be? And is the west retreating from a free trade model that has taken decades to roll out? Daniel Dombey, the FT's Brexit editor, discusses with Brussels bureau chief Alex Barker and FT world trade editor Shawn Donnan. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Politics
Goodbye Sir Ivan, hello Sir Tim

FT Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 29:11


With Alex Barker, James Blitz and Daniel Dombey of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Turkey battles political turmoil and terrorists

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2017 12:18


The new year began with a terrorist attack on a nightclub in Istanbul which left 39 dead - the latest blow to hit a country still reeling from the aftermath of a failed coup last year and the political purges that followed. Gideon Rachman discusses Turkey's prospects with Daniel Dombey and Mehul Srivastava See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
How will the events of 2016 play out in the coming year?

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2016 15:01


Daniel Dombey asks Gideon Rachman, the FT's chief foreign affairs columnist, and Fred Studemann, features editor, how the big events of 2016 - Brexit, the US election, and Syria - will play out on the world stage in the coming year. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT Politics
Theresa May targets the elite, and has business any clarity on Brexit?

FT Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2016 23:07


With George Parker, Gideon Rachman, Sarah Gordon and Daniel Dombey of the Financial Times. Presented by Sebastian Payne. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Theresa May's Brexit vision

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2016 12:58


At the UK Conservative party conference this week we got a clearer sense of Theresa May's Brexit vision, with the prime minister announcing that the process for leaving the bloc will be formally set in motion early next year. So what are the implications at this stage for Britain - and for Europe? Gideon Rachman puts the question to Daniel Dombey, the FT's Brexit editor, and Brussels bureau chief Alex Barker. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Turkey's Syrian gamble

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2016 11:43


Turkey sent tanks into Syria on Wednesday, as part of a major offensive ostensibly against Isis - but also to contain Syrian Kurds. The move follows a recent coup attempt against President Erdogan and a deadly terrorist attack in the southern Turkish town of Gaziantep. Andrew England, the FT's Middle East editor, speaks with Turkey correspondent Mehul Srivastava and former Turkey correspondent Daniel Dombey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Turkey's bungled putsch

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2016 11:50


Following a failed military coup in Turkey, President Erdogan has launched a sweeping crackdown on alleged plot sympathisers. Who was responsible for the uprising? And how have Ankara's western allies responded? The FT's World News editor Ben Hall speaks to Mehul Srivastava, the FT's correspondent in Turkey, and former Turkey correspondent Daniel Dombey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Italy's struggling banks pose a test for Renzi and the EU

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2016 13:11


Italy's banking system is struggling in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union and ahead of stress tests this month. What does this mean for the future of Matteo Renzi, Italy's prime minister, and for Europe's wider economic prospects? Daniel Dombey puts the question to the FT's Alex Barker and James Politi. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Chilcot report issues damning verdict on Iraq war

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2016 13:38


This week's Chilcot report delivered a damning verdict on Britain’s decision to go to war in Iraq in 2003. The UK's political, military and intelligence establishments were all implicated, but particular criticism was reserved for Tony Blair, the former prime minister. Daniel Dombey discusses the report's findings with the FT's James Blitz and Roula Khalaf See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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FT News in Focus
Turkey's Erdogan cements his authority

FT News in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2015 7:52


Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has cemented his authority after his AK party won a convincing victory in this week's parliamentary elections. Daniel Dombey asks Mehul Srivastava, FT correspondent in Ankara, what the result means for Turkey's economy and its ties with the west. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Turmoil in Turkey

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2015 10:52


Turkey suffered its worst terrorist attack at the weekend, but rather than uniting the country in grief, it has exacerbated suspicions that the ruling AK party is intent on stoking ethno-sectarian tensions ahead of next month's elections. Ben Hall discusses the crisis with Daniel Dombey and David Gardner. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT News in Focus
Kurds caught up in Turkey's war on terror

FT News in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2015 8:13


Nato allies have welcomed Turkey's decision to step up its fight against Isis. But its decision to include Kurdish opponents as the target of its air attacks is causing some concern. Siona Jenkins discusses Turkey's strategy with Daniel Dombey and Alex Barker. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Turkey steps up its battle on terror

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2015 12:20


Nato allies have welcomed Turkey's decision to step up its fight against Isis. But its decision to include Kurdish opponents as the target of its attacks is causing some to question Ankara's true motives. Siona Jenkins discusses Turkey's strategy with Daniel Dombey and Alex Barker. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Turkey's dramatic change of direction

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2015 14:51


Turkey's dramatic election results have set back the political ambitions and increasingly personalised rule of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Gideon Rachman discusses what this means for the country's future with Daniel Dombey and David Gardner. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT News in Focus
Turkish president suffers election setback

FT News in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2015 7:54


Turkey's ruling AK party has lost its majority in parliament in a significant setback for the country's president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has ruled unchallenged for over a decade. Fiona Symon discusses the implications with the FT's Istanbul correspondent, Daniel Dombey. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT News in Focus
Armenian 'genocide' casts its shadow on Turkey

FT News in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2015 7:56


Turkey was shocked earlier this month when the Pope and the European parliament described the mass killing and deportation of Armenians from Turkey a hundred years ago as genocide. Daniel Dombey in Istanbul tells Fiona Symon why Turkey finds it so hard to confront this part of its history. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Turkey's role in the war against Isis

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2014 11:11


Gideon Rachman is joined by David Gardner and Daniel Dombey to discuss Turkey's role in the unfolding war against the jihadist movement Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Does Turkey share western war aims or is the government of President Erdogan more interested in crushing the Kurdish movements that are fighting Isis? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT News in Focus
Turkey under pressure to help Syria's Kurds

FT News in Focus

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2014 8:49


US-led air strikes in Syria have intensified in bid to prevent forces from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant - known as Isis - from taking over a Syrian-Turkish border town inhabited mainly by Kurds. Turkey has been reluctant to offer military assistance but is under increasing pressure to do so. Fiona Symon asked Daniel Dombey, FT correspondent in Ankara, to explain the Turkish government’s position. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
What would an Erdogan presidency mean for Turkey?

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2014 13:34


Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced he will run in the country's first every directly elected presidential contest next month. Ben Hall is joined by Istanbul correspondent Daniel Dombey and FT columnist David Gardner to discuss how is the turmoil across the border in Syria and Iraq is changing the political dynamics ahead of the election, and whether an Erdogan victory would mean breaking the grip of Turkey's old elite, or just another step towards authoritarian rule. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
Turkey in turmoil over Erdogan's Twitter ban

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2014 14:07


Gideon Rachman is joined by Daniel Dombey, Turkey correspondent, and Leyla Boulton, head of special reports and former Turkey correspondent, to discuss Prime Minister Erdogan's ban on Twitter and what the year ahead holds for the country and its divisive leader. The Twitter ban adds to a growing cloud of controversy, with allegations of corruption and a blackmail ring also engulfing Turkey's political system, but Erdogan has retained much of his support from coservative groups and is still polling broadly above 40 per cent as this weekend's local elections approach See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

FT World Weekly
The turmoil in Turkey

FT World Weekly

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2014 12:32


Turkey is in political turmoil. In recent weeks a corruption scandal has gripped the government, resulting in a series of arrests, the moving of hundreds of senior police officers, a challenge to the power base of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and a split between Mr Erdogan and his former backers in the Gulenist movement. In this week’s podcast, Gideon Rachman is joined by Daniel Dombey, Turkey correspondent and Tony Barber, Europe editor, to discuss how these developments threaten the political and economic stability of this large dynamic country that is vital to the geopolitics of both Europe and Asia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.