Podcast appearances and mentions of Geraldine Doogue

All eyes have been on China this week, as dozens of world leaders arrived to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit and China's 'Victory Day' military parade, marking the 80th anniversary of Japan's surrender in WW2. Not only was it a chance for leaders like Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-Un and - perhaps most surprisingly - Narendra Modi, to mingle, it sent a striking image to the Western world that while the US-led global order under Donald Trump seems to be decaying, a powerful new alignment of countries is taking place, with China at the forefront.Guests:Einar Tangen - Senior Fellow, Taihe Institute and the founder and chairman of Asia Narratives.Bob Carr - Former Australian Foreign Minister and former Premier of NSW.Recommendations:Hamish: Trump says he's determined to weaken China. He's doing the opposite - Peter Hartcher, SMHKylie: The Emperor of Gladness - Ocean VuongGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.auFind all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. 

Following the confirmation of famine in part of Gaza by the UN-backed IPC, Hamish Macdonald and guest host Kylie Morris speak to Anera's Gaza Branch Director Yazdan El-Amawi about what the situation is actually like for those living in Gaza. They also speak to Jodie Clark, who has decades of experience distributing humanitarian aid and worked most recently as Senior Logistics Coordinator for UNRWA, running the border crossing at Rafah. She explains how Israel's policies have made getting aid into Gaza increasingly difficult and she gives a shocking assessment of what is needed to break the famine. Recommendations:Kylie: Hostage - Mini series on NetflixHamish: Dust - Book by Michael BrissendenGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.auFind all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts. 

He's young, he's slick, he's social media savvy and he rules with an iron first. Meet Nayib Bukele, the President of El Salvador who has quickly become an icon of the global right. He might style himself as the 'world's coolest dictator' and a 'philosopher king', but this leader is not like other authoritarian rulers. For a start, he's incredibly popular both at home and abroad - befriending the likes of Elon Musk and President Donald Trump. His rapid crackdown on gang-related crime has been labelled the 'Bukele miracle' and is being seen everywhere from Ecuador to America as a model to emulate. But it hasn't come without a steep cost... Journalist Vera Bergengruen is one of the only foreign journalists to have met and interviewed President Nayib Bukele. She wrote a profile of him for TIME Magazine. She speaks to Geraldine Doogue (2025 Andrew Olle lecture) and Hamish Macdonald (ABC Sydney Mornings, The Project) about what Nayib Bukele is really like. Recommendations:Geraldine: How are drones changing the landscape of modern warfare?   | BBC, The Inquiry podcast.Hamish: The 'evil drug' and court case that almost broke Alex Lloyd | Australian StoryGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

It's not every day a foreign leader calls the Australian Prime Minister “weak” and accuses him of betraying the country's Jewish community. But that's exactly what Benjamin Netanyahu did this week, after the Albanese government announced its intention to recognise a Palestinian state and cancelled a visa for far-right Israeli politician Simcha Rothman.  Meanwhile, over in Washington, Donald Trump hosted Ukraine's President Zelenskyy, this time flanked by a chorus of European leaders including Macron, Starmer and Meloni.  In this bonus episode, Geraldine and Hamish analyse the two big foreign policy dramas that have been lighting up headlines this week. Get in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

It's all eyes on Alaska as the summit between President Trump, President Putin and possibly President Zelensky looms. The stakes of these peace talks - for Ukraine, for Russia and for the West - are incredibly high. Given his cool and confident exterior, we wondered about the cards Putin currently holds in his hand. How strong is his position not only in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but at home? Has his grip on power ever been tighter? To find out, Geraldine Doogue (2025 Andrew Olle lecture) and Hamish Macdonald (ABC Sydney Mornings, The Project) spoke to Anna Nemtsova - an award-winning Russian-born journalist who grew up in the Soviet Union and now writes for publications like The Daily Beast and The Atlantic. The picture that Anna painted of life inside Russia today was... surprising, to say the least! Recommendations:Hamish: Hamas built an underground war machine to ensure its own survival - Washington PostGeraldine: The cold war guru whose warnings on Russia still stand - The Rachman Review podcastGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

In a historic move, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this afternoon announced that Australia will move to recognise a state of Palestine at the United Nations General Assembly next month, with a condition that terror group Hamas play no role in its future governance. Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald react to the news and discuss the significance of Australia's decision to follow other Western governments in taking this step. They also question what comes next, how Israel and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu might react to the news and whether this can actually make any difference on the ground in Gaza. Want to share your thoughts with us about today's news?We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

This week, the prospect of Palestinian statehood suddenly became tangible, with the UK, France and Canada promising to recognise Palestine at the UN general assembly in September. Whether Australia will follow suit remains to be seen.  What can history tell us about the formation of new states out of violent conflict? Guest: Sir Christopher Clark, professor of history at the University of Cambridge Recommendations:Geraldine: 'The wrong way to respond to antisemitism', Inside StoryHamish: Andrew Olle Media Lecture 2025, presented by Geraldine Doogue, ABC iViewGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Geraldine Doogue AO delivers the 2025 Andrew Olle Media Lecture, held in honour of one of the ABC's iconic broadcasters, Andrew Olle. This annual event helps raise funds for Brain Cancer Australia.

A weekly examination of world affairs with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald.

It's sometimes described as a 'dance with the devil', but can populism also deliver for citizens?As some democracies stall, how are populist leaders like Giorgia Meloni and Javier Millei managing to solve decades-long problems?Is there such a thing as 'good' populism?Guest: Professor Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at Stanford University, author of Ill Winds: Saving Democracy from Russian Rage, Chinese Ambition, and American ComplacencyRecommendations:Geraldine: 'The Zelenskyy Story', SBS On DemandHamish: 'When Does Populism Become a Threat to Democracy?', speech by Larry DiamondLarry: Chip War, by Chris MillerGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

After promising his MAGA base that he wouldn't get the US into any further foreign entanglements, Donald Trump had a big week on the international stage.He's claiming the strikes on Iran, and the defence spending pledges at NATO as big successes, but can he square them with his promise of 'America First'?Guest: Carl Bildt, Prime Minister of Sweden 1991-1994, foreign minister 2006-2014, co-chair of the European Council on Foreign RelationsRecommendations:Geraldine: 'This is the ‘beginning of the end' for Iran's supreme leader. But what comes next?', Roland Oliphant in AFR'If This Mideast War Is Over, Get Ready for Some Interesting Politics', Tom Friedman in the New York TimesHamish: James, by Percival EverettGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Missiles are flying, nuclear sites have been bombed, and now Donald Trump has declared a ceasefire. Why do Israel and Iran hate each other? Who are the men in charge? And how much is ego fuelling this conflict? 

From the volatile fault lines of the Middle East, a dangerous new chapter has unfolded as the confrontation between Israel and Iran up-ends the region's delicate balance. The big question is whether the US will enter the fray to assist their ally Israel. Donald Trump has set a two-week deadline on that crucial decision, will he risk dividing his MAGA base? And will he heed the history of US foreign entanglements? The world waits with baited breath to find out. Guest: Farnaz Fassihi, New York Times United Nations bureau chief and Iran specialistRecommendations:Geraldine: 'Will the U.S join Israel's war with Iran', The Daily podcast from the New York TimesNick: The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir by Griffin DunnePlus: Our bonus interview with Dr Afshon Ostovar on the question of regime change in IranGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

The Australian Signals Directorate is one of Australia's most secretive agencies, responsible for decoding enemy messages, protecting us from cyber threats and collaborating with allied intelligence services. Rachel Noble knows how the machine works, as the former head of ASD she helped shape Australia's role in the Five Eyes alliance. Now, with Trump's return and Signal-gate leaks, can Australia still trust its closest ally?Guest: Rachel Noble, former Director-General of Australia Signals Directorate Recommendations:Geraldine:  The Crisis of our Time by Christopher ClarkHamish: East West Street by Philippe SandsGET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

There are two states that have the most to gain, and the most to lose, when it comes to AUKUS: South Australia and Western Australia. In the final episode of AUKUS Investigated Hamish and Geraldine speak to South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas about why he thinks the rest of the country needs to come to the AUKUS party. NOTE: This podcast was first released on 20 December 2024.GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

A great re-balancing is underway from the Western world to a much more diverse future.As developing nations rise up with greater wealth, military power, demographic heft and cultural influence, will Western nations give up their privileged positions willingly?Guest: Dr Samir Puri, author of Westlessness: The great global rebalancing; Director, Global Governance and Security Centre at Chatham House; former UK diplomat Get in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

AUKUS doesn't only affect us. From the time that it was announced there were mixed reactions from our neighbours - some who wanted in, and some who thought it unwise and provocative. A big part of the fear - both regionally and within Australia - concerns the nuclear question. As the first non-nuclear country to ever acquire a conventionally armed nuclear-powered submarine, can we be confident of our own safety? And what happens to the waste that will remain dangerous for generations of Australians to come? NOTE: This podcast was first released on 20 December 2024.GUESTS:Gareth Evans - former Australian Foreign Minister (1988 –1996).Maria Rost Rublee - Associate Professor of International Relations at Monash University, with expertise in international security and nuclear politics.Dr Evan Laksmana - Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia Military Modernisation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Nightlife is joined by former host of Compass on ABC TV, Geraldine Doogue, to discuss the papacy of Francis I.  

Andrew West hosts a special Radio National Religion and Ethics broadcast.Joining him in the studio are Radio National Religion specialists Geraldine Doogue and Noel Debien.We are marking the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis who died early Easter Monday morningWe cross around the world for reactions to this news.GUESTS:Claire Giangrave - Religion News Service in RomeJesuit priest Father Frank Brennan Professor Phyllis Zagano - Former Francis advisor on womenCardinal Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo - Archbishop of JakartaBishop William Shomali of Jerusalem

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has said of AUKUS that "we don't need to be a pair of shoes hanging out of America's backside". Is that a fair characterisation of Australia's position vis a vis AUKUS? Are we getting the short end of the stick with this deal, and sacrificing our sovereignty to boot? NOTE: This podcast was first released on 20 December 2024.GUESTS:Sam Roggeveen - Director of the Lowy Institute's International Security Program. He is the author of The Echidna Strategy: Australia's Search for Power and PeaceMalcolm Turnbull - 29th Prime Minister of Australia 2015-2018.Richard Marles - the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Minister for Defence and the Federal Member for Corio.GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

As talk of American isolationism under Donald Trump grows louder, big questions are being asked about the future of the US-Australia alliance.How should Australia see its place in the Indo-Pacific if China ultimately takes control of east Asia?Guest: Hugh White - Emeritus Professor of Strategic Studies at the Australian National University.Recommendations:Geraldine: SpielbergHamish: Deal With Kurds May Benefit Erdogan at Home and AbroadGet in touch:We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Hamish and Geraldine react to the showdown in Washington DC as Donald Trump seemingly all but abandons support for Ukraine in its war against Russia. Guest: Nick Bryant - Host of Saturday Extra and former Washington correspondent for the BBC.Get in touch:  We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

The plan for us to acquire nuclear submarines has been dubbed the 'Optimal Pathway', but achieving it will be no mean feat. In this episode we explore what the scheme involves, what the key challenges are to making it work, and we get some cold hard facts about what it is really going to cost us. NOTE: This podcast was first released on 20 December 2024.GUESTS:Jennifer Parker - expert associate at the national security college ANU, an adjunct fellow at UNSW, and associate fellow at the Council on Geostrategy.Vice Admiral Peter Jones - a retired senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), who served as the Chief Capability Development Group (CCDG) from 2011 until his retirement in October 2014.Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead - the inaugural Director-General of the Australian Submarine Agency.GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

If you think political shifts in Germany don't effect the rest of the world, think again. The country has been rocked by the interference of American Vice President JD Vance and Elon Musk, who are openly backing the far-right, and the security of Europe may hang on whoever takes power next. Guest: Dr Constanze Stelzenmüller - Director of the Center on the United States and Europe and the inaugural holder of the Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and trans-Atlantic Relations at Brookings.Recommendations:Geraldine: Who will defend Europe? Keir Giles, FT.Hamish: German Election Campaign Flooded with Fake News and Videos Spiegel International.Get in touch:  We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

In a special mini-series, Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald get the answers to all your burning questions about AUKUS. In this first episode, we investigate how AUKUS came about - who spoke to who, what the true motivation was for going nuclear and whether the total secrecy around the deal was justified. NOTE: This podcast was first released on 20 December 2024.GUESTS: Andrew Fowler - investigative journalist and author of Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia's Sovereignty (MUP), which won the 2024 Walkley Book Award.Scott Morrison - 30th Prime Minister of Australia, now Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the US-headquartered advisory and consulting firm American Global Strategies LLC and member of several advisory boards, including the DYNE Strategic Advisory Board.GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

We've handed over $798 million to the US, but can we really be sure that President Trump is as 'supportive' of AUKUS as we've been told? It's just one of the burning questions you've been sending us about AUKUS, that we'll be answering in this special Q&A episode of Global Roaming. Guests: Jennifer Parker - Expert Associate at ANU's National Security College, wo has over 20 years of service with the Royal Australian Navy (RAN).Rex Patrick - former Senator for South Australia and earlier a submariner in the armed forces. Rex is running for the Senate on the Lambie Network ticket this year. Recommendations:Jennifer: The Hunt for Red OctoberRex: Down PeriscopeGet in touch:  We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Canada has a lot going on right now. It's facing a potential trade war with the United States, President Trump wants it to become the 51st US state and its long-standing leader Justin Trudeau is set to depart in March, ahead of a general election where a Conservative victory looks likely. Former leader of Canada's Liberal Party Michael Ignatieff joins Geraldine and Hamish to discuss why he is taking President Trump's threats very seriously, and why he thinks we should too. Guest: Michael Ignatieff - former leader of the Liberal party of Canada. He teaches history at Central European University, Vienna. Audio grab courtesy of Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.Recommendations:Geraldine: Fire and Ashes: Success and Failure in Politics, by Michael IgnatieffHamish: Syria's new Islamist president consolidates power, Financial TimesGet in touch:  We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Democracy has often been presented as an ideal, where citizens can participate and benefit from a fair society. But as we face growing inequality, political turmoil, and loss of faith in modern life, the price of preserving democracy might be proving too steep.    Masha Gessen is an opinion columnist for The New York Times and a Distinguished Professor at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York. They have written extensively on The Russian-Ukrainian war, Israel/Palestine, Vladimir Putin, and Donald Trump.  Paul Ham is an author and former Sunday Times correspondent, with a Master's degree from the London School of Economics. Paul lives in Paris and devotes his time to writing history and (when possible) to teaching Narrative History at Sciences Po, France's preeminent tertiary school for the humanities. David Runciman is Professor of Politics at the University of Cambridge and was Head of the Department of Politics and International Studies from 2014-2018. Chaired by journalist, Geraldine Doogue.

A scrappy Chinese startup turned the tech world on its head this week, when news broke that DeepSeek had developed a competitive AI model much faster and cheaper than anyone thought possible. Does this mean China has pulled ahead in the arms race that could define our time? And what's really at stake in the battle for AI supremacy?Guest: Alice Han - an expert in Chinese macroeconomics, political economy, and global fintech and the Director of China at Greenmantle.Recommendations:Geraldine: Rogue Russia: nuclear poker - Slow Newscast podcast by Tortoise Media Hamish: A bushwalkGet in touch:  We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Geraldine and Hamish ask Donald Trump's longest serving national security advisor whether there is method to what seems like madness in President Trump's foreign policy announcements, and they get a message for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Guest: Ambassador John Bolton - served as national security adviser under US President Donald Trump for 17 months and is the author of "The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir". Recommendations:Geraldine: Canada, Trump and the new world order by Michael IgnatieffHamish: Freedom by Angela MerkelGet in touch:  We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has said of AUKUS that "we don't need to be a pair of shoes hanging out of America's backside". Is that a fair characterisation of Australia's position vis a vis AUKUS? Are we getting the short end of the stick with this deal, and sacrificing our sovereignty to boot? GUESTS:Sam Roggeveen - Director of the Lowy Institute's International Security Program. He is the author of The Echidna Strategy: Australia's Search for Power and PeaceMalcolm Turnbull - 29th Prime Minister of Australia 2015-2018.Richard Marles - the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia, Minister for Defence and the Federal Member for Corio.GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

AUKUS doesn't only affect us. From the time that it was announced there were mixed reactions from our neighbours - some who wanted in, and some who thought it unwise and provocative. A big part of the fear - both regionally and within Australia - concerns the nuclear question. As the first non-nuclear country to ever acquire a nuclear weapon, can we confident of our own safety? And what happens to the waste that will remain dangerous for generations of Australian to come? GUESTS:Gareth Evans - former Australian Foreign Minister (1988 –1996).Maria Rost Rublee - Associate Professor of International Relations at Monash University, with expertise in international security and nuclear politics.Dr Evan Laksmana - Senior Fellow for Southeast Asia Military Modernisation at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

There are two states that have the most to gain, and the most to lose, when it comes to AUKUS: South Australia and Western Australia. In the final episode of AUKUS Investigated Hamish and Geraldine speak to South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas about why he thinks the rest of the country needs to come to the AUKUS party. GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

In this episode Hamish and Geraldine examine the strategic thinking behind AUKUS. If China has undertaken the most rapid military expansion of any country since WWII, how does the AUKUS pact factor into Beijing's thinking? And does a plan that ties us more closely to the United States make us more or less safe?GUESTS:Zhou Bo – Senior Colonel (Ret.) of China's People's Liberation Army, is Senior Fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy, Tsinghua University. Vice Admiral Mark Hammond - Chief of the Royal Australian Navy.Hugh Jeffrey - Deputy Secretary Strategy, Policy, and Industry, Department of DefenceGET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

The plan for us to acquire nuclear submarines has been dubbed the 'Optimal Pathway', but achieving it will be no mean feat. In this episode we explore what the scheme involves, what the key challenges are to making it work, and we get some cold hard facts about what it is really going to cost us. GUESTS:Jennifer Parker - expert associate at the national security college ANU, an adjunct fellow at UNSW, and associate fellow at the Council on Geostrategy.Vice Admiral Peter Jones - a retired senior officer in the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), who served as the Chief Capability Development Group (CCDG) from 2011 until his retirement in October 2014.Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead - the inaugural Director-General of the Australian Submarine Agency.GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

In a special mini-series, Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald get the answers to all your burning questions about AUKUS. In this first episode, we investigate how AUKUS came about - who spoke to who, what the true motivation was for going nuclear and whether the total secrecy around the deal was justified. GUESTS: Andrew Fowler - investigative journalist and author of Nuked: The Submarine Fiasco that Sank Australia's Sovereignty (MUP), which won the 2024 Walkley Book Award.Scott Morrison - 30th Prime Minister of Australia, now Non-Executive Vice Chairman of the US-headquartered advisory and consulting firm American Global Strategies LLC and member of several advisory boards, including the DYNE Strategic Advisory Board.GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

2024 has been an extraordinary year in terms of global affairs. And as we try to wind down, events internationally have been ramping up.Global Roaming's inaugural year has been packed, and we thank our audience for being so engaged. This episode we highlight some of those moments and look back at what an incredible year it's been around the world.GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Donald Trump has a mandate to do what he promised after winning easily. But how far will he actually go and how fast? And will he try to unite the country a little, as hinted at in his victory speech? Jonathan Swan, who's been covering Trump for close to a decade, warns that Trump's been emboldened to take more risk, and little stands in his way this time. Swan is a reporter for The New York Times covering national politics and the US government but known for his Emmy-award winning interview with Trump when he was president.RECOMMENDATIONS:Hamish:  The Great Global Rebalancing with Dr Samir Puri  - episode of War Studies podcastGeraldine: Noble Fragments: The maverick who broke up the world's greatest book, by Michael VisontayGET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

An election on a knife-edge, and a nation seemingly on the brink. How do we make sense of this fever-pitched moment? First a snapshot from USA Today political reporter Deborah Berry, who's been in Georgia a lot lately. Then we hear how strategist Rachel Bitecofer has advised the Democrats to beat the Republicans at their own game, with less focus on policies and more on  negative attacks.And we discuss the deluge of listener feedback to our Niall Ferguson episode. RECOMMENDATIONS:Geraldine:  Don Waton's Quarterly Essay - High NoonStopping the Steal documentary on SBS Hamish: Elon Musk's Secret Conversation with Vladimir PutinGET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

In this extended conversation with Geraldine and Hamish, renowned historian Sir Niall Ferguson warns that Donald Trump is not the biggest threat to American democracy. A bigger threat, he says, lies much closer to Australia...RECOMMENDATIONS:Geraldine: Niall Ferguson: The Treason of the Intellectuals article in The Free PressHamish: The tragedy of a 50-50 America article in the Financial Times by Janan GaneshGET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Like it or not, we all have a stake when Americans head to the polls in November. So what would a Harris or Trump presidency mean for the global economy, conflicts in the Middle East and Europe, and an increasingly powerful China?Guest: Edward Luce - US national editor, Financial Times.RECOMMENDATIONS:Geraldine: Secret Documents Show Hamas Tried to Persuade Iran to Join Its Oct. 7 Attack by Ronen Bergman in The New York TimesHamish: The World from Down Under by George Negus.GET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

In the final instalment of our New Frontlines mini-series, we look at the ideological fault-lines that are dividing countries from within. Identity, values and fears are being weaponised by those on the political extremes, and it's working. Guest: Margaritis Schinas - the European Commission vice president for Promoting our European Way of Life.RECOMMENDATIONS:Geraldine: Europe Takes a Trumpian Turn by Hans Kundnani in Foreign Affairs MagazineHamish: Kosciuszko: The incredible life of the man behind the mountain by Anthony SharwoodGET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Iran talks a big game, but in the last two weeks Israel has dealt some serious blows to the ‘axis of resistance', while Tehran has done little to deter Netanyahu from going even further. Is the balance of power in the Middle East swinging away from Iran and towards Israel? Or is there more going on inside Iran than meets the eye?Guests: Ali Ansari - Professor of Iranian History & Founding Director of the Institute for Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews David Hale - Global Fellow, Wilson Center; Former Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs; Former Ambassador to Pakistan, Lebanon, and Jordan.RECOMMENDATIONS:Geraldine: Kaos, series on NetflixRaf:  English teacher, series on Disney +VOTE FOR US:Love the pod? Vote for us in the Australian Podcast Awards here: Voting - Australian Podcast AwardsGET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

As much as they would hate to admit it, both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris fit the definition of “coastal elite”. The United States presidential candidates are a wealthy New York businessman and reality TV star running against a San Francisco liberal with a career in public office. That's why they're both hoping their vice-presidential candidates and running mates will speak to a specific group of voters – the blue collar, working class area of the Midwest. And yesterday's debate showed that both J.D. Vance and Tim Walz are taking that opportunity seriously. Today, ABC journalist and host of the Global Roaming podcast Geraldine Doogue, on how the two candidates are using their roots to appeal to voters in very different ways. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and Instagram Guest: ABC journalist and host of Global Roaming, Geraldine Doogue.

Exploding pagers, attacks on underwater gas pipelines and deepfake videos - we've entered a terrifying new realm of hybrid warfare, where the aim is to sow discord deep within our democracies. But how do you fight a war that isn't really a war, against an invisible enemy? We visit a centre in Finland where they are urgently trying to find the answers to that question.  Teija Tiilikainen - Director of the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats. Elina Valtonen - Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland RECOMMENDATIONS:Geraldine: Ezra Klein podcast with David Remnick: Israel vs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran — and ItselfHamish: We have changed, says Indonesia's Jemaah Islamiah leader Para Wijayanto by Amanda Hodge in The AustralianVOTE FOR US:Love the pod? Vote for us in the Australian Podcast Awards here: Voting - Australian Podcast AwardsGET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

As the war in Ukraine spills into Poland, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski makes an impassioned call to countries around the world to wake up to what he sees as Putin's true imperialist intentions. RECOMMENDATIONS:Geraldine: America's Role in the World Is Hard. It Just Got Much Harder. Thomas Friedman in The New York Times.Hamish: Take Me To Your Leader Season 3: Dictators & Demagogues on ABC Listen App.VOTE FOR US:Love the pod? Vote for us in the Australian Podcast Awards here: Voting - Australian Podcast AwardsGET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

We kick off this Global Roaming mini-series by looking at the ways wars will be fought in the future. From drones to electronic warfare and even social media, war today looks completely different to what it did even a decade ago. Russia's war on Ukraine is providing a breeding ground for testing and innovation of new weapons, but are we in Australia prepared for any of this? Do we need to be?   Guest: Dr Jack Watling - Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute. His 2023 book is The Arms of the Future: Technology and Close Combat in the Twenty-First CenturyRECOMMENDATIONS:Geraldine: A Trump loss could stabilise US politics for a generation by Janan Ganesh, Financial TimesHamish: ‘Whatever Happens in the Sauna Stays in the Sauna': Diplomacy, Conducted in the Nude By Alison Krueger, The New York TimesVOTE FOR US:Love the pod? Vote for us in the Australian Podcast Awards here: Voting - Australian Podcast AwardsGET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

We kick off this Global Roaming mini-series by looking at the ways wars will be fought in the future. From drones to electronic warfare and even social media, war today looks completely different to what it did even a decade ago. Russia's war on Ukraine is providing a breeding ground for testing and innovation of new weapons, but are we in Australia prepared for any of this? Do we need to be?   Guest: Dr Jack Watling - Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute. His 2023 book is The Arms of the Future: Technology and Close Combat in the Twenty-First CenturyRECOMMENDATIONS:Geraldine: A Trump loss could stabilise US politics for a generation by Janan Ganesh, Financial TimesHamish: ‘Whatever Happens in the Sauna Stays in the Sauna': Diplomacy, Conducted in the Nude By Alison Krueger, The New York TimesVOTE FOR US:Love the pod? Vote for us in the Australian Podcast Awards here: Voting - Australian Podcast AwardsGET IN TOUCH: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au

Accusations of false equivalencies have flown from both sides of the conflict in the Middle East, and this week was no exception with the International Criminal Court's Chief announcing their intention to apply for arrest warrants for top leadership in the Israeli Government and those working for Hamas. Joining Tina Quinn to discuss this latest development is the ABC's Geraldine Doogue, Network Ten's Hugh Riminton and former Middle East Correspondent-turned-Human Rights campaigner, Sophie McNeill. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nightlife News Breakdown with Philip Clark, joined by Hamish Macdonald, journalist and former foreign correspondent to Russia and Ukraine, host on Radio National and creator and presenter of the podcast Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue.