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SummarySal and Mark delve into the current state of the U.S. Navy, discussing the size and capabilities of the fleet, the challenges of operating as a two-ocean Navy, and the potential for utilizing alternative naval assets such as offshore supply vessels. They explore the ongoing debate between manned and unmanned aircraft. Discussed some of the lessons on how to turn around a military quickly using the transition from the 1970s malaise, to the Reagan Era victory in the Cold War. The discussion also touches on military leadership, morale, and the strategic importance of aircraft carriers in contemporary military operations.Show Links"Crash Fleet: An Emergency Shipbuilding Program”, by Lieutenant Commander Brian Adornato, USNR.German army struggles to get Gen Z recruits ‘ready for war', by Laura Pitel.TakeawaysThe U.S. Navy's fleet size is often overestimated.The Navy operates as a two-ocean force, complicating logistics.Alternative naval assets could enhance defense capabilities.The future of naval warfare will involve a mix of manned and unmanned systems.Aircraft carriers remain a cornerstone of naval power.Chapters00:00: Introduction and Overview of the Fleet Discussion01:28: Analyzing the Current Size of the Navy05:40: Challenges of a Two-Ocean Navy07:48: Exploring Alternative Naval Platforms11:58: Possible Role of Offshore Supply Vessels14:47: Historical Context and Lessons Learned18:20: Rethinking Naval Strategy and Resources21:22: Utilizing Reserve Forces Effectively25:02: Future of Aircraft Carriers and Naval Aviation29:59: The Future of Manned vs. Unmanned Aircraft34:38: Military Resource Allocation and Strategy39:35: Generational Perspectives on Military Service in the post Vietnam recovery44:39: Leadership and Military Morale

Gideon dissects US vice-president JD Vance's incendiary speech at the Munich Security Conference with German businessman Mathias Döpfner. They discuss the state of the transatlantic relationship and how Donald Trump's actions towards Russia and Ukraine could mark a turning point. They are then joined by FT colleague Laura Pitel to talk about Döpfner's media empire Axel Springer and the cancellation of federal government subscriptions to the Politico Pro news service. Clip: The White HouseFree links to read more on this topic:Donald Trump calls Volodymyr Zelenskyy a ‘dictator' as US rift with Ukraine deepensVance's real warning to EuropeHow Europe can defend itself without US helpEurope's dependence on US tech is a critical weaknessDonald Trump opens the door to Vladimir Putin's grandest ambitionsSubscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design is by Breen Turner.Follow Gideon on X @gideonrachmanRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we're revisiting an important episode from last year. Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 triggered a global food crisis. Months later, FT correspondents Polina Ivanova, Chris Cook and Laura Pitel found out how Russia aims to profit from this. Ivanova explains how she and her colleagues used satellite photos, transponder data and a document trail to track a Russian company's shipment of 2,675 metric tonnes of milling wheat out of the occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, across the Black Sea and over to a port in Turkey. Clips from CNN, PBS- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:How Russia secretly takes grain from occupied UkraineRussian exit from Ukraine grain deal ‘catastrophic' for poor nationsShips going dark: Russia's grain smuggling in the Black Sea- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Polina Ivanova (@polinaivanovva) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07) Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine earlier this year triggered a global food crisis. Recently, FT correspondents Polina Ivanova, Chris Cook and Laura Pitel found out how Russia aims to profit from this. Ivanova explains how they used satellite photos, transponder data and a document trail to track a Russian company's shipment of 2,675 metric tonnes of milling wheat out of the occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk, across the Black Sea and over to a port in Turkey. Clips from CNN, PBS- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - For further reading:How Russia secretly takes grain from occupied UkraineRussian exit from Ukraine grain deal ‘catastrophic' for poor nationsShips going dark: Russia's grain smuggling in the Black Sea- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - On Twitter, follow Polina Ivanova (@polinaivanovva) and Michela Tindera (@mtindera07) Read a transcript of this episode on FT.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Turkey's president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has been working hard to help open up an export route for Ukrainian grain via the Black Sea. But as he wins plaudits for this key mediating role, his nation is struggling with soaring inflation and a cost of living crisis. Andrew England, standing in for Gideon, talks to Asli Aydıntaşbaş of the European Council on Foreign Relations and Laura Pitel, the FT's Turkey correspondent, about what's motivating Erdoğan.Want to read more?Erdoğan is an infuriating but indispensable allyUkraine grain deal and Syria top agenda for Putin's talks with Iran and TurkeyFruit becomes a luxury in Erdoğan's Turkey as inflation threatens re-election bidUkraine warns that only lifting Black Sea blockade can avert global food crisisSubscribe to The Rachman Review wherever you get your podcasts - please listen, rate and subscribe.Presented by Gideon Rachman. Produced by Fiona Symon. Sound design by Breen TurnerRead a transcript of this episode on FT.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Read a transcript of this episode on FT.comhttps://www.ft.com/content/ee47c8a9-9e84-4e31-bcf0-2314be0b406fUS stock exchanges are increasing their efforts to attract new companies to fill the gap left by a decline in Chinese listings, and Turkey's lira jumped sharply after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a new savings scheme. Plus, the FT's US banking correspondent, Imani Moise, explains why black Americans struggle to get cheap bank loans. US Exchanges look elsewhere in Asia to replace lost Chinese listingshttps://www.ft.com/content/4800e080-816c-415c-8269-5268ab81b91aTurkey's currency surges after Erdogan unveils lira savings scheme - with Laura Pitel https://www.ft.com/content/5301a1ce-2658-4452-860c-4c19fbcaa037Race and finance: America's segregated banking sector - with Imani Moise https://www.ft.com/content/e63cbe88-6d46-4119-9067-e10a926c61c2Chinese investors pick luxury watches over houseshttps://www.ft.com/content/a9a34f94-9a49-4938-ae9e-ec4e6d2f4838The FT News Briefing is produced by Fiona Symon and Marc Filippino. The show's editor is Jess Smith. Additional help by Peter Barber, Gavin Kallmann and Michael Bruning. The show's theme song is by Metaphor Music. Topher Forhecz is the FT's executive producer. The FT's global head of audio is Cheryl Brumley. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

U-S corporations are reviewing their political donations after the attack on the Capitol building, and research has found the huge global cyber espionage campaign discovered last month was carried out using tools similar to those developed by known Russian hacking group, Turla. Plus, the FT’s Turkey correspondent, Laura Pitel, explains how Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s aggressive foreign policy moves have left Ankara isolated from the west. Corporate American pulls political donations after assault on Capitol https://www.ft.com/content/be344816-3fab-42e2-99ed-38309d06a435SolarWinds cyber attack linked to tools used by Russian hacking grouphttps://www.ft.com/content/e1b247d5-ef53-4e82-afc3-9e3c2d7c5e2cErdogan’s great game: Soldiers, spies and Turkey’s quest for powerhttps://www.ft.com/content/8052b8aa-62b9-40c9-a40c-d7187d5cd98a? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In a shocking move earlier this month, Berat Albayrak, Turkey's Finance Minister and Erdogan's son in law, announced his resignation after months of growing alarm over the value of the lira and the state of the economy. His abrupt departure has triggered a shake-up in the country's economic management, and raises questions about Turkey's political and economic future. Laura Pitel, the Turkey correspondent for the Financial Times based in Ankara, joins us to discuss her latest in-depth piece on this shocking development.Read Laura Pitel's in-depth piece for the Financial Times here: Erdogan's family drama and the future of TurkeyYou can read the articles we discuss on The Daily Roundup here: Fragile Confidence Returns to Turkey as Markets Cheer Rate HikeInvestors welcome change of tack as Turkey unveils big rate riseGreece, UAE on same page about TurkeyGreece's archbishop hospitalized with coronavirus symptomsThessaloniki continues to report highest number of new Covid cases

Boris Johnson’s director of communications resigned on Wednesday night following a bitter Downing Street power struggle, the European Central Bank will keep financing costs exceptionally favourable in the eurozone until the economy recovers from the pandemic, and TikTok wrestles with its US divestment deadline. Plus, the FT’s Laura Pitel explains how Turkey hopes to boost its economy despite an overhaul of the country’s economic management. Key Johnson aide quits in Downing St power strugglehttps://www.ft.com/content/2c431395-021b-471d-878c-3ab342304745ECB set to expand bond-buying and cheap loans, Lagarde signalshttps://www.ft.com/content/3fc692fe-a79d-447f-9dec-42c171dc9a53?TikTok challenges Trump order ahead of US divestment deadlinehttps://www.ft.com/content/218bccaf-6b74-475c-a374-9a0a89ca3d29Turkey’s Erdogan vows to win ‘trust’ of investors after lira plungehttps://www.ft.com/content/fc0be85d-eba8-4172-9d38-d8b6f5fa0e8e See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Brussels steps up its campaign against sweetheart corporate tax deals in the EU, TikTok has asked a federal judge to prevent the Trump administration from blocking downloads of the video-sharing app, and the pandemic caused workers around the globe to lose more than $3.5tn of income. Plus, Turkey’s lira is struggling despite the government’s best efforts to lift the currency. The FT’s Laura Pitel explains if the country’s central bank can do anything about it. Brussels ready to clamp down on sweetheart corporate tax dealsft.com/content/7c156756-57a1-4554-af78-d795a41d13f9?edit=trueTikTok requests injunction against ban deadlinehttps://www.ft.com/content/e8c5cb67-f16b-4790-8617-f142f4dc013aPandemic knocks a tenth off incomes of workers worldwidehttps://www.ft.com/content/fabd4737-fa29-45ca-ad62-1b04c71d7b6aLira sinks even as Turkey spends billions of dollars to prop it uphttps://www.ft.com/content/737b5d1a-64d0-4e2d-8ca1-e7bcd4ff4487 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Growing a beard, praying in public and calling someone overseas. These are some of the 'offences' for which Uighur Muslims have been sent to internment camps in the Xinjiang region of China, according to a leaked document known as the Karakax list. Adrienne Klasa talks to the FT reporters who discovered the document, Christian Shepherd and Laura Pitel. Read the FT story hereContributors: Adrienne Klasa, creative producer, Christian Shepherd, Beijing correspondent, and Laura Pitel, Turkey correspondent. Producers: Persis Love and Fiona Symon See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Saudi Arabia has launched an aggressive oil price war after Russia refused to join production cuts with Opec, Italy locks down a huge swath of its wealthy northern area that is home to 16m people in order to contain the spread of coronavirus, and Citigroup confirmed that it is severing nearly two-thirds of the platforms it uses for currency trading as part of an effort to cut costs. Plus, Turkey is threatening to allow migrants to flow into Europe unless it gets more funding from the European Union. The FT’s Mehreen Khan and Laura Pitel explain the human tug-of-war. We want to hear from you! Please go to FT.com/briefingsurvey, and fill out our survey for a chance to win a pair of Bose QuietComfort Noise Cancelling headphones. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing says it will not proceed with its £32bn offer for the London Stock Exchange Group, the president of the World Bank warns that global growth could fall short of the 2.6 per cent rate it predicted in June and fallout from the protracted strike by General Motors workers has seen the total number of temporary suspensions mount to almost 60,000. Plus, Donald Trump clears Turkey to launch an operation against US-backed Kurds in Syria. The FT’s Laura Pitel explains what this means for the region. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Boris Jonson’s tax cut proposals could cost as much as £20bn a year, according to a new report; Instagram’s Adam Mosseri tells the FT that “window-shopping” will become a core part of the photo-sharing app’s future; and US President Donald Trump signs an executive order to hit Iran with new sanctions. Plus, the FT’s Turkey correspondent, Laura Pitel, explains what’s next for Turkey and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan following the opposition’s triumph in Istanbul’s repeat mayoral election. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The crucial local elections delivered a rare political disappointment for President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. What do the polls say about the state of democracy in the country, and what do they mean for the economy? Gideon Rachman discusses the way forward for Turkey with Laura Pitel and Dan Dombey See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

„Sicherheitshalber“ ist der Podcast zur sicherheitspolitischen Lage in Deutschland, Europa und der Welt. In Folge 10 diskutieren Thomas Wiegold, Ulrike Franke, Carlo Masala und Frank Sauer inwieweit sich sicherheitspolitische Themen - insbesondere die heikle Frage der Rüstungsexporte nach Saudi-Arabien - gerade als ein weiterer Spaltpilz für die angeschlagene Große Koalition in Berlin entpuppen. Daraufhin nehmen die vier Podcaster die Einsätze der Bundeswehr (es sind in der Tat mehrere!) in Mali kritisch unter die Lupe. Am Ende steht wie immer der „Sicherheitshinweis“, der kurze Fingerzeig auf aktuelle, sicherheitspolitisch einschlägige Themen und Entwicklungen - diesmal zur Lage in Syrien (Rike), Aktuellem im Bereich Autonomie in Waffensystemen (Frank), dem Indien-Pakistan-Konflikt (Carlo) sowie dem internationalen Frauentag (Thomas). RSS: http://feeds.soundcloud.com/users/soundcloud:users:479331222/sounds.rss Sicherheitspolitik und die GroKo: 00:03:31 Bundeswehr in Mali: 00:40:40 Sicherheitshinweis: 01:05:39 Erwähnte und weiterführende Interviews, Literatur und Dokumente: Thema 1 - Sicherheitspolitik und die Große Koalition Jörg Köpke, Andreas Niesmann: Ein Metallbauteil aus Bremen bremst die europäische Rüstungspolitik aus, Hannoversche Allgemeine, 1. März 2019, http://www.haz.de/Nachrichten/Politik/Deutschland-Welt/Ruestungsexporte-Warum-Deutschland-die-europaeischen-Partner-so-sehr-nervt Annegret Kramp Karrenbauer im Interview: „Russland will Deutschland destabilisieren“, IP, 13. Feb 2019, https://zeitschrift-ip.dgap.org/de/ip-die-zeitschrift/archiv/jahrgang-2019/maerz-april-2019/russland-will-deutschland-destabilisieren Matthias Gebauer, Christoph Schult, “Großbritannien wirft Berlin mangelnde Bündnistreue vor”, Spiegel, 19 Feb 2019, http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/ruestungsexporte-nach-saudi-arabien-brandbrief-aus-grossbritannien-an-deutschland-a-1253997.html Carlo Masala: Der 2% Fetisch, Cicero, 4 Jan 2019, https://www.cicero.de/innenpolitik/nato-zwei-prozent-ziel-militaer-ruestungsausgaben-usa-deutschland-bundeswehr-verteidigungsetat/plus Thema 2 - Bundeswehreinsätze in Mali Bundeswehr: Die Ausbildungsmission in Mali (EUTM Mali), https://bit.ly/2NReJMq Bundeswehr: Die Stabilisierungsmission in Mali (MINUSMA), https://bit.ly/2VKpFOn Thomas Wiegold: Deutsch-Französische Brigade: Getrennt marschieren, getrennt schlagen, Augen geradeaus!, 29 Jan 2018 https://augengeradeaus.net/2018/01/deutsch-franzoesische-brigade-getrennt-marschieren-getrennt-schlagen-getrennter-einsatz-im-gleichen-land/ Wiegold: Merkel bei der Bundeswehrtagung: „Plötzlich sind wir in Afrika“, Augen geradeaus!, 14. Mai 2018, https://augengeradeaus.net/2018/05/dokumentation-merkel-bei-der-bundeswehrtagung-ploetzlich-sind-wir-in-afrika/ Wiegold: Angriff auf EU-Ausbilder in Mali, Augen geradeaus!, 25. Februar 2019 https://augengeradeaus.net/2019/02/angriff-auf-eu-ausbilder-in-mali-fahrzeugbomben-und-gewehre/ Sicherheitshinweise Rike: Henry Foy, Chloe Cornish, Asser Khattab, Laura Pitel, “Idlib: Russia and Turkey dig in for a final Syria battle”, FT, 6 Maerz 2019, https://www.ft.com/content/60d234fa-3e6a-11e9-9bee-efab61506f44 Carlo: Brahma Chellaney: How the terrorist threat from Pakistan can be quelled, Globe and Mail, March 1 2019, https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-how-the-terrorist-threat-from-pakistan-can-be-quelled/ Frank: Hayley Evans, Natalie Salmanowitz: Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems: Recent Developments, Lawfare, March 7 2019, https://www.lawfareblog.com/lethal-autonomous-weapons-systems-recent-developments Thomas: Thomas Wiegold: Wie sieht’s aus mit Frauen in den Streitkräften, Augen geradeaus!, 7 März 2019, https://augengeradeaus.net/2019/03/wie-siehts-aus-mit-frauen-in-den-streitkraeften-fragen-an-einen-norwegischen-zweisterner/

Gideon Rachman discusses the regional and international repercussions of the apparent murder by Saudi agents of an exiled journalist in Turkey with Laura Pitel and Andrew England. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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.

The Turkish elections surprised most observers. No one doubted that Recep Tayyip Erdogan would win, but few expected the far right MHP to maintain support and win more than 11% of the vote. What just happened? What does it all mean? To break it all down, Aaron spoke with Laura Pitel, the Turkey correspondent for the Financial Times, about the recent election.    Support Turkey Wonk over at Patreon.com/acwpodcast, the Patreon for both Turkey and Arms Control Wonk!

Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears simultaneously powerful and vulnerable ahead of the upcoming June 24 snap elections. The long-time leader of Turkey has used a mixture of both hope and fear to energise voters at a time of great economic uncertainty and amid an ongoing state of emergency, but opinion polls don't guarantee an outright victory in the first round of the presidential contest or a majority in parliament for the Turkish president, says Laura Pitel. FT podcasts feedback: Please tell us what you like and don’t like about our shows at ft.com/podcastfeedback and enter our prize draw See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

After a lengthy hiatus, the Turkey Wonk podcast is back. In the inaugural episode, Aaron speaks with Laura Pitel, an Ankara-based journalist. The conversation touched on all things Turkish politics since the April referendum and the current state of affairs in the “New Turkey”. Links and Images of Note:  The Cumhuriyet article. The vest picture:

Tim Montgomerie is joined by Sam Coates, Laura Pitel and Philip Webster: What happens to British politics if Jeremy Corbyn wins? A living wage. Prisons reform. 2% spending on defence: do we prefer the Tory government to the Tory manifesto? When will the EU referendum happen? Subscribe via iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-times-opinion-podcast/id660638948?mt=2 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Essential listening in the election campaign brought to you by The Times Opinion podcast. Tim Montgomerie is joined by Laura Pitel, Daniel Finkelstein and Alice Thomson and asks the following questions: - What was your moment of the week? - Who had a good / bad week? - What new things did we learn this week? - What should Times readers expect next week? Subscribe via iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/did-you-read See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Election special: Tim Montgomerie is joined by Philip Webster, Laura Pitel and Oliver Moody. Subscribe via iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/did-you-read See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tim Montgomerie is joined by Alice Thomson, Laura Pitel and Libby Purves. Generational difference on the Paris massacres, 'weaponising' the NHS and televised political debates. Subscribe via iTunes: itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/did-you-read See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tim Montgomerie is joined by Hugo Rifkind, Laura Pitel and Richard Fletcher. Hugo Rifkind: "Mansion taxes, higher council taxes and rises in stamp duty are all opposed by many affluent homeowners, and often with good reason. They should realise that property in Britain is a time bomb they cannot escape. If measures are not taken soon to make more housing available to more people, then, twenty years from now, there will be such an appetite for savage taxes on homeowners as to make them inevitable." Laura Pitel: "Nigel Farage likes to say that UKIP is no longer a one-man band. But he is still the party's biggest draw and its key decision-maker. If he quit tomorrow it would descend into chaos. UKIP is on a roll right now, but it is hard to see it surviving in the long term." Richard Fletcher: "The hostile rhetoric surrounding immigration has spooked big business. Capping EU immigration is not the answer, warns the CBI. But will big business be heard in a post crisis environment where politicians will... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.