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The British government announced it will hand sovereignty over the Chagos Islands to Mauritius, in a settlement that ends decades of disputes over Britain's last African colony, while maintaining a key US-British military base in the archipelago. Europe correspondent Vincent McAviney says the UK keeping its military base for another 99 years marks a landmark deal for Prime Minister Keir Starmer's new government. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Defence Connect Spotlight podcast, Nova Systems CEO Dean Rosenfield and chief people officer Shelley Willsmore join host Liam Garman to unpack key lessons from the war in Ukraine for Australia's industrial base and how Australia can better collaborate with its AUKUS partners. Rosenfield and Willsmore begin the podcast examining key lessons from the British and European defence industries following Russia's illegal invasion of Ukraine. They then unpack the concept of diversification across the tripartite AUKUS alliance, ensuring that defence industry and allied militaries don't duplicate efforts, before examining the role of capability audits in defence. The trio wrap up the podcast looking into overcoming workforce challenges and the importance of ensuring Australia gets Test and Evaluation capability right, following the release of the Defence Industry Development Strategy. Enjoy the podcast, The Defence Connect team

AP correspondent Charles de Ledesma reports Yemen's Houthi rebels say a U.S.-Britain strike has killed over a dozen people.

Two judges in London have ruled WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange can appeal his extradition to the US on freedom of speech grounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Debbie Gendler Supnik is with us to chat about her new book, I Saw Them Standing There: Adventures of an Original Fan During Beatlemania and Beyond. Debbie received an album by an unknown (in the US) British band named the Beatles and nothing was the same ever again! She said, “Yes!” to the opportunities that presented themselves, ending up in the audience of The Ed Sullivan Show, meeting Brian Epstein, attending the 1965 press conference welcoming the Beatles to America, visiting the Abbey Road Studios, staying with George's parents in Liverpool, becoming friends with Paul's brother Mike McCartney, and ending up working for the Ed Sullivan Show as an adult. Debbie is a four-time Emmy-nominated television executive and producer with CBS and ABC. She served as Women in Film's first Los Angeles-based Executive Director and was VP of Development for Weller/Grossman Productions. She currently works as a co-producer at SOFA Entertainment, owner of The Ed Sullivan Show.   DEBBIE'S LINKS: Website Buy the book   Women Beyond a Certain Age is an award-winning weekly podcast with Denise Vivaldo. She brings her own lively, humorous, and experienced viewpoint to the topics she discusses with her guests. The podcast covers wide-ranging subjects of importance to older women.   SHOW LINKS: Website Join our Facebook group Follow our Facebook page Instagram Episode archive Email us: WomenBeyond@icloud.com Denise Vivaldo is the host of WBACA. Her info lives here More of Denise's info is here Cindie Flannigan is the producer WBACA. Her info lives here Denise and Cindie's books

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice. US-British militaries coordinate again to strike Iranian-backed Houthi rebel targets in Yemen. Secretary of State Blinken travels to Africa to meet with regional leaders. EU foreign ministers meet to promote the creation of a Palestinian state as the only way to end Middle East conflict. Nearly 30,000 professors, coaches librarians and other CSU staff begin weeklong strike of 23 campus system. FAA recommends airlines expand safety reviews to include all Boeing planes. Lawmakers introduce bill to keep ACA and Medicare costs down. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – January 22, 2024 Nearly 30,000 professors, coaches librarians and other CSU staff begin weeklong strike of 23 campus system. appeared first on KPFA.

AP Washington correspondent Sagar Meghani reports on United States-Red Sea-Houthis.

Iran unleashes aerial strikes on perceived enemies in Pakistan, Iraq and Syria in a 24-hour period. Eurasia Group's Gregory Brew on the effectiveness of U.S. and British strikes on Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen. The Campaign to Free Political Prisoners in Iran group's Shiva Mahbobi on how four Kurdish political prisoners whose death sentences were upheld by Iran's Supreme Court could win a reprieve. Iran International's Maryam Sinaiee how northern Iran fishmonger Sadegh Bagheri, who charmed Instagram users with a song and dance routine, overcame government efforts to silence him.

In our International News Review, Saturday Mornings host Glenn van Zutphen and co-host, award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Steve Okun, Senior Advisor, Mclarty Associates about the Taiwan national elections, the impact of US-British strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, Boeing trying to figure out where it has a screw loose, the US Presidential primaries heat up, and Mark Zuckerberg's plan to make more moo-lah with macadamia nuts and beer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The strikes marked the first U.S. military response against the Houthis for drone and missile attacks on commercial ships since the start of the war in Israel.

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.  (AP Photo/Patrick Post)     Israel defends itself against South African genocide case brought over war in Gaza at ICJ. Fighting in Gaza kills dozens of people as Israel Hamas war continues. US Navy warns ships to steer clear of Red Sea following US British strikes on Houthi targets. Biden administration fast tracking student loan forgiveness program. DOJ seeks death penalty for Buffalo white supremacist shooter who killed 10 black people in 2022. Conservatives pressure House speaker Mike Johnson to abandon government funding bill agreement. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – January 12, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

Comprehensive coverage of the day's news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.     Israel defends itself against South African genocide case brought over war in Gaza at ICJ. Fighting in Gaza kills dozens of people as Israel Hamas war continues. US Navy warns ships to steer clear of Red Sea following US British strikes on Houthi targets. Biden administration fast tracking student loan forgiveness program. DOJ seeks death penalty for Buffalo white supremacist shooter who killed 10 black people in 2022. Conservatives pressure House speaker Mike Johnson to abandon government funding bill agreement. The post The Pacifica Evening News, Weekdays – January 12, 2024 appeared first on KPFA.

AP's Lisa Dwyer reports on United States Red Sea Houthis.

AP correspodent Norman Hall reports: United States-Red Sea-Houthis

AP correspondent Jennifer King reports on United States Red Sea Houthis Yemen bombing

In today's episode, Andy & DJ discuss the US National Weather Service's warning that the smoky haze covering the US and Canada is likely to persist due to climate change, the British toddler who was among six others to get stabbed in a French playground and Christopher Wray caving to the House Oversight Committee and having to release the documents on the Joe Biden foreign bribery claims.

Author, journalist and broadcaster John Kampfner joins Eamon to talk about Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's meeting with Joe Biden in Belfast, Anglo US relations, media coverage of Biden's visit to Ireland and Home Secretary Suella Braverman's racist rhetoric.Recorded on Friday 14th April 2022. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the third episode in our four-part series. We pick up in the wake of the US-British 1953 coup against Mossadegh, assess the Shah's repression and attempts to manufacture consent through passive revolution, and then close by laying out the 1979 Islamic Revolution in all of its wild complexity. If you love The Dig, support the podcast at Patreon.com/TheDigCheck out our newsletter and archives at thedigradio.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the third episode in our four-part series. We pick up in the wake of the US-British 1953 coup against Mossadegh, assess the Shah's repression and attempts to manufacture consent through passive revolution, and then close by laying out the 1979 Islamic Revolution in all of its wild complexity. If you love The Dig, support the podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out our newsletter and archives at thedigradio.com

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the second episode in our four-part series. We begin in 1941 with the British-Soviet occupation of Iran, the ouster of Reza Shah and his replacement by his son, Mohammad Reza Shah. We continue with the rise of the Tudeh communist party, the nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Mohammad Mosaddegh's National Party coming to power, and the 1953 US-British coup that overthrew Mosaddegh and reinstalled Mohammad Reza Shah as dictator. His brutal reign continued until the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which is where we will pick up in episode three.Support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDigCheck out The Sinking Middle Class by David Roediger haymarketbooks.org/books/1879-the-sinking-middle-class Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Featuring Eskandar Sadeghi-Boroujerdi and Golnar Nikpour on the history of modern Iran. This is the second episode in our four-part series. We begin in 1941 with the British-Soviet occupation of Iran, the ouster of Reza Shah and his replacement by his son, Mohammad Reza Shah. We continue with the rise of the Tudeh communist party, the nationalization of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, Mohammad Mosaddegh's National Party coming to power, and the 1953 US-British coup that overthrew Mosaddegh and reinstalled Mohammad Reza Shah as dictator. His brutal reign continued until the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which is where we will pick up in episode three. Support this podcast at Patreon.com/TheDig Check out The Sinking Middle Class by David Roediger haymarketbooks.org/books/1879-the-sinking-middle-class

Rick Sanchez welcomes filmmaker/political commentator Katie Halper to the show to discuss some of the myths and misconceptions about the war between Russia and Ukraine. They tackle a variety of alarming topics like the reason that the US and former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson convinced Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to cease peace talks with Putin before the war started, the large neo-Nazi faction that exists inside of the Ukrainian military, and the fact that NATO is not really necessary anymore. Sanchez and Halper lament the poor journalism being exhibited by the mainstream media these days and yearn for the days when the media would challenge and question war efforts, instead of acting like PR firms for the State Department. RSN_S1_E0051 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the latest episode of Protecting America, Lee Cohen, UK Adviser to US House Foreign Affairs Committee, talks with Rita Cosby about the passing and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, US - British relations and his own unforgettable meeting with her Majesty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Biden tells Johnson a few home truthsWhile sitting beside Johnson at a press conference in the White House President Biden told the media that neither he, “nor I might add would many of my Republican colleagues like to see a change in the Irish accords, the end result having a closed border in Ireland.” Many other US leaders were equally resolute in their rejection of any suggestion that there could be a US – British trade deal if the Good Friday Agreement was threatened.Remembering Big Bob in the PD:LAST Thursday a portrait of Bobby Storey, by Tony Bell (right), was unveiled in the Andersonstown Social Club. It is a place that he had a long association with. The following night – within Covid regulations – family, friends and comrades again gathered in the PD club to reflect on Big Bobby's life and times, and his contribution to the struggle for freedom.40 years on: 40 YEARS ago, on October 3, 1981 the hunger strike ended. It was the culmination of almost a full year of hunger strikes, first in Long Kesh in October 1980, then in Armagh Women's Prison in November 1980, and finally in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh beginning on March 1, 1981.

Booking : enjaydj@gmail.com You can follow/contact me on Social Media Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djenjay/ 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/djenjayparis
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Afghans handing babies over the barbed wire to US/British troops is living proof of the superiority of Christian civilization. American soldiers are STILL the image of good guys in the world. Blame America First crowd is put to shame by the reality of man's desperate will to survive

Afghans handing babies over the barbed wire to US/British troops is living proof of the superiority of Christian civilization. American soldiers are STILL the image of good guys in the world. Blame America First crowd is put to shame by the reality of man's desperate will to survive

Us British people stereotypically like to keep quiet if things go wrong - but this isn't the right thing to do. Complaining to brands should be more common, as we all are protected under to consumer rights act to get what we pay for. Complaining can result in free items, a total refund or even compensation - so it could pay off in spades. On today's episodes, I have Helen Dewdney (The Complaining Cow) to walk us through her top tips for complaining to brands. Links: Pouch (Sponsor): http://joinpouch.com/i/jordon My website: https://jordoncox.com/ Helen's Website: https://www.thecomplainingcow.co.uk/ Coupon: COX15 for 15% off her books: https://www.thecomplainingcow.co.uk/Publications Helen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ComplainingCow Helen on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheComplainingCow Helen on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/HelenDewdney Free Cinema Ticket Deal: https://priority.o2.co.uk/groups/60cb4e1046fee47d66ee783b

When and how can Americans with family ties to Britain be eligible for UK citizenship? We dive into this topic with immigration expert, Mishal. He looks at and answers questions about the British citizenship routes that would not require relocation to the UK, but still give Americans a British passport. He also updates us on the most uncommon ways Americans have claimed UK citizenship and the ways you can check your UK citizenship opportunities. Take the online British nationality assessment: https://www.sableinternational.com/british-citizenship/british-citizenship-assessment Find the episode transcript and show notes: https://www.sableinternational.com/blog/uk-citizenship-series-routes-to-uk-citizenship-for-americans Episode Breakdown Citizenship by descent: 01:17 Registration as a British citizen - through your mother: 06:39 Registration as a British citizen - as an “illegitimate” child: 12:27 Automatic citizenship vs citizenship by registration: 16:05 Registration as a British citizen - child under 18: 17:07 British citizenship through adoption: 22:58 Marriage to a British citizen: 25:23 Right of Abode: 29:31 The most unusual US British citizenship claims: 32:22 How to check your family tree for UK citizenship opportunities: 39:51 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sable-international/message

Today we're chatting to US/British folk-pop duo Drakeford! We speak about how they met, the differences between England and America, the highs & lows of living/working together and much more. Plus, a live performance of their latest single 'Press On'!You can also watch a VIDEO version of this podcast by supporting us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/alexrainbirdMusic.Find Drakeford on...Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3hqF1UTInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drakeford_music/Find alexrainbirdMusic on...Website: http://www.alexrainbirdmusic.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/alexrainbirdSpotify: http://spoti.fi/350QXarInstagram: https://instagram.com/alexrainbirdmusic/Everywhere else: https://www.alexrainbirdmusic.com/discoverFinally, don't forget to join our Discord server! It's the best place to chat to us and to submit questions to artists for future episodes of The Indie Music Podcast: https://discord.gg/nQxwjC25YX.Thank you for listening and for supporting independent music!

On March 20 2003, protests broke out around the world, including in the Bay Area, after the start of the US/British ground invasion of Southern Iraq. KCBS Radio coverage was anchored by Patti Reising with field reports delivered by Margie Shafer in San Francisco and Doug Sovern in Berkeley. Ron Cervi delivered airborne reports.

Mark Osborn and Sacha Ismail discuss the history of the Civil War, British workers' mobilisation and the lessons for the internationalist, anti-racist left of today. Introductory speeches from a meeting of the same name. Upcoming meetings: https://www.workersliberty.org/c19-online . All audio: https://workersliberty.org/audio **Timeline** 1850s US politics convulsed by issue of slavery; breakdown of old party political system, rise of Republicans; armed clashes over whether Kansas will be slave or free state 1859 Abolitionist John Brown attempts to lead slave uprising at Harpers Ferry, Virginia 1860 November: Republican Abraham Lincoln elected President December: South Carolina secedes from US 1861 Six other Southern slave states secede, Confederate States of America formed, soon grows to eleven states April: Civil War begins, slaves start to flee to US army August: US Congress passes first anti-slavery war measures November-December: Trent crisis seems to threaten US-British war December: British workers’ meetings in support of US begin 1862 Summer: Congress, led by Radical Republicans, pushes US policy in more radical anti-slavery direction Second half of year: Wave of workers’ meetings in Lancashire 22 September: Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation promising to free slaves in Confederate states November: Recruitment of black soldiers begins tentatively 31 December: Great meeting at Free Trade Hall in Manchester, meetings in London 1863 1 January: Emancipation Proclamation comes into effect, recruitment of black soldiers massively accelerates 26 March: “Monster” workers’ meeting at St James’ Hall, London 1864 September: Foundation of International Working Men’s Association November: Lincoln re-elected 1865 April-June: Confederacy surrenders 14 April: Lincoln assassinated by Confederate sympathiser December: Thirteenth Amendment to US Constitution ratified, slavery abolished throughout US 1867 “Radical Reconstruction” begins in US, enfranchising ex-slaves; Reform Act enfranchises over a million British workers **Recommendations, referenced by the speakers** Pamphlet: https://www.workersliberty.org/node/25435 Article: https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2017-07-26/workers-against-slavery-us-civil-war-first-international-and-british-working-class Pull-out: https://www.workersliberty.org/index.php/revolution-black-liberation-workers-liberty-342 Article: https://www.workersliberty.org/story/2019-12-03/trump-blocked-putting-harriet-tubman-20-note-why "Beyond Equality" by David Montgomery Glory (1989 film) Sacha mentioned "Forced Into Glory" by Lerone Bennett Junior, which gives the case against Lincoln, but he thinks it is one-sided **Description** The American Civil War of 1861-5 was the most important event in US history, and one of the most important in world history. The victory of the North liberated four million black slaves and abolished slavery, although the movement it unleashed did not defeat racism. In Britain, despite hardship caused by the war, the working class rallied to Lincoln and abolition, and Karl Marx wrote for a New York paper about the pro-North mobilisations in London and the textile towns of northern England. These mobilisations helped pave the way for a new growth of the British labour movement and for the emergence of the International Working Men's Association (the First International).

Managing Chinese military led technology is what characterizes US British fraught relations.

As part of The Bookshelf's July 2019 Reader Retreat, Chris and Annie had the pleasure of sitting down for a live podcast recording with Mary Laura Philpott, bestselling author of I Miss You When I Blink. We chatted about the US/British children's lit split again, some of our favorite bookselling moments, and how weird it is to do this live! Listen to a full back catalogue of our show here, and, if you're interested in some exclusive content like Chris and Annie's Unpopular Opinions, consider supporting us on Patreon here.  

Tonight on Friday Night Live, join Hafiz Sha'ban with guests Arif and Tahir. They will be discussing Justice for Shukri Abdi, leaked memos at the US British Consulate, conference on child sexual exploitation, Police Brutality and further updates on the Uyghurs Muslim plight

Facebook takes down accounts linked to Iran for coordinated inauthenticity. Iranian information operations appear to be learning from the Russian approach: be divisive, be negative, and be opportunistic. Investigations of pipe-bombs and the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting look at the suspects' digital record. IBM announces its acquisition of Red Hat. The Satori botnet continues to evolve. British Airways and Magecart. Supply chain seeding, probably not; dragonnades, yes. Emily Wilson from Terbium Labs on data from the most recent Facebook breach showing up on the dark web. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2018/October/CyberWire_2018_10_29.html Support our show

Ellen R. Wald’s timely, well-written history of the Saudi national oil company, Saudi Inc. The Arabian Kingdom’s Pursuit of Power and Profit (Pegasus Books, 2018), is as much the story of the Saudi oil industry as it is of the ruling Al Saud family’s reliance on black gold to ensure the survival of its regime. In painting a picture of the Al Saud’s long-term strategy to build up over decades the know-how and expertise needed to run an oil industry and their determination to ultimately after almost half a century take over ownership in a legal, orderly, commercial transaction, Wald contrasts the kingdom’s approach in colourful and painstaking detail with nationalisations as they occurred in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East. It is also the story of a US government that increasingly saw Saudi oil as crucial to its post-World War Two global military operations and was determined to ensure that American oilmen, despite their arrogant underestimation of Saudis whom they saw as Bedouins and willingness to bend the truth to enhance their profit margins, were sufficiently accommodating to avoid British mistakes in Iran that resulted in nationalisation and a US-British backed coup to roll back the Iranian takeover. Wald’s book provides essential background for the role that the Saudi Arabian Oil Company better known as Aramco plays in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to ween the kingdom off its dependency on oil revenues and diversify its economy. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the kingdom’s future as one of the world’s foremost oil producers at a time of significant economic change. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen R. Wald’s timely, well-written history of the Saudi national oil company, Saudi Inc. The Arabian Kingdom’s Pursuit of Power and Profit (Pegasus Books, 2018), is as much the story of the Saudi oil industry as it is of the ruling Al Saud family’s reliance on black gold to ensure the survival of its regime. In painting a picture of the Al Saud’s long-term strategy to build up over decades the know-how and expertise needed to run an oil industry and their determination to ultimately after almost half a century take over ownership in a legal, orderly, commercial transaction, Wald contrasts the kingdom’s approach in colourful and painstaking detail with nationalisations as they occurred in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East. It is also the story of a US government that increasingly saw Saudi oil as crucial to its post-World War Two global military operations and was determined to ensure that American oilmen, despite their arrogant underestimation of Saudis whom they saw as Bedouins and willingness to bend the truth to enhance their profit margins, were sufficiently accommodating to avoid British mistakes in Iran that resulted in nationalisation and a US-British backed coup to roll back the Iranian takeover. Wald’s book provides essential background for the role that the Saudi Arabian Oil Company better known as Aramco plays in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to ween the kingdom off its dependency on oil revenues and diversify its economy. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the kingdom’s future as one of the world’s foremost oil producers at a time of significant economic change. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen R. Wald’s timely, well-written history of the Saudi national oil company, Saudi Inc. The Arabian Kingdom’s Pursuit of Power and Profit (Pegasus Books, 2018), is as much the story of the Saudi oil industry as it is of the ruling Al Saud family’s reliance on black gold to ensure the survival of its regime. In painting a picture of the Al Saud’s long-term strategy to build up over decades the know-how and expertise needed to run an oil industry and their determination to ultimately after almost half a century take over ownership in a legal, orderly, commercial transaction, Wald contrasts the kingdom’s approach in colourful and painstaking detail with nationalisations as they occurred in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East. It is also the story of a US government that increasingly saw Saudi oil as crucial to its post-World War Two global military operations and was determined to ensure that American oilmen, despite their arrogant underestimation of Saudis whom they saw as Bedouins and willingness to bend the truth to enhance their profit margins, were sufficiently accommodating to avoid British mistakes in Iran that resulted in nationalisation and a US-British backed coup to roll back the Iranian takeover. Wald’s book provides essential background for the role that the Saudi Arabian Oil Company better known as Aramco plays in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to ween the kingdom off its dependency on oil revenues and diversify its economy. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the kingdom’s future as one of the world’s foremost oil producers at a time of significant economic change. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen R. Wald’s timely, well-written history of the Saudi national oil company, Saudi Inc. The Arabian Kingdom’s Pursuit of Power and Profit (Pegasus Books, 2018), is as much the story of the Saudi oil industry as it is of the ruling Al Saud family’s reliance on black gold to ensure the survival of its regime. In painting a picture of the Al Saud’s long-term strategy to build up over decades the know-how and expertise needed to run an oil industry and their determination to ultimately after almost half a century take over ownership in a legal, orderly, commercial transaction, Wald contrasts the kingdom’s approach in colourful and painstaking detail with nationalisations as they occurred in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East. It is also the story of a US government that increasingly saw Saudi oil as crucial to its post-World War Two global military operations and was determined to ensure that American oilmen, despite their arrogant underestimation of Saudis whom they saw as Bedouins and willingness to bend the truth to enhance their profit margins, were sufficiently accommodating to avoid British mistakes in Iran that resulted in nationalisation and a US-British backed coup to roll back the Iranian takeover. Wald’s book provides essential background for the role that the Saudi Arabian Oil Company better known as Aramco plays in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to ween the kingdom off its dependency on oil revenues and diversify its economy. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the kingdom’s future as one of the world’s foremost oil producers at a time of significant economic change. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen R. Wald’s timely, well-written history of the Saudi national oil company, Saudi Inc. The Arabian Kingdom’s Pursuit of Power and Profit (Pegasus Books, 2018), is as much the story of the Saudi oil industry as it is of the ruling Al Saud family’s reliance on black gold to ensure the survival of its regime. In painting a picture of the Al Saud’s long-term strategy to build up over decades the know-how and expertise needed to run an oil industry and their determination to ultimately after almost half a century take over ownership in a legal, orderly, commercial transaction, Wald contrasts the kingdom’s approach in colourful and painstaking detail with nationalisations as they occurred in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East. It is also the story of a US government that increasingly saw Saudi oil as crucial to its post-World War Two global military operations and was determined to ensure that American oilmen, despite their arrogant underestimation of Saudis whom they saw as Bedouins and willingness to bend the truth to enhance their profit margins, were sufficiently accommodating to avoid British mistakes in Iran that resulted in nationalisation and a US-British backed coup to roll back the Iranian takeover. Wald’s book provides essential background for the role that the Saudi Arabian Oil Company better known as Aramco plays in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to ween the kingdom off its dependency on oil revenues and diversify its economy. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the kingdom’s future as one of the world’s foremost oil producers at a time of significant economic change. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ellen R. Wald’s timely, well-written history of the Saudi national oil company, Saudi Inc. The Arabian Kingdom’s Pursuit of Power and Profit (Pegasus Books, 2018), is as much the story of the Saudi oil industry as it is of the ruling Al Saud family’s reliance on black gold to ensure the survival of its regime. In painting a picture of the Al Saud’s long-term strategy to build up over decades the know-how and expertise needed to run an oil industry and their determination to ultimately after almost half a century take over ownership in a legal, orderly, commercial transaction, Wald contrasts the kingdom’s approach in colourful and painstaking detail with nationalisations as they occurred in Iran and elsewhere in the Middle East. It is also the story of a US government that increasingly saw Saudi oil as crucial to its post-World War Two global military operations and was determined to ensure that American oilmen, despite their arrogant underestimation of Saudis whom they saw as Bedouins and willingness to bend the truth to enhance their profit margins, were sufficiently accommodating to avoid British mistakes in Iran that resulted in nationalisation and a US-British backed coup to roll back the Iranian takeover. Wald’s book provides essential background for the role that the Saudi Arabian Oil Company better known as Aramco plays in Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s effort to ween the kingdom off its dependency on oil revenues and diversify its economy. It is essential reading for anyone interested in the kingdom’s future as one of the world’s foremost oil producers at a time of significant economic change. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s Mindful Expat Guest is Claudia Neiman! Since moving away from the US at the age of 18 for school, Claudia has lived in Spain, Brazil, and Portugal. Although she has never actually lived in the UK, she has dual US/British citizenship, which lowers administrative hurdles to her living in the EU long-term, and she considers herself a global citizen. Rather than doing just a semester or year abroad, Claudia actually enrolled directly at the University of Grenada in Spain, where she completed her undergraduate degree in sociology. Still in Grenada, she is now working on her masters degree in teaching while also working as a researcher at the university there. Claudia and her friend Dani (who we heard from in Part 1 of this series) started a website together called Sincerely Spain, where they share their experiences and insights on topics related to living in Spain and cultural adaptation for students studying abroad. What you’ll hear in this episode: • Claudia's experience of being an international student for the entirety of her undergraduate (and now graduate) studies and some of her observations about how this experience can differ from that of a student studying abroad for a single semester or year. • Claudia's experiences of transitioning from being a student to a young professional while living abroad. • What is "cultural competence" and how can students studying abroad work to develop their own cultural competence during their time abroad. • Some suggestions for current or prospective international students to help them develop their own cultural competence. Resources mentioned in today’s episode: • The motivational quote Claudia shared with us comes from the podcast, That's So Retrograde. • Claudia also recommended the YouTube channel, Yoga With Adrienne (which I have become totally obsessed with since our conversation, by the way!). More about Claudia and how to follow up with her: To learn more about Claudia, you can visit her website, Sincerely Spain, where she and her friend Dani share their experiences of studying and living abroad in Spain. (You can learn more specifically about Claudia here.) Some articles on their website that you might find especially interesting after today's discussion include this one about cultural competence, this one and this one (two-part series) on getting a degree abroad, and this one on culture shock. Claudia and Dani also provide consulting services to students who are either currently studying abroad or planning to study abroad (especially in Spain, but elsewhere too). For more information about their consulting services, check out this page of their website. You can also find Claudia on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and you can connect with her through this page of her website. Stay in Touch! To make sure you don’t miss future episodes of Mindful Expat, you can subscribe to the podcast through iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcasting app. To receive monthly summaries of podcast episodes and stay up to date on other announcements and resources, sign up for the Mindful Expat Podcast Newsletter! (When you sign up, you’ll also receive a free mp3 guided mindfulness exercise to practice on your own!) And, finally, if you’d like to get in touch and leave me a voice message with a question or comment that may be played in a future episode, you can do so here!

PANEL DISCUSSION | BRITISH LIBRARY, LONDON | 24.04.17 PANEL: Professor Sir Hew Strachan (Chair) | Professor Phillips O'Brien | Dr Alice Kelly CONTEXT Throughout the First World War, peace negotiations were conducted alongside visceral military conflict. But in December 1916, with President Wilson's attempt to arbitrate, the serious push for peace began. DISCUSSION SIR HEW STRACHAN (Professor of International Relations, University of St Andrews), PHILLIPS O'BRIEN (Professor of Strategic Studies, University of St Andrews), and DR ALICE KELLY (Rt Hon Vere Sidney Tudor Harmsworth Postdoctoral Research Fellow on the History of the United States and WW1) on the US vision for peace and a new world order, including: (1) the US/British relationship, in particular, the contention that it was British propaganda that brought the US into the war in 1917, and the subsequent British missions to the US led by Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour and the press baron, Lord Northcliffe; (2) how President Wilson's peace initiative shaped the remainder of the war and influenced the terms of the ultimate peace; and (3) the legacy of the US vision for peace and a new world order in WW1 across the long 20th century. HOW THE PEACE BROKER TURNED BELLIGERENT On 1 May 1915, RMS Lusitania left New York bound for Liverpool. Aboard were 1,959 passengers and crew. Only 764 would survive the voyage. On 7 May 1915, as she rounded the south coast of Ireland, German U-boat 20 torpedoed and sank the pride of the Cunard Line in just 18 minutes. Among the dead were 123 Americans. That evening, as the news broke, Colonel Edward House, President Woodrow Wilson's right-hand man, was dining with US Ambassador Walter Hines Page in London. ‘We shall be at war within a month', House declared. But Wilson, holding fast to his vision for peace, refused to be provoked and it was not until almost two years later, in April 1917, that the US finally entered the war. By then, Wilson's attempt to arbitrate in December 1916 had failed and German provocation could no longer be ignored. Germany was waging unrestricted U-boat warfare and the Zimmerman telegram had exposed German attempts to foment war between Mexico and the US. If the US wanted to secure peace, it would have to enter the war. The peace broker had finally turned belligerent. AUDIO CLIPS from ChromeRadio's podcast drama, ENTER THE PEACE BROKER by Martyn Wade, will illustrate the panel discussion. Based on contemporary diaries, letters and newspaper reports, the drama brings alive America's journey into WW1, a compelling story of duplicity and diplomatic intrigue. Made with the support of the ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION, the production includes a selection of WW1 songs arranged and performed by mezzo-soprano JESSICA WALKER with JAMES HOLMES on piano. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with the ECCLES CENTRE FOR AMERICAN STUDIES at the BRITISH LIBRARY | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Webster Tarpley is the author of the new book, 9/11-Synthetic Terror- Made in USA and George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography which he wrote in 1992 with Anton Chaikin, connecting Prescott Bush, the grandfather of George W. Bush with Hitler and the Nazi Party. The book came out in 1992, has been on internet since 1996 and can be downloaded for free which it has been by literally millions of people. It's been referred to as an internet legend. Both are available in book form from www.progressivepress.com.In this interview Tarpley focuses on the events of 9/11/01 having been carried out by members of the "secret government" -- powerful people in the US government and corporations who are responsible to powerful financial institutions. They have been operating since Bush I. He explains the roles of the "patsies" (Mohammed Ata, Osama Bin Ladin), moles (powerful people in the government) and "professionals" in this major crime and maintains that this way of operating has been standard in the US for many years.He believes that the reason for the crime and tragedy of 9/11 is to save the US-British Empire from falling by providing an excuse to destroy countries that have planned to change the currency in which they trade from US Dollars which support the Empire to Euros thus leading to the fall of the US/British dollar Empire of the world. The fall of the US Dollar would bring down the US world domination he says. The so-called "War on Terror" is really a war on the countries that threaten to bring down the US Empire.Tarpley also believes that the elections of 2004 are a coup d'etat which was engineered by elections where the results were fabricated and fruadulent. He says we are now part of the breakdown of the US Dollar crisis which is the collapse of the US Empire and we must organize and fight back against the neo-con madmen and secret government.