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RNZ: Nine To Noon
Australia: Iran reaction, Carney incoming, Dutton slammed

RNZ: Nine To Noon

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 9:15


Australia correspondent Karen Middleton looks at Australia's decision to back the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, and urging of Australians stuck in the Mideast not to cancel their flights home.

RNZ: Morning Report
Morning Report Essentials for Wednesday 4 March 2026

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 40:53


Winston Peters responds to the latest actions in the Middle East; Weekly Political Panel with Nicola Willis and Barbara Edmonds; Housing minister, Chris Bishop; A tourism boom in the Mackenzie District; Kiwi comedian scores role as writer on new UK version of Saturday Night Live.

RNZ: Morning Report
World news wrap

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2026 5:44


Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

RealClearPolitics Takeaway
The Iranian War Begins

RealClearPolitics Takeaway

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 50:18


Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan and Phil Wegmann discuss the politics of the Iran War, including remarks at this morning's press briefing by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and JCS Chair Dan Caine. Next, James S. Robbins, Academic Dean of the Institute of World Politics in Washington DC joins the guys to discuss the global implications of the Iran War and possible outcomes. Then finally, they discuss tomorrow's primaries in Texas and last Friday's decision by the Pentagon to declare the AI company Anthropic a “supply chain risk” to national security. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

RNZ: Checkpoint
UK Defence Secretary speaks on Iran air strikes for first time

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 5:18


United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about the UK's response to the Iran strikes, as Defence Secretary John Healey spoke for the first time since the air strikes began.

RNZ: Checkpoint
Thousands of flights disrupted as military strikes continue in Middle East

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 5:43


Thousands of flights have been disrupted as military strikes continue in the Middle East. Flights in and out of airports in Tel Aviv, Dubai, Doha and other international hubs in the region have been suspended or severely restricted with much of the air space there closed. It follows the US-Israel attack on Iran. Executive Director of the NZ Board of Airline Reprsentatives, Cath O'Brien spoke to Lisa Owen.

RNZ: Morning Report
World News Wrap

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 5:27


Catch up with the latest headlines from around the world with RNZ's Alice Wilkins.

RNZ: Morning Report
Morning Report Essentials for Tuesday 3 March

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 30:09


Labour leader Chris Hipkins, Extensive coverage from the conflict in the Middle East; The Auckland school embracing AI; A lifeline for lions at a Northland wildlife enclosure.

RNZ: Morning Report
Starmer U-turn allows US use of UK bases

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 6:27


British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer initially refused US forces to use UK bases - a move which President Trump called 'disappointing'. Starmer reversed his decision on Sunday, saying the bases can be used for defensive strikes. BBC political correspondent Rob Watson spoke to Corin Dann.

RNZ: Morning Report
An update from correspondent Simon Marks in Washington DC

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 6:02


The conflict in Iran has widened further. Israel has attacked Lebanon in response to a Hezbollah rocket attack . New Iranian strikes have been reported on a major gas plants in Qatar and in Saudi Arabia.

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan
Iran Conflict: What does it mean for New Zealanders?

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 12:04


For analysis of the US- Israel strikes and to discuss New Zealand's response, Jesse is joined again by retired Major-General John Howard. Major General John Howard is a former New Zealand Chief of Defence Intelligence and also a former Deputy Director at the US Defence Intelligence Agency in Washington DC

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan
Iran Conflict: Getting an Iranian New Zealander Perspective

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2026 9:46


Iranian New Zealand Barrister Samira Taghavi joins Jesse to discuss what the conflict in Iran means to her and what changes she hopes it brings.

RNZ: Saturday Morning
The largest US military build-up in Iran since 2003

RNZ: Saturday Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 22:46


This week US and Iranian delegations failed to make a breakthrough that could avert potential US strikes amid a massive military build-up. The threat of those strikes saw New Zealand's Foreign Minister Winston Peter's reiterate official advice for New Zealanders to leave Iran. Pressure is mounting on Iran externally and internally. This week anti-government protests spread to at least 13 universities. Susie speaks to Ross Harrison, Senior Fellow at the Middle East Institute in Washington DC and author of "Decoding Iran's Foreign Policy" on whether we are edging closer to a peaceful outcome through diplomacy or to a US attack on Iran.

RNZ: Checkpoint
American citizen killed in clash between Cuban coastguard and speedboat

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2026 4:06


Americas' correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about officials confirming that an American citizen was killed in yesterday's clash between Cuba's coastguard and a US-registered speedboat.

Wohlstand für Alle
Ep. 342: ChinaMaxxing – mit Soft Power zur Weltmacht?

Wohlstand für Alle

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2026 46:49


China geht viral, wieder einmal: Nachdem 2025 die Labubus den Westen und das Internet erobert haben, ist jetzt ein neuer Trend entstanden, der auf folgende Formel gebracht werden kann: „You met me at a very chinese time in my life“.Westliche User, Influencer und Twitch-Streamer zeigen sich dabei, wie sie heißes Wasser trinken, chinesische Gerichte essen, Kaffeeketten aus China besuchen oder gleich in die Volksrepublik reisen, um von den pünktlichen Hochgeschwindigkeitszügen, der modernen Architektur, der E-Mobilität und der weit entwickelten Robotik zu schwärmen.Während der Westen schwächelt und das Antlitz des freundlichen US-Hegemons sehr grimmig ist, wird die chinesische Lebensart immer beliebter. Es ist deshalb wichtig, sich das Konzept von „Soft Power“ zu vergegenwärtigen, dem der Politikberater Joseph S. Nye 2004 ein eigenes Buch widmete. Was, wenn die Eroberung weniger durch Panzer als durch Plüschtiere und Popkultur vor sich geht?Mehr dazu von Ole Nymoen und Wolfgang M. Schmitt in der neue Folge von „Wohlstand für Alle“!Werbung: Ihr könnt das „Surplus“-Magazin jetzt vier Wochen lang für nur einen Euro testen und bekommt die KI-Ausgabe direkt nach Hause. https://www.surplusmagazin.de/wfa/Unsere Zusatzinhalte könnt ihr bei Apple Podcasts, Steady und Patreon hören. Vielen Dank!Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/wohlstand-f%C3%BCr-alle/id1476402723Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/oleundwolfgangSteady: https://steadyhq.com/de/oleundwolfgang/aboutLiteratur:Joseph S. Nye: Soft Power. The Means to Success in World Politics. Public Affairs.Die BBC über den Trend: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz6eljqvyp1oWired-Artikel: https://www.wired.com/story/made-in-china-chinese-time-of-my-life/Veranstaltungen:Ole ist am 3. März in Magdeburg:https://www.magdeburg.de/B%C3%BCrger-Stadt/System/Veranstaltungskalender/-Warum-ich-niemals-f%C3%BCr-mein-Land-k%C3%A4mpfen-w%C3%BCrde-.php?ModID=11&FID=115.23034.1Wolfgang ist am 3. März in Erlangen: https://www.instagram.com/fsvphilfak/p/DVIlizsjVV_/Wolfgang ist am 10. März in Idar-Oberstein: https://penberlin.de/heimat_rp-mitwirkende/Wolfgang ist am 11. März in Duisburg: https://www.duisburger-akzente.de/de/programm_detail.php?eid=fbd0a0901377c932744f3afd87e07399&tid=7dcce52ec3b61931fd478d4b4b648565

The Rhodes Center Podcast
How authoritarianism went from defense to offense on the world stage

The Rhodes Center Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 36:46


The global rise of authoritarianism today is a puzzle: democracies were supposed to be immune to such impulses, but the current political landscape of countries as diverse as India, Hungary, and the United States show that they're not.Why are we seeing a resurgence of authoritarianism? And why did it take so many experts by surprise?In this episode, Mark Blyth looks for answers to these questions with Alexander Cooley and Alex Dukalskis, authors of the new book Dictating the Agenda: The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics. In the book, they explore how authoritarian countries today project their ideologies around the world, and why their strategies may look eerily familiar to anyone who has studied the spread of western liberalism in the 1990s and 2000s.Guests on the episode:Alexander Cooley is a professor of political science at Barnard College.Alex Dukalskis is an associate professor in the School of Politics and International Relations at University College Dublin.Learn more about and purchase Dictating the Agenda The Authoritarian Resurgence in World PoliticsTranscript coming soon to our website

RNZ: Checkpoint
Fears of an all-out war between US and Iran

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 3:06


Middle East correspondent Jacob Brown spoke to Lisa Owen about fears of an all-out war between the US and Iran, and the military buildup in the region, as well as an American ambassador's comments about Israel which caused outrage.

RNZ: Checkpoint
UK correspondent Lucy Thomson

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2026 5:31


United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about former PM Boris Johnson wanting to see British troops on the ground in Ukraine sooner rather than later, as well as the US confirming it won't back out of its tariff deal with the UK, amidst uncertainty from British businesses.

RNZ: Saturday Morning
Dr Neil Melvin: 4 years of war in Ukraine

RNZ: Saturday Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 17:29


The war between Russia and Ukraine is grinding towards its fourth anniversary. 

RNZ: Saturday Morning
Gyles Beckford on Trump's tariffs

RNZ: Saturday Morning

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2026 8:40


President Donald Trump has been left fuming over the U.S Supreme Court ruling that he didn't have the power to introduce his controversial global tariffs.

Unclear and Present Danger
GI Jane (feat. Hilary Matfess)

Unclear and Present Danger

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026


On this week's episode of Unclear and Present Danger, Jamelle and John were joined by Hilary Matfess of the University of Denver to discuss G.I. Jane, the 1997 military drama directed by Ridley Scott and starring Demi Moore and Viggo Mortenson. The discussion for this film revolves around the evolving role of women in the military, post-Cold War anxieties about American military readiness, the gender politics of the film, and what the movie might signify today, in the present.Matfess is the author of a new book, "Putting Women in their Place: Gender Power and World Politics," which is available wherever books are sold.For our next episode we are heading into 1998 with U.S. Marshals, the somewhat forgotten sequel to The Fugitive, starring Wesley Snipes and Tommy Lee Jones. And don't forget our Patreon, where we cover the films of the Cold War and do a regular politics show. You can find that at patreon.com/unclearpod.Our producer is Connor Lynch and our artwork is by Rachel Eck.

RNZ: Nights
American military buildup in Middle East - is war imminent?

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 17:10


Reports indicate President Donald Trump has deployed enough air and naval forces to the region to launch an attack in the coming days.

RNZ: Nights
Who is Japan's new leader?

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2026 16:38


Japan's Sanae Takaichi has been reelected as Japan's leader with her ruling party consolidating power.

RNZ: Checkpoint
Strikes in Gaza threaten ceasefire deal

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 6:50


Middle East correspondent Perry Wilton spoke to Lisa Owen about strikes in Gaza threatening the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. It comes ahead of the first meeting of U.S. President Donald Trump's so-called 'Board of Peace' - set to take place on Thursday.

RNZ: Checkpoint
Growing measles outbreak hits London

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2026 4:57


United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about health officials in the UK dealing with a growing measles outbreak in north-east London, as well as new analysis into the gender pay gap in the UK.

A Public Affair
How to Make Tyrants and Cement Power

A Public Affair

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2026 53:15


On today's show, host Esty Dinur is in conversation with Killian Clarke about his new book, Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed. He researches moments of democratic liberation brought about by mass struggle and why some succeed and others fail. Though he did not write about the US, he's seen his research become surprising and tragically poignant in the second Trump presidency. Clarke says that democratic backsliding like we're seeing in the US, has happened in other democracies around the world. But elected leaders who systematically dismantle institutions of democracy and then install an authoritarian regime is far more common in young democracies than in places like the US. It's shocking how quickly Trump and his team are succeeding. There are resonances between tyrants everywhere in how they cement their rule and gain popularity. They also discuss comparisons between Trump and Hitler's rise to power, political polarization in the US, Clarke's research on Egypt, and the vulnerability of other unarmed revolutions. Clarke says that there are downsides to the prevalence of technology in today's social movements and says that grassroots organizing is needed to sustain a movement. He recommends Zeynep Tufekci's book, Twitter and Tear Gas and says it's possible to pressure the Democratic Party to stand for something, like was done during the Civil Rights Movement.  Killian Clarke is an Assistant Professor in the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University, affiliated with the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies. His research examines revolution, protest, democratization, and authoritarianism with a regional focus on the Middle East. He is the author of Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed (Cambridge University Press, 2025), as well as peer-reviewed articles in the American Political Science Review, Annual Review of Political Science, British Journal of Political Science, and World Politics. Featured image of the cover of Return of Tyranny: Why Counterrevolutions Emerge and Succeed, available from Cambridge University Press. Did you enjoy this story? Your funding makes great, local journalism like this possible. Donate hereThe post How to Make Tyrants and Cement Power appeared first on WORT-FM 89.9.

RNZ: Checkpoint
Political turmoil continues in Australia

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 6:54


Australian correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about political turmoil continuing in Australia with the country's opposition leader Sussan Ley facing a leadership challenge after less than a year in the job.

RNZ: Checkpoint
FAA reopens Texas airpace after ordering shut down

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2026 4:32


United States correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about the FAA ordering the airspace above El Paso, Texas to be shut for ten days, only to be reopened shortly after, as well as the House of Representatives voting to overturn Donald Trump's tariffs against Canada.

RNZ: Checkpoint
Hundreds of federal agents removed from Minnesota

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 5:06


US correspondent Todd Zwillich spoke to Lisa Owen about the removal of hundreds of federal agents from Minnesota.

RNZ: Checkpoint
Backlash in Australia over Israeli President's visit

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 7:08


In Australia the upcoming visit by Israel's President Isaac Herzog is causing division and widespread comdemnation due to allegatoins he incited genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen.

RNZ: The Panel
The Panel with Mark Knoff-Thomas and Kathryn Graham, Part 2

RNZ: The Panel

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2026 21:47


In part two, the Government is in talks with the Trump administration on a critical minerals deal - Greenpeace executive director Russel Norman says that puts New Zealand at risk of becoming a pawn in a bigger quest. Then, there's nothing more joyful than a sunflower, and Greg Webster's family has been growing them in Oamaru for 50 years.

RNZ: Checkpoint
Australian political conservatives endure upheaval

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 6:10


Australia correspondent Nick Grimm spoke to Lisa Owen about political conservatives in Australia continuing to endure upheaval, with the opposition there undergoing leadership instability and polls showing the coalition parties haemorraging support to hard-right party One Nation.

RNZ: The Panel
The Panel with Deborah Hart and David Cunliffe, Part 1

RNZ: The Panel

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2026 25:14


Tonight, on The Panel, Wallace Chapman is joined by panellists Deborah Hart and David Cunliffe. First up, it's about to get faster and cheaper to get your driver licence - but is that coming at the cost of road safety? Then, tensions between Iran and the US are coming to a head, with a potential meeting to come. Australian National University Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Amin Saikal shares his read on the situation.

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan
Explainer: What are NZ's critical minerals?

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 15:41


In January 2025, the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment published the Crown's mineral strategy with a goal of doubling our mineral exports to three billion dollars by 2035. On Friday, we learnt that to achieve that goal MBIE is looking to develop a "non-binding critical minerals framework" and has been having discussions with the US on the supply of critical minerals. To explain what this all means, Jesse talks to Sefton Darby, is a former National Minerals manager at MBIE, and now consults on geo-politics and political risk.

Global Governance Podcast
Peter J. Hoffman on Rethinking the UN at a Constitutional Moment

Global Governance Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2026 41:24


In this wide-ranging discussion, Professor Peter J. Hoffman argues that the United Nations' current paralysis reflects a deeper crisis of legitimacy rather than a temporary political impasse. He examines why incremental reform is no longer sufficient, probing core questions of Security Council authority, democratic representation beyond states, the governance of planetary risk, and the constitutional status of human rights. Drawing on historical experience with institutional change, Hoffman situates the Second UN Charter between realism and ambition, contending that transformative reform often appears unrealistic until conditions make its necessity undeniable. As he concludes, what is dismissed today as idealism may, with the passage of time, come to be seen as the most realistic response to a system no longer fit for purpose.Learn more on GlobalGovernanceForum.org

Christ in Prophecy
Signs of World Politics

Christ in Prophecy

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2026


What prophesied end times configuration of nations marks the return of Jesus Christ? Find out with Tim Moore and Nathan Jones on Christ in Prophecy Radio!

Cheap Talk
It's Doomsday Day!

Cheap Talk

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2026 43:01


It is 85 seconds to midnight (according to the Doomsday Clock); evaluating the risk of catastrophe; the latest Board of Peace developments; another speech pointing to the end of the international system as we know it; what it means for Europe to take more responsibility for its own defense; and Marcus recalls World War IIThe opinions expressed on this podcast are solely our own and do not reflect the policies or positions of William & Mary.Please subscribe to Cheap Talk on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your podcast player of choice to be notified when new episodes are posted.Further Listening/Reading:Cheap Talk Podcast. 2024. “Exercise in Optimism” (Jan. 27), via Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or the web.Gabriel A. Almond and Stephen J. Genco. 1977. “Clouds, Clocks, and the Study of Politics.” World Politics 29(4): 489–522.See all Cheap Talk episodes

RNZ: Checkpoint
Trump set to reopen Venezuelan airspace

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 5:16


Americas correspondent Katie Silver spoke to Lisa Owen about President Trump preparing to reopen the airspace over Venezuela for commercial travel, after it was closed for almost a month as a result of the US Military operation to capture Nicholas Maduro.

RNZ: Checkpoint
EU adds Iran's Revolutionary Guards to terrorist list

RNZ: Checkpoint

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 5:13


United Kingdom correspondent Lucy Thomson spoke to Lisa Owen about Prime Minister Keir Starmer's trip to China, the European Union formally adding Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to its terrorist list, and two volunteer firefighters from the Isle of Man have pulling off an impressive feat of athleticism.

The Institute of World Politics
Artificial General Intelligence: America's Next National Security Frontier

The Institute of World Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 66:24


About the Lecture: This lecture will discuss the dangers that advanced AI would pose to the United States, the world, and humanity if developed and deployed without proper safeguards. These dangers would include its impact on our economy, geopolitical relations, and our national security. About the Speaker: Brendan Steinhauser is a Partner with Steinhauser Strategies, a public affairs firm based in Austin, Texas. He graduated Phi Beta Kappa with a B.A. in Government from The University of Texas in 2004 and earned his M.A. in Statecraft and International Affairs from The Institute of World Politics in 2013. Brendan served as an adjunct professor of Political Science and Global Studies at St. Edward's University in Austin, where he taught courses on Global Issues and State & Local Government. He has been published in the peer-reviewed academic journal, The Journal of South Texas. ‍Brendan has led campaigns for candidates and causes in more than 40 states, including for Senator John Cornyn, Congressman Michael McCaul, and Congressman Dan Crenshaw. TIME magazine named Brendan as one of "40 Under 40" rising stars in American politics. Campaigns & Elections magazine awarded him a "Rising Star" award in 2012. Former U.S. House Majority Leader Dick Armey called working with Brendan one of the highlights of his career. Over the years, Brendan has worked as a Director of Federal and State Campaigns, Communications Director, and Chief Strategy Officer of various nonprofit organizations. He is a frequent media commentator and has appeared on Fox News, Comedy Central, MSNBC, CNN, the BBC, NewsNation, and Newsmax. He has also been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, and many more newspapers, magazines, books, and journals. Some of his clients have included the Republican Party of Texas, Texas Right to Life, State Senator Angela Paxton, and the War Veterans Fund. Brendan serves as a First Lieutenant and Company Commander in the Texas State Guard, the premier state defense and emergency response force in the U.S. He graduated from Officer Candidate School and received his commission in 2021, at the age of 39. He earned a certificate in Counterintelligence Awareness from the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency of the U.S. Department of Defense. Mark Beall is a leading expert at the intersection of AI policy and national security. After serving as the inaugural Pentagon AI Policy Director at the Department of Defense's Joint AI Center, he became the Senior Advisor at the AI Policy Network, an organization that builds bipartisan support for legislation that will help the United States prepare for the future capabilities of AI systems. Beall also co-founded Gladstone AI, an entity that advocates for the responsible development of AI and guardrails to protect the country against national security threats from AI. He has publicly spoken on these issues numerous times through speeches, interviews, and more, and is a voice critical in the mission to prioritize security in the development of AI. Beall holds a BA in Physics from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and an MA in Statecraft and National Security from the Institute of World Politics. **Learn more about IWP graduate programs: https://www.iwp.edu/academics/graduate-degree-programs/ ***Make a gift to IWP: https://wl.donorperfect.net/weblink/WebLink.aspx?name=E231090&id=3

EXALT Podcast
Vivian Price - How can film help give labor a greater voice for a just energy transition?

EXALT Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 53:14


This month we were delighted to have a conversation with Vivian Price, a visiting researcher at the University of Helsinki. Presently she is working with Janette Kotivirta, Doctoral researcher in World Politics at University of Helsinki, on a video dialogue project on just transitions. Vivian comes to Helsinki from California State University Dominguez Hills, where she is a Professor in Interdisciplinary, Environmental and Women's Studies. Vivian shares insight with us about her blue-collar work history and long-term experience working to strengthen labour and environmental standards. Prior to earning her doctorate as a non-traditional student, Vivian worked in restaurants, offices, and as a union member in factories, refineries, and construction sites, which served to develop and deepen her understanding of working-class struggles. She has also been an apprenticeship instructor and officer in the International Brother (& Sister) -hood of Electrical Workers, and once a professor, became an officer in the California Faculty Association. Vivian looks at climate justice through the lens of the worker, with the hope of connecting unions, scientists, communities, and environmentalists. This is a fresh perspective and allows us to explore new spaces in the discussion on the impacts of extractivism. Vivian wishes to share a message of solidarity with our brothers and sisters in the US resisting ICE. We support this message and also stand in solidarity.If you would like to learn more about Vivian's work, please check out the links below. Vivian's University Profile https://www.csudh.edu/labor-studies/faculty/vivian-price Feature-length documentariesHammering It Out (2000, 56 min) Distributor, Women Make Movies Description here Transnational Tradeswomen (2006, 56 min) Distributor, Women Make Movies Description hereHarvest of Loneliness (2010, 56 min) Distributor, Film Media Group. Description hereShorts on Just TransitionTalking Union Talking Climate (2023, 15 mins) Three oil workers (a Nigerian, a Norwegian and a Californian) have a conversation about what it's like to be a unionist, how their companies view unions, how their companies distribute profits, and their views on climate change and the future of the oil industry. Based on research with the WAGE team at the University of Oslo and OsloMet.Voices from the green transition (2025, 14 mins) How are workers and communities experiencing the transition away from coal in South Africa and the extraction of lithium in Chile? This short film highlighting the ideas of marginalized groups is based on research from the Just Transition: action, concepts, debates and strategies research project at the University of Leeds.Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7GOu9hUsF4

Highlights from The Pat Kenny Show
John Simpson on recent world politics

Highlights from The Pat Kenny Show

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2026 22:10


It's only been 30 days since 2026 began and it's safe to say chaos has replaced the status quo. From US threats to invade Greenland, the capturing of Nicolas Maduro, the shooting of two civilians by ICE agents and yet another threat of nuclear action against Iran looms. As the world continues to grapple with the new normal, what can we expect next?Pat discusses this further with John Simpson, BBC World Affairs Editor.

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan
What is ICE and why does it seem to be tearing the USA apart?

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2026 13:48


Over the last few months there has been consistently heated debate around the tactics, and indeed presence of, immigration agents in the United States. That debate has reached fever pitch after the death of nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This isn't the first fatal incident involving ICE agents, Alex Pretti is the second US citizen killed in Minneapolis this month. So what is going on? And why does it seem that wherever you look there is a different narrative surrounding what took place and who is to blame? Washington DC correspondent Simon Marks joins Jesse.

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan
OZ Update with Brad Foster

RNZ: Afternoons with Jesse Mulligan

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 5:47


It's an anniversary day for many in the North Island, but today also marks Australia Day so to find out what's happening in OZ to mark it, we're joined by our man on the ground Brad Foster. Brad shares this year's Australian of the Year, update on the recent spate of shark attacks and some sport!

RNZ: Nights
BBC World Service Lookahead with Rob Hugh-Jones

RNZ: Nights

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2026 9:37


We cross to the BBC World Service to take a look at some of the events making international headlines.

RNZ: Morning Report
The latest news from Australia with Rebekah Holt

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2026 3:46


Correspondent Rebekah Holt spoke to Lauren Crimp from Tasmania.

RNZ: Morning Report
Morning Report Essentials for Monday 19 January

RNZ: Morning Report

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2026 27:49


The government is working on stopping busloads of people stripping rockpools of sea life in north Auckland; Pharmac is seeking clinical advice on whether the weight loss medication Wegovy should receive government funding. Donald Trump is doubling down on his efforts to acquire Greenland, threatening to slap tariffs on European allies standing in his way. The Black Caps have won the final ODI against India to take the series 2-1. The Government is considering lowering its housing intensification targets in Auckland after pushback from critics.

Disinformation Wars
EPISODE 58: America's voice, disrupted

Disinformation Wars

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2026 27:51


In this episode of DISINFORMATION WARS, host Ilan Berman speaks with Dr. James Robbins, Senior Fellow at the American Foreign Policy Council and Dean of Academics at the Institute of World Politics, about their experiences dealing with international broadcasting during the Trump 47 Transition - and where America's public diplomacy enterprise is today. BIO:Dr. James S. Robbins is a national security columnist for USA Today and Senior Fellow in National Security Affairs at the American Foreign Policy Council. He is a former special assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and in 2007 was awarded the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Joint Meritorious Civilian Service Award.Dr. Robbins is also the former award-winning Senior Editorial Writer for Foreign Affairs at The Washington Times. His work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, National Review, and other publications. He appears regularly on national and international television and radio.Dr. Robbins holds a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and has taught at the National Defense University and Marine Corps University, among other schools.

Speaking Out of Place
Thea Riofrancos: Confronting Contradiction and Working for the Planet

Speaking Out of Place

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2026 63:27


and imaginative alternatives to the bleak offerings of capitalism, green or not.Thea Riofrancos is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College, a Strategic Co-Director of the Climate and Community Institute, and a fellow at the Transnational Institute. Her research focuses on resource extraction, renewable energy, climate change, the global lithium sector, green technologies, social movements, and the Latin American left. She is the author of Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism (W.W. Norton, 2025) and Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador (Duke University Press, 2020), and the coauthor of A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal (Verso Books, 2019). Her publications have appeared in scholarly journals such as Global Environmental Politics, World Politics, and Perspectives on Politics, as well as in media outlets including The New York Times, Financial Times, Foreign Policy, n+1, Dissent, and more. 

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Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism with Thea Riofrancos

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Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2026 73:52


Lithium, a crucial input in the batteries powering electric vehicles, has the potential to save the world from climate change. But even green solutions come at a cost. Mining lithium is environmentally destructive. We therefore confront a dilemma: Is it possible to save the world by harming it in the process? Having spent over a decade researching mining and oil sectors in Latin America, Thea Riofrancos is a leading voice on resource extraction. In this episode, we discuss her 2025 book Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism, in which she draws on groundbreaking fieldwork on the global race for lithium. Taking readers from the breathtaking salt flats of Chile's Atacama Desert to Nevada's glorious Silver Peak Range to the rolling hills of the Barroso Region of Portugal, the book reveals the social and environmental costs of “critical minerals.” She takes stock of new policy paradigms in the Global South, where governments seek to leverage mineral assets to jumpstart green development. Zooming out from lithium, we also discuss the evolving geopolitics and geoeconomics of energy transition, critical minerals, and green technology supply chains. — Thea Riofrancos is an Associate Professor of Political Science at Providence College, a Strategic Co-Director of the Climate and Community Institute, and a fellow at the Transnational Institute. Her research focuses on resource extraction, climate change, the energy transition, the global lithium sector, green technologies, social movements, and the Latin American left. She explored these themes in her book, Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador (Duke University Press, 2020), peer-reviewed articles in Cultural Studies, World Politics, and Global Environmental Politics, and her coauthored book, A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal (Verso Books, 2019). Her essays have appeared in outlets including The New York Times, Financial Times, The Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, and more. Thea's latest book, which we discuss on this episode, is Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism (W.W. Norton 2025). Extraction: The Frontiers of Green Capitalism (W.W. Norton 2025) The Security–Sustainability Nexus: Lithium Onshoring in the Global North in Global Environmental Politics 2022 Resource Radicals: From Petro-Nationalism to Post-Extractivism in Ecuador (Duke University Press, 2020) A Planet to Win: Why We Need a Green New Deal (Verso Books, 2019) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network