Tag Archives: Far-Right

News: Election Results In Indonesia, U.S. And NATO New Funding For Ukraine

The Globalist (February 14, 2024):It’s election day in the world’s third-largest democracy: we get the latest from Jakarta.

Then: we discuss Ukraine’s view on Nato and US funding, the latest setback to the EU-Mercosur trade deal and hear why cabin crew in the US and the UK are on strike. Plus: a new exhibition profiling Yoko Ono.

News: Poland Foreign Policy And NATO, Egypt Mediates Israel-Hamas War

The Globalist (February 13, 2024):We discuss Poland’s foreign policy and the future of Nato.

Plus: Egypt’s mediation role in Israel’s conflict with Hamas, a round-up of headlines from the US and Saint Laurent’s new bookshop in Paris.

News: Israel Air Strikes On Rafah With Two Hostages Freed, Finland Elections

The Globalist (February 12, 2024):The latest on the Israel-Gaza war.

Plus: we head to Helsinki for the Finnish election results, Colombia’s Supreme Court battle and Australia announces a new domestic military drone programme.

News: Pakistan Election, Putin Calls On U.S. To End War In Carlson Interview

The Globalist (February 9, 2024):We head to Islamabad for the latest on Pakistan’s general election.

Plus: Tucker Carlson interviews Vladimir Putin, a round-up of aviation news and the design of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic medals is revealed.

News: German Chancellor Scholz U.S. Trip, Congress Debates Ukraine Funding

The Globalist (February 8, 2024): We discuss German chancellor Olaf Scholz’s trip to Washington, as he tries to bolster US support for Ukraine.

Plus: Dutch coalition talks, fashion news and the UAE’s luxury property boom.

News: Gaza War Talks, GOP Rejects Israel Aid, Border And Ukraine Bill Debated

The Globalist (February 7, 2024): We discuss the bill worth $118bn (€109bn), which will be debated by the US Senate today.

Plus: protests in Senegal after parliament delays the presidential election, Marine Le Pen meets with the Alternative for Germany party and we catch up with J A Bayona, director of ‘Society of the Snow’.

News: Blinken In Middle East For Gaza Peace Talks, Pakistan 2024 Elections

The Globalist Podcast (February 5, 2024) – We discuss Antony Blinken’s fifth Middle East trip since the 7 October attacks and how US strikes in the region are affecting talks.

Plus: Pakistan’s elections, Liz Truss’s comeback bid and the headlines in Southeast Asia.

News: U.S. Military Strikes In Yemen, Syria And Iraq, Elections In Azerbaijan

The Globalist Podcast (February 5, 2024) – The latest on the US response to the drone attacks in Jordan, assess how Azerbaijan’s presidential election will impact the wider region and review the day’s papers.

Plus: we meet designer Camille Jaillant of Olistic The Label and look at last night’s Grammy Awards.

News: EU Summit Approves Ukraine Aid, Australia-New Zealand Security

The Globalist Podcast (Februay 2, 2024) – We start in Brussels to discuss the outcome of the EU Summit, before heading to Melbourne, where Australian and New Zealand defence and foreign ministers are meeting to talk about regional security.

Plus: a report from the Copenhagen International Fashion Fair and a catch-up with Grammy-winning composer Lorne Balfe.

News: Ukraine Top Military To Be Dismissed, Myanmar State Of Emergency Ends

The Globalist Podcast (February 1, 2024) – We ask Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk about the fate of the country’s armed-forces commander, General Valery Zaluzhny.

Also in the programme: we assess the situation in Myanmar as the junta-imposed state of emergency comes to an end and we find out why the Catalan amnesty bill has failed to pass in the Spanish congress. Plus: we speak to Eszter Áron, creative director of Aeron, at Copenhagen International Fashion Fair.