Tag Archives: Xi Jingping

News: Disinformation In The Middle East, Germany-Israel Politics & Relations

The Globalist Podcast (November 17, 2023) – Uncovering disinformation from the Middle East. Plus: how Germany’s past affects its interactions with Israel today, the latest from the Balkans and how theatres capture the zeitgeist.

News: Israel Seizes Gaza Hospital, Putin Restricts Media, Taiwan Politics

The Globalist Podcast (November 16, 2023) – The Norwegian Refugee Council’s Shaina Low on the latest from Gaza’s Al-Shifa hospital,

Vladimir Putin approves new media restrictions ahead of next year’s presidential election and Taiwan’s opposition unites on a joint ticket. Plus: why Finland is considering closing its border with Russia and the state of democracy in Madagascar.

News: Calls For Forced Israel Ceasefire, Xi Jinping In U.S. To Meet With Biden

The Globalist Podcast (November 15, 2023) – Will growing calls from foreign states force Israel into a ceasefire?

Plus: Xi Jinping visits the US for the first time since 2017, democratic elections are under threat in the UK and controversy strikes New Zealand’s Bird of the Century vote.

News: U.S. Concerns Over Israel Objectives, Macron Visits Jordan And Egypt

The Globalist Podcast (October 25, 2023) – We discuss the relationship between the US and Israel, French president Emmanuel Macron’s proposition for an anti-Islamic State coalition and Germany’s newest political party.

Plus: China’s bizarre propaganda TV series ‘When Marx Met Confucius’.

News: Arming Of Israel’s Citizens, María Machado’s Rise In Venezuela Politics

The Globalist Podcast (October 24, 2023) – The latest from the Middle East and why Israel is arming its civilians, the so-called ‘Venezuelan Margaret Thatcher’ Maria Corina Machado storming the opposition primaries and the fallout of Australia’s Indigenous Voice referendum.

Plus: Why a French auction of the former Senegalese president’s possessions has been suspended and an arts-news round-up.

News: Israel Ramps Up Gaza Attacks, US – South Korea- Japan Joint Military Drills

The Globalist Podcast (October 23, 2023) – The latest from Israel, unprecedented joint drills between South Korea, the US and Japan, and the Swiss election results. Plus: we hear from our Monocle team in the Arctic Circle and the Vienna Contemporary’s new artistic director. 

News: Israel-Gaza Ground War, Biden Urges Funding, U.S. House Speaker Chaos

The Globalist Podcast (October 20, 2023) – The latest from the Middle East; why the US battle for the next House Speaker has descended into chaos; and a look ahead to the weekend’s elections in Argentina.

Plus: we discuss Russia’s nuclear presence in Belarus and get the theatre news from critic Matt Wolf.

News: Gaza Protests & U.S. Aid Deal; Germany-Egypt Mediation, House Speaker

The Globalist Podcast (October 19, 2023) – Journalist Stefanie Glinski brings us the latest on the Israel-Hamas conflict from Jerusalem.

We also take a look at Olaf Scholz’s trip to Egypt and an attack on a synagogue in Berlin. University College Dublin’s Scott Lucas talks us through the chaos in Congress as Jim Jordan scrambles for enough support to be the next US House Speaker. Plus: Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s visit to North Korea.

News: Israel Blames Gaza Hospital Blast On Hamas, Ukraine’s Tactical Missiles

The Globalist Podcast (October 18, 2023) – UCL’s Julie Norman discusses Joe Biden’s high-stakes visit to Israel in the wake of a devastating blast at a Gaza hospital. We also examine what Ukraine’s use of US-made long-range missiles means for the country’s counteroffensive.

Plus: Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping strengthen ties at the Belt and Road Summit and Bottega Veneta launches its own academy.

News: Biden To Visit Israel, Egypt-Gaza Border, Putin To Meet With Xi In Beijing

The Globalist Podcast (October 17, 2023) – The latest on the fighting between Israel and Hamas from ‘Haaretz’ journalist Allison Kaplan Sommer in Tel Aviv, as well as a look at the situation at the Egypt-Gaza border.

Also in the programme: Vladimir Putin prepares to make his first trip to a major global power since the International Criminal Court arrest warrant to meet Xi Jinping at the Belt and Road Summit. Plus: why Italy’s population is in crisis.