Can Southeast Asia keep rebuilding after its deadliest storm season?
Nearly two thousand dead and hundreds missing in one of the worst storm seasons in Southeast Asia's recorded history. Cyclones, typhoons and back-to-back tropical storms are causing floods and landslides so large that some areas may never recover. So how can countries continue to face this escalating threat? And can they afford to keep rebuilding? In this episode: Alexandre Borde, Environmental Economist and CEO, Cibola Partners. Sehr Raheja, Programme Officer, Climate Change Programme, Centre for Science and Environment. Benjamin Horton, Professor, Earth Science, City University of Hong Kong. Host: Dareen Abughaida Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
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What kind of Syria is the new government building?
Hope, promise and enormous challenges. It's been one year since the fall of Bashar al-Assad's regime in Syria, and even while it celebrates, the country is also confronting the problems of a transitional state. So what kind of Syria is the new government building? In this episode: Haid Haid, Researcher, Chatham House. Ammar Kahf, Executive Director, Omran Center for Strategic Studies. Heiko Wimmen, Project Director for Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, International Crisis Group. Host: Dareen Abughaida Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
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Who stands to benefit the most from the Putin-Modi summit in India?
From limo diplomacy to a ceremonial guard - Vladimir Putin got a red-carpet welcome in India this week.He was there to talk trade ties and energy supply with Narendra Modi. But as New Delhi tries to walk a tightrope between Moscow and Washington - who stands to benefit the most, and what's at stake? In this episode: Brahma Chellaney - Professor of Strategic Studies at the Center for Policy Research. Thomas Pickering - former diplomat and U.S. Ambassador to India and Russia. Aleksei Zakharov - fellow at Observer Research Foundation focusing on Russia's foreign policy towards South Asia and its relations with India. Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
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What are the implications of Trump calling Somali-Americans 'garbage'?
Surrounded by his cabinet, US President Donald Trump described Somalis living in America as 'garbage'. The comments have been widely condemned, but not by his supporters. What are the implications - not just in the US but elsewhere? In this episode: Samakab Hussein - Somali-American and Minnesota State House Representative Joi Chaney - Lawyer and Democratic political strategist Eric Ham - Political analyst and former U.S. Congressional staffer Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook
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Why is France's Macron in China visiting Xi Jinping?
France's President Emmanuel Macron visits China for a three-day state visit - at a tricky time in relations. Under discussion - trade and the Ukraine war - with big differences between the two. What are the divisions - and what's at stake? In this episode: Andy Mok - Senior Research Fellow at the Center for China and Globalization Rémi Bourgeot - Associate Research Fellow at the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs Ben Aris - Founder and editor-in-chief of bne IntelliNews Host: Tom McRae Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook