S3 E5 Getting under the skin of the US with Ari Ratner

Continuing to share my journey across the world this Autumn with my kids - this time capturing thoughts ad reflections on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and the UAE and Oman

From my around-the-world trip with my 3 children I bring notes from different sections of our trip. This first one covers our travels in Europe section from late August to September....

As we come into land at the end of Series 3, in this episode I talk about Turkey with Sami Kent, journalist and radio producer and author of a new book on Turkey 'The Endless Country: A personal journey through Turkey's first hundred years'

In this episode I continue my cinversation with Aline Burni, this time focusing on her home country of Brazil. We dive into Brazil's unique foreign policy and how the country is a country of contrasts

In this episode we talk about the first foreign policy moments of the new UK Labour government against the backdrop of the NATO summit in Washington and ahead of hosting the 4th European Political Community summit. Plus an update on the Ukraine war, French elections, China-Taiwan and what UK leadership on the world stage looks like. Peter Apps brings us his in-depth insights on these topics as well as intel from his recent visit to Washington for the US launch of his book 'Deterring Armageddon: A Biography of Nato'.

In this episode I talk to Ari Ratner, a former state department official and founder of strategic comms and policy advisory firm Danari Global

In this episode I have two conversations - firstly getting an update from Aline Burni in Brussels on the state of play in Europe following the EU Parliament elections and then onto Mike Buckley in Sheffield looking at UK-EU relations

In this episode I talk to Daniela Luque about Colombia catching up on the political developments in the country, where the peace process is up to and a surprising discovery about how much we can learn from the Colombia-UK relationship 

In this inaugural podcast fireside chat, Matt Godwin and our host, Anna-Joy Rickard share some of their thinking on how the UK finds a confident identity and optimistic way forward in the changing world of today

To kick off Series 3, I speak to writer and journalist Jonn Elledge on his new book 'A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps'. We delve into the stories you should know about but probably don't, the history that never happened, the optimistic stories and of course - how Britain looks at its history.