The Munich Security Conference begins. Plus: week one of the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina
13/2/2026 | 39 min
The latest from the Munich Security Conference. Then: Julia Jenne considers whether Nato is ready for war. Plus: we hear from our team in Milan as week one of the Winter Olympics comes to a close. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Why the world increasingly considers the US a threat. Plus: Politics versus sport at the Olympics
12/2/2026 | 36 min
EU leaders meet in Belgium to unpack the future of the bloc. Then: Iran and the US plan to continue nuclear talks but is diplomacy working? Plus: The Ukrainian Winter Olympian banned for wearing a remembrance helmet. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Should Ukraine hold elections?
11/2/2026 | 38 min
Daniella Peled and Ben Kelly assess whether Ukraine should hold elections, what to expect from a Trump-Netanyahu meeting, the latest from Tumbler Ridge and whether Olympic athletes should go public with their private lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
British prime minister Keir Starmer hangs on – but for how long?
10/2/2026 | 36 min
Phil Tinline and Marion Messmer discuss Keir Starmer’s staying power and impressions of the UK prime minister abroad: Plus: Will nuclear testing resume? And why spies and foreign interference warnings are growing in Europe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What’s in a number? Volodymyr Zelensky warns of $12trn deal between US-Russia
09/2/2026 | 38 min
Panellists Patti Cohen and John Everard assess the Ukrainian president’s claim that a US-Russia economic deal is in the works. Plus: a tale of Asian contrasts between Japan’s elections and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai’s sentencing in Hong Kong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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