On the first anniversary of the 7 October Hamas attacks, we discuss the possible pathways for peace between Israelis and Palestinians. Bronwen Maddox is joined by Daniel Levy, the president of the US/Middle East Project. With them are Sanam Vakil, director of our Middle East and North Africa programme (MENAP) and Amjad Iraqi, a MENAP associate fellow.

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Israel needs a strategy for its place in the region that is not just attacks on current threats

Israel’s wars have sustained the destructive leadership which brought it to this crisis

Palestinians must be given the space to reorganize their political agency

Presented by Bronwen Maddox. Produced by John Pollock.

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With the Israeli military launching sustained attacks across Lebanon against Hezbollah, we explore why Israel has decided to ramp up strikes on Hezbollah now, even as the war in Gaza rages on and tensions continue to rise in the West Bank. Bronwen Maddox is joined by The Economist’s Middle East correspondent, Gregg Carlstrom. With them are Lina Khatib and Yossi Mekelberg, associate fellows with our Middle East and North Africa Programme.

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Could Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah open the way to a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities?

Illicit gold is exacerbating Ethiopia’s conflicts

The three key priorities new NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte must get right

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As Ukraine waits to hear if it can use Western missiles to strike deep into Russia, we explore the current state of the Kursk offensive and the front lines in Donbas, and ask what if any strategy might change the course of the war into 2025. Guest host James Nixey is joined by the FT’s Christopher Miller and military analyst Michael Kofman. With them is Olga Tokariuk, the OSUN academy fellow with our Ukraine Forum.

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Attacks on Hezbollah pagers will not improve Israel’s situation on its border with Lebanon

The war in Sudan is intensifying. Coordinated pressure is needed to prevent the country’s fragmentation

Austerity measures are on trial in Sri Lanka’s first election since its economic collapse

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Tuesday’s debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump brought fierce exchanges over immigration, abortion and foreign policy, and showed that America's global role matters in this election. Bronwen Maddox is joined by David Weigel from Semafor and Clare Malone from the New Yorker to discuss what we learned and what to watch in the rest of the race. With them is Heather Hurlburt, associate fellow of our US and Americas programme.

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The Harris–Trump debate showed US foreign policy matters in this election

The US election will take place in a polluted information space

US dollar dominance is both a cause and a consequence of US power

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To kick off the third series of the podcast, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Anne Applebaum joins Bronwen Maddox to discuss the network of autocracies that now challenge liberal democracies and the world order they once relied on. They explore how China, Russia, Iran and others cooperate, their attacks on liberal democracies – and what the rest of the world can do about it.

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Event | Why do autocrats survive?

Are Ukraine’s F-16s another case of too little, too late?

More and more cases on war and genocide are being litigated at the ICJ

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Venezuelans are protesting against Nicolás Maduro’s claim to have won the presidential election. Bronwen Maddox is joined from Caracas by journalist turned opposition politician Paola Bautista de Aleman and the FT’s Latin America editor Michael Stott. With them is Chris Sabatini, our Senior Research Fellow for Latin America.

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Venezuela’s stolen election encourages the world’s autocracies

Israel’s strikes in Iran and Lebanon don’t hurt Hamas and Hezbollah much

Does President Ruto have the means to appease Kenya’s protestors?

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Democratic big hitters have coalesced around Kamala Harris as the Party’s new nominee, but what do we know about her world view, especially on Gaza, and the place of US leadership in the world?

Bronwen Maddox is joined by chief correspondent at the Washington Post, Dan Balz, political scientist Dan Drezner, and the Director of our US and Americas Programme, Leslie Vinjamuri, to discuss what a Trump-Harris race will look like, and how the winner might approach America’s global role.

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Kamala Harris would bring greater foreign policy experience than most new US presidents

Biden’s decision to withdraw is an act of true leadership. It is also his best chance at ensuring his legacy

Netanyahu’s speech sought bipartisan support by invoking the threat of Iran

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The Republican National Convention is underway in Wisconsin just days after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Bronwen Maddox is joined by journalists Edward Luce and David E Sanger to discuss the selection of J. D. Vance as Trump's running mate and what this means for America's future foreign policy. Joining them is Leslie Vinjamuri, the director of our US and Americas Programme.

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Three key issues require progress as the UK hosts European leaders for the EPC summit

The new government must work hard to restore the UK’s reputation as a champion of international law

The illusion of legitimacy: unveiling Syria’s sham elections

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