Intrigue Explained

Dmitry Grozoubinski, Helen Zhang and John Fowler•rss.com

Three former Australian diplomats (John Fowler, Helen Zhang and Dmitry Grozoubinski) shed light on major topics in international relations by offering their unique perspectives from inside the rooms where decisions are made.

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Understanding Wagner

International, Intrigue is the show where two former diplomats (Dmitry Grozoubinski and John Fowler) and the people they know break down the big stories in international news. This week's main story was the Wagner Group PMC, a Russian private army that's in the news both in Ukraine and in Africa. Who are they, why have they been succesful and what does their rise mean for geopolitics? John and Dmitry also discussed: Hong Kong - What the trials of those arrested during the 2020 proteests mean for...

Feb 09, 2023•53 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Balloons, Tanks and Chips

We're back for the 2023 season of Intrigue, Explained - The show where two former diplomats and the people they know break down the big stories in international news. This week we're focusing on a still largely secret agreement between the US, Japan and the Netherlands to restrict the export to China of the technology and components required to silicon chips. This is part of a growing escalation as China and the West maneuver for supremacy in the technology future, and has implications for every...

Feb 03, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Pre-Episode - China and Covid-19

In this special release before the first season, we discuss the history of China's Covid-19 response, the rush of protests in late November 2022 and the options President Xi has moving forward. You can watch the episode on Youtube here . If you want brief, accessible summaries of international news delivered to your inbox fresh every weekday morning for free, then sign up to International Intrigue....

Dec 27, 2022•47 min•Ep. 1

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