On this episode of Intrigue Outloud, Tiziano Breda joins to discuss El Salvador's unprecedented state of exception, which has restricted civil liberties in order to fight criminal gangs since 27 March of last year. Tiziano is a researcher at the Istituto Affari Internazionali in Rome, and a former Central America analyst at the International Crisis Group based in Guatemala. Latin America Likes Bukele’s ‘War on Gangs.’ That’s a Problem by Tiziano. Thanks to our sponsor, Todoist . Hosted on Acast....
Mar 24, 2023•39 min•Ep. 1
On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins to discuss a former Taiwanese president's historic visit to mainland China, and the breakdown of the ceasefire between Colombia's government and the cartels.Thanks to our sponsor, Highland Titles . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 22, 2023•15 min•Ep. 1
On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins for an update on France's fraught pension reform debate, and to discuss the legal troubles of former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan. Thanks to our sponsor, 1440 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 20, 2023•15 min•Ep. 1
On this episode of Intrigue Outloud, Haviv Rettig Gur and Gilad Kariv join Ethan Plotkin to discuss Israel's ongoing protests, how lawmakers are responding, and why time may not be on Israeli democracy's side. Haviv Rettig Gur is the Senior Political Analyst at the Times of Israel. Rabbi Gilad Kariv is a constitutional law expert and member of the Israeli Knesset from the Labor Party. Anatomy of a self-sabotaging reform by Haviv. Thanks to our sponsor, Power Corridor . Hosted on Acast. See acast...
Mar 17, 2023•44 min•Ep. 1
On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins to discuss the AUKUS submarine deal between the US, UK, and Australia, and the collapse of California-based Silicon Valley Bank . Thanks to our sponsor, Roca News . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 15, 2023•16 min•Ep. 1
On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder Helen Zhang joins to discuss the protests in Georgia and the normalisation agreement between Saudi Arabia and Iran . Thanks to our sponsor, PolicyWare . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 13, 2023•11 min•Ep. 1
On this episode of Intrigue Outloud, Ellie Geranmayeh joins Ethan Plotkin to discuss how the Iran nuclear deal fell apart, and how Western governments can negotiate with the Iranian regime without undermining the protests against it. Ellie Geranmayeh is a senior policy fellow and deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. She focuses on European policy in relation to Iran, particularly on the nuclear and regional dossiers and sanctions...
Mar 10, 2023•42 min•Ep. 1
On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins Ethan Plotkin to discuss French President Emmanuel Macron's trip across Africa , and the major reparations agreement between South Korea and Japan. Thanks to our sponsor, Power Corridor . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 08, 2023•13 min•Ep. 1
On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins Ethan Plotkin to discuss China’s “Two Sessions” parliamentary meetings, and the stories of two political prisoners in Belarus and Cambodia . Thanks to our sponsor, Roca News . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 06, 2023•13 min•Ep. 1
On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue Managing Editor Jeremy Dicker (JD) joins Ethan Plotkin to discuss Mexico's booming car industry and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Central Asia . Thanks to our sponsor, Highland Titles (use discount code 'Intrigue' at checkout for 20% off!). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 03, 2023•13 min•Ep. 1
On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins Ethan Plotkin to discuss the Northern Ireland deal between the EU and UK, and the latest from the Yemen Civil War . Thanks to our sponsor, Best Buy . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 01, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1
On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins Ethan Plotkin to discuss Nigeria's presidential elections and China's plan for peace in Ukraine. Check out today's sponsor, Roca News . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 27, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1
On this episode of Intrigue Outloud, Erol Yayboke joins Ethan Plotkin to discuss why a decade of migration and displacement made the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria on 6 February so deadly, and how regional governments should respond to renewed migration pressure. Erol is the director of the Project on Fragility and Mobility at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and an adjunct professor at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of Public Policy. Shattered Relief: A 7.8-Magnitude E...
Feb 24, 2023•38 min•Ep. 1
On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins Ethan Plotkin to discuss US President Joe Biden's surprise visit to Kyiv , and the cost-of-living protests in Suriname . Check out today's sponsor, 1440 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 22, 2023•15 min•Ep. 1
On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins to discuss Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's visit to Beijing , and the months-long protests over pension reform in France. If you like the show, make sure to subscribe, leave a rating and review, and tell a friend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 17, 2023•15 min•Ep. 1
On today’s Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founders John Fowler and Helen Zhang join Ethan Plotkin to discuss a potential plot against Moldova’s government , and the judicial reforms that are bringing hundreds of thousands of Israelis into the streets. If you like the show, make sure to subscribe, leave a rating and a review, and tell a friend! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Feb 15, 2023•12 min•Ep. 1
On today’s Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins Ethan Plotkin to discuss Nicaragua’s surprise transfer of more than 200 political prisoners to the United States, and whether the tragic earthquake in Turkey and Syria will move countries to cooperate with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. If you like the show, make sure to subscribe, leave a rating and a review, and tell a friend! Thanks to our sponsor, Policyware . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...
Feb 13, 2023•14 min•Ep. 1
Welcome to the Intrigue Outloud podcast channel! For this inaugural episode, Charles Dunst joins to discuss his new book Defeating the Dictators, released on 2 February. The book tells the story of how democracy saw its global image threatened by technologically-advanced and bureaucratically-efficient autocracies in the Middle East and East Asia, and provides a roadmap to policymakers looking to rebuild trust in their political systems. Dunst is a Senior Associate at the Asia Group, a Fellow at ...
Feb 02, 2023•40 min•Ep. 1
