Archive interviews from contributors to International Affairs, the academic journal published by Chatham House.

International Affairs Podcast

The Rohingya Crisis

In this episode, George Lawson interviews Tarak Barkawi about his book, Soldiers of Empire: Indian and British Armies in World War II. 

The interview draws on a review forum published in International Affairs, featuring commentary from Barkawi, Lawson, Simon Ball, Paul Higate, Patricia Owens, Robbie Shilliam and Michael Williams.

Read the forum online here: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iix214

Book Review: Soldiers of Empire

Recent authors Jeffrey Chwieroth and Andrew Walter join Ben Horton to discuss the impact of banking crises on political decision-making.

The interview is based on the article, 'Banking crises and politics: a long-run perspective', which was published in the September 2017 issue of International Affairs. 

Read the article here: https://doi.org/10.1093/ia/iix145

How Banking Crises Are Changing Politics

Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Mohammed al-Ta’ishi, a civilian member of Sudan’s Sovereignty Council - where he served as the chief negotiator and main architect of the Juba Peace Agreement. Joining them both are BBC journalist James Copnall and Rosalind Marsden, an Associate Fellow with our Africa programme and the former UK ambassador to Sudan.

Has the world forgotten Sudan?

Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by Sanam Vakil, the director of our Middle East programme to discuss Iran's missile attack on Israel and the possible consequences across the region. Joining them both are Professor Yossi Mekelberg and Dr Elham Fakhro, Associate Fellows with our Middle East programme.

Are Israel and Iran on the brink of all out war?

Bronwen Maddox is joined this week by journalist Oz Katerji and Phillips P. O’Brien, a Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of St Andrews. Joining them both in the studio is Ukrainian journalist Olga Tokariuk, the OSUN Academy Fellow in the Ukraine Forum at Chatham House.

Is time running out for Ukraine?

This week, Bronwen Maddox discusses whether we are seeing a resurgence of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, given recent events in the Middle East and rhetoric from world leaders. 

On the panel is Robert E Kelly, Professor of Political Science at Pusan National University, Dr Hanna Notte, Director of the Eurasia Nonproliferation Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies and Dr Patricia Lewis, Director of the International Security Programme at Chatham House.

Which country is next to go nuclear?

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How Banking Crises Are Changing Politics

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