The New Cold War Podcast
by Edward Lucas
The New Cold War podcast by Edward Lucas gives authoritative and up-to-date commentary and perspective on the European security crisis, and its implications for the United States.Formerly a senior editor at The Economist, the world’s foremost newsweekly, Lucas is now a senior vice-president at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). He writes a weekly column in the London Times. Lucas has been writing and broadcasting about the region for the BBC, NPR and other outlets since the mid-1980s—and has been warning of the threat from of Putin's Russia for years, notably in his prescient best-seller, published in 2008, "The New Cold War". The podcasts are updated weekly, and include an archive dating back more than 10 years. You can follow him on Twitter — @edwardlucas — and find out more details of his work and career on his website: edwardlucas.com
Episodes
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Vindication
The Intelligence and Security Committee of the British parliament has published its report on Russia. I’m furious — but feel vindicated.
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Hagia Sofia’s fate echoes in eastern Europe
Hagia Sofia’s fate has echoes in countries that remember the Communist war on history.
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China’s hidden hand in the West
An alarming new book, Hidden Hand, highlights the extent of Chinese Communist Party penetration of western countries.
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Putin’s China problem
Putin has a choice about China, which is more than he allows the Russian people.
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Putin’s history essay requires a rewrite
The Russian leader’s revisionist take on the wartime past is self-serving and partial.
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BLM and Eastern Europe — more in common than meets the eye
African-American struggles for justice and memory should be all too familiar to East Europeans — and perhaps even vice versa.
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Trump’s German troop pull-out threatens us all
Donald Trump’s decision to punish Angela Merkel by pulling US troops out of Germany will leave everyone – including Americans – at greater risk.
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Russia and China – compare, contrast, beware
Russia and China’s tactics are not identical, but they overlap. Here are twenty of them. They may seem counterproductive. But seen from Beijing and Moscow, that’s not the point.
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Hong Kong’s plight shames us all
The Chinese Communist Party is crushing Hong Kong. Taiwan’s next. What are we going to do about it?
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Pandemic rocks geopolitical world order
The geopolitical fallout from the pandemic will change the world. We can already see some of the winners—and the losers.
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China’s “Wolf Warrior” diplomacy is prompting a global backlash
China’s “Wolf Warrior” diplomacy is prompting a global backlash—what we need now is unity.
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In Memoriam: JR Lucas (1929-2020)
My father, the Oxford philosopher JR Lucas, was an inspirational and indefatigable campaigner for the captive nations. This is my tribute to him.
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Thanks to the Chinese Communist Party
The Chinese Communist Party is a menace. So be grateful – it is waking up the West.
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China’s global takeover on full throttle
Time is running out to stop China’s global takeover.
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The pandemic has punctured our Chinese dreams. Time to find a strategy
The pandemic has punctured our Chinese dreams. Forget prosperity bringing democracy—Beijing’s grip is tightening at home and abroad. Time to find a strategy.
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Rethinking security, at home and abroad
The state’s job is to manage the risks that the rest of us cannot bear. Protecting us from crime and external aggression are the core ones—but as we are realising now, public health is another.
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China’s coronavirus victory
The pandemic has not stopped geopolitical trends. Indeed it may have accelerated them. The coronavirus is giving the communist regime in Beijing a chance to gain a decisive advantage.
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Pandemic survival tips from the communist era
For many people in the West, the shortages and inconveniences caused by the pandemic are unlike anything they’ve experienced. But for those of us who lived behind the Iron Curtain, they are oddly familiar.
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Home alone? No problem
As the pandemic forces unprecedented changes in our lives, many people are working from home—or trying to. But a bit of self-discipline can send your productivity soaring.
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Who can win against Covid-19?
The coronavirus is not just a public health crisis. It tests the cohesion of our alliances, and our societies.
About this show
The New Cold War podcast by Edward Lucas gives authoritative and up-to-date commentary and perspective on the European security crisis, and its implications for the United States.Formerly a senior editor at The Economist, the world’s foremost newsweekly, Lucas is now a senior vice-president at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA). He writes a weekly column in the London Times. Lucas has been writing and broadcasting about the region for the BBC, NPR and other outlets since the mid-1980s—and has been warning of the threat from of Putin's Russia for years, notably in his prescient best-seller, published in 2008, "The New Cold War". The podcasts are updated weekly, and include an archive dating back more than 10 years. You can follow him on Twitter — @edwardlucas — and find out more details of his work and career on his website: edwardlucas.com
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