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Intrigue Outloud — 138 episodes
Interview with Ankit Panda: Iran Strikes, Nuclear Deterrence, and the Return of Proliferation
What Is Biden's Foreign Policy Legacy?
Intrigue's 2025 Geopolitical Predictions
Special Edition: What's next for Syria?
🗳️ Musk-querading into January
📥 Stay Tuned
🗳️Welcome to Trump's America
🗳️ Closing Pitch
Intrigue Events: Securing Tomorrow – The Future of Cyber Threats and Global Defense
🗳️ Foreign Interference
🗳️ Harris goes into the Fox's den
🗳️ October surprises and the betting markets
🗳️ Debates and Strikes
🗳️ Biden's farewell, Harris' problem?
Election Intrigue: Foreign interference and overseas votes
John&Jacob: How 2024's Elections are Shifting the Global Order (July 2024)
Election Intrigue: Debate 2.0
John&Jacob: What Zelenskyy's Government Shakeup Means for the Russo-Ukraine War
Election Intrigue: Inside the Dem's China Strategy
John&Jacob: How China's Spiraling Economy is Affecting its Global Strategy
Election Intrigue: Trumping Trade
Election Intrigue: Harris's Big Tent Pitch
John&Jacob: Is Kamala's Surge in the Polls Only Temporary?
John&Jacob: Ukraine’s Kursk Strategy & What’s Next for the Counter-Offensive?
Election Intrigue: Road to Chicago
John&Jacob: The Bigger Global Pressures That Caused the Protests in the UK & Bangladesh
Election Intrigue: Window to the Walz
John&Jacob: The Real Foreign Interests Behind Venezuela's 2024 Elections
Election Intrigue: Ready, Set, Veep
Intrigue Events: The Real Impact of Memes, AI, and Deepfakes on Global Politics
John&Jacob: Where Does Kamala Harris Really Stand on Foreign Policy?
Election Intrigue: Kamala has entered the chat
Election Intrigue: Joe Bye-den (and the RNC)
Election Intrigue: The Biden Shadow (over the NATO Summit)
Election Intrigue: Biden hanging on and a new government in the UK
Election Intrigue: What to make of THAT debate performance?
Intrigue Explained: Al-Jabbering about COP28
Don't touch that dial!
17 November: Biden and Xi meet in San Francisco
14 November: Tides turn in Myanmar and Spanish politicians spar
10 November: How we cover the Israel-Hamas war
7 November: Albanese meets Xi and Africa goes visa-free
The "Day After" Dilemma: where do Palestinian politics go next?
31 October: Tensions in Bangladesh stir up and war continues in Europe
27 October: Can Biden constrain Bibi?
24 October: Pakistan's former PM is back and a suspicious Baltic attack
20 October: The diplomatic blitz in the Middle East begins
17 October: Poland makes its choice and Australia rejects The Voice
13 October: What's next for Israel and Gaza?
10 October: An update from the Middle East
Israel at war
Unrecognisable: an interview with Northern Cyprus' former foreign minister
3 October: Slovakia's new persuasion and the US preps for invasion
29 September: Canada's assassination allegations and an update from Nagorno-Karabakh
Live from UNGA: Recapping the 78th session
Live from UNGA: Is the world ready to regulate AI?
Live from UNGA: Zelensky's case to the developing world
Live from UNGA: Why are so many world leaders missing?
Live from UNGA: Why is the UN so far behind on its goals?
15 September: The EU may welcome Ukraine and Kim goes on his train
12 September: World leaders socialising and troops may be mobilising
8 September: India plays host and Germany's economy diagnosed
5 September: Erdogan and Putin meet and Libya's diplomatic retreat
1 September: China's real estate sector in review and Gabon has a coup
29 August: Planes exploding and Zimbabweans voting
25 August: India space program prevails and Nvidia's sky-high sales
22 August: Ecuador's elections and BRICS new direction
18 August: Rapid recap of the week's top stories
15 August: Two years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan
11 August: The US targets Chinese tech and Italy's banks cut a check
8 August: India holds no-confidence sesh and protests erupt in Bangladesh
4 August: Haiti may get assistance and negotiations in Lebanon face resistance
1 August: Elon's internet service and Bolivia's making neighbours nervous
28 July: A president dethroned and foreign minister disowned
25 July: Crime in Ecuador surges and a new Cambodian leader emerges
21 July: Embassies in flames and Taiwan war games
18 July: Grain deal suspended and Iranian freedoms amended
14 July: Israel in transition and a setback for Thailand's opposition
11 July: NATO's drama and diamonds in Botswana
Two Roads Diverged: Georgia decides its destiny
28 June: Land disputes in the Caucasus and Zambia cuts its losses
26 June: What the #%!@ just happened in Russia?
In Small Packages: how tiny Estonia is revolutionising democracy
21 June: Mediterranean migrants and geopolitical giants
19 June: Iranian stockpiles and Guatemalan trials
Mr. Modi Goes to Washington: is India a great power?
14 June: Scotland's big surprise and Nigerian oil prices rise
12 June: Morocco eyes annexation and Cuba's newest spying station
Arms Wide Open: bringing Maduro back into the fold
7 June: Saudi Arabia's nuclear plan and Ukraine loses a critical dam
5 June: Cape Town conferences and Singapore Summits
Man vs. Machine: the new age of warfare is here
31 May: Security under the ocean and Poland's new law is causing commotion
29 May: German plans get delayed and Iran and Belgium make a trade
Special Episode: two former diplomats debate the news
24 May: The US preserves water and the Russo-Ukraine War gets broader
22 May: G7 focus on Chinese conduct and Lebanon's bank chief might be corrupt
Poll Position: what Turkey's election might mean for its future
17 May: Thai voters want a new vision and Microsoft's big acquisition
15 May: Russian ships in South African harbours and how Greece lost its marbles
Push it to the Limit: US lawmakers dance with economic disaster
10 May: Canada cracks down on spying and methane emissions are flying
8 May: Surging migration and the King's coronation
The Art of Peace: are global conflicts getting harder to solve?
3 May: Kosovo and Serbia back to the table and are US banks still unstable?
1 May: Samsung's earnings chill and Mozambique gets ready to drill
No Vacancies: inside the West's favourite dictatorship
26 April: Biden's re-election bid and rivers run dry in Madrid
24 April: China expands in the poles and Chile's new mineral controls
Take Me To Your Leader: is Europe losing its wartime unity?
19 April: Sudan unravels and Hamas travels (to Saudi Arabia)
17 April: Germany phases nuclear out and North Korea phases it in
Live Long and Prosper: how demographic shifts are shaping the world
12 April: Macron tries to make amends and America spies on its friends
Down Under the Sea: Australia competes for influence in the Pacific
5 April: Italy puts ChatGPT in a corner and Russia arrests a US reporter
3 April: NATO's borders double and Trump's in legal trouble
Journey to the Center of the Earth: the next geopolitical hotspot
29 March: Netanyahu's risky bet and China saddles the world with debt
27 March: TikTok bans and India's opposition in a jam
No Exceptions: El Salvador's gang crackdown, one year later
22 March: Taiwan's delicate balance and Colombia accuses cartels of malice
20 March: Macron's major political gamble and Pakistan's latest political scandal
A House Divided: why Israelis can't stand their government's judicial reforms
15 March: AUKUS submarines and an American bank careens
13 March: Georgians protest and Saudi Arabia and Iran reopen embassies
Let's Make a Deal: Iran and the West inch towards a crisis
8 March: Macron visits Africa and South Korea and Japan strike a deal
6 March: China's Parliament(s) meets and political prisoners get sentenced
3 March: Mexico's manufacturing and Central Asia in the spotlight
1 March: A Brexit breakthrough and an update from Yemen
27 February: Nigeria's elections and China's peace plan
Earthquakes in Turkey and Syria: why migration matters
22 February: Biden visits Kyiv and protestors storm Suriname's parliament
17 February: Iran's president visits China and France debates retirement
15 February: Moldova's government crumbles and Israelis protest
13 February: Nicaragua's prisoners and Syria's recovery
A Tale of Two Systems: Democracy and autocracy in the 21st century