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On this episode of Global Insights on The Lede, economist James Shikwati and New Linesâ North Africa Editor Erin Brown consider the impact of drastic cuts to American aid in Africa with host Kwangu Liwewe, and wonder what the continentâs future might look like without such aid.
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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On this weekâs episode of The Lede, the acclaimed writer and journalist Omar El Akkad joins New Linesâ Faisal Al Yafai for a frank, difficult and moving discussion about the personal impact and wider implications of the war in Gaza.
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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Historian Alex Hobson, the Financial Timesâ Laura Pitel and New Linesâ Danny Postel join Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast to explore the optics and impact of Donald Trumpâs political showmanship.
Further reading: âThe Humiliation Is the Pointâ by Alex Hobson
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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One of the most pressing questions facing communities from Ukraine to Syria concerns the roles accountability and justice should play in the transition out of periods of conflict. Janine di Giovanni, executive director of The Reckoning Project, joins New Linesâ Faisal Al Yafai on the podcast after returning from a trip to Syria, as does New Linesâ Middle East Editor Kareem Shaheen.
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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On this episode of Global Insights on The Lede, Ukrainian journalist Mykhaylo Shtekel and New Linesâ Amie Ferris-Rotman join host Kwangu Liwewe to discuss how U.S. President Donald Trumpâs upending of established alliances has presented Ukraine with a dilemma that may change the course of its future.
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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The global geopolitical landscape is changing, but not in the way you might think. In place of traditional armies facing off on the battlefield, or nuclear-backed superpowers, there's a new force: AI. On this weekâs episode of The Lede, politician and New Statesman columnist Bruno Maçães, author of âWorld Builders: Technology and the New Geopolitics,â tells New Linesâ Faisal Al Yafai how the battle lines are being drawn in a virtual world â and how the builders of the strongest AI language models will be the true power brokers of the future.
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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On this weekâs episode, writer Raphael Cormack tells New Linesâ Finbar Anderson about the mystics who fused elements of the spiritual and the modern to build huge followings from Beirut to New York in the early 20th century, as described in his new book âHoly Men of the Electromagnetic Age: A Forgotten History of the Occult.â
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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On this episode, Erik Baker, author of âMake Your Own Job: How the Entrepreneurial Work Ethic Exhausted America,â tells New Linesâ Faisal Al Yafai how the culture of entrepreneurialism came to dominate modern America.
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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On this episode of the podcast, New Linesâ Kwangu Liwewe discusses the poorly understood BRICS group with Gustavo de Carvalho, a senior researcher at the South African Institute of International Affairs, against the backdrop of U.S. President Donald Trumpâs threat of heavy sanctions against the group should they pursue a rumored policy of moving away from the U.S. dollar.
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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Following the dramatic recent political developments in Syria, Ammar Azzouz, author of âDomicide: Architecture, War and the Destruction of Home in Syria,â and Wendy Pearlman, author of âThe Home I Worked To Make: Voices From the New Syrian Diaspora,â join New Linesâ Lydia Wilson on The Lede to discuss how conflict and exile have shaped Syriansâ idea of home, and how that might change in an uncertain future.
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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On this weekâs episode, acclaimed journalist and author Robert Kaplan joins New Linesâ Faisal Al Yafai on The Lede for a discussion on Donald Trump, the Iraq War and his new book âWaste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis.â
Further listening: The American Experiment From Outside and Within â with Hari Kunzru and Faisal Al Yafai
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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Will 2025 bring resolutions to the many news stories of the previous year? Four of New Linesâ editors consider the upcoming second Donald Trump presidency, the conflicts in Gaza and Ukraine, possible turbulence in Europe and the future for Syria.
Further listening:Survival and Statehood in Ukraine â with Yaroslav Trofimov
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Returning to the podcast, Mary Kaldor, professor emeritus of global governance at the London School of Economics, joins New Linesâ Lydia Wilson for a discussion on how to end the various intractable wars still raging in 2025, from Gaza to Ukraine.
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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In a momentous week in the history of Syria, New Linesâ Middle East Editor Kareem Shaheen and Editorial Director Rasha Elass join Faisal Al Yafai on The Lede to discuss how the Assad regimeâs collapse happened so quickly, the terrible symbolism of the Sednaya prison complex and whatâs next for Syriaâs future.
Further reading:
The Backstory Behind the Fall of Aleppo by Hassan Hassan and Michael WeissAssad Was Disengaging From Iran, but His Next Steps Are Unclear by Rasha ElassSyrians Ponder a Future After Aleppo by Kamal ShahinDawn in Damascus by Kareem ShaheenLiberation in Syria Is a Victory Worth Embracing by Layla MaghribiWith Assad in Moscow, Putin Scrambles To Save Face â and his Syrian Bases by Amie Ferris-RotmanHope and Despair at Assadâs âHuman Slaughterhouseâ by Aubin Eymard and Cian Ward
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Bestselling historian Katja Hoyer joins New Linesâ Faisal Al Yafai on The Lede to discuss her history of East Germany, reunification and the former stateâs most famous living politician, Angela Merkel, who has just published a major new memoir.
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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This weekâs episode of Global Insights on The Lede looks at the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, and Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif, with insight from Itamar Mann, a professor at the University of Haifaâs Faculty of Law, New Linesâ Middle East Editor Kareem Shaheen and Global Insights host Kwangu Liwewe.
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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On this weekâs episode of the podcast, Middle East cultural expert Diana Darke joins New Linesâ Lydia Wilson to discuss the unacknowledged influence of Islamic architecture on medieval buildings throughout Europe.
Further reading | A New Theory: European Cathedrals Show Traces of Ancient Egypt
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One week after the American election, New Linesâ Faisal Al Yafai is joined by the novelist and commentator Hari Kunzru for a discussion on the changing currents of American society and culture, the authorâs recent novels, and Kunzruâs new introduction to the Edward Said classic âCulture and Imperialism.â
Produced by Finbar Anderson
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