News Code
News Code
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News Code deciphers the concealed complexity behind current events. We explore today’s most pressing issues through sharp analysis and punchy discussion. Our podcast is brought to you by Onyx, a top-flight communications consultancy under Anne Cantelo, and features commentator Gavin O’Toole. He has worked on the UK’s leading newspapers and taught about international affairs at the University of London. His specialism in Latin American politics gives him unique insight into the events shaping our rapidly changing reality. Onyx has built a reputation for delivering cutting-edge reports and bestselling business books. If you have a code to crack, turn to us.
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The podcast focuses on current political issues and international relations, exploring topics such as Trump's approach to foreign policy, the implications of his tariff policies, and the challenges to democracy in contemporary America, with episodes like Is Trump a Dictator in Waiting? and Trump's Foreign Policy - Designed or Deranged highlighting its commitment to in-depth analysis.
Last Week on Earth is presented by journalist and broadcaster Louisa Magnussen. It gives you the background you need to understand key international events. What’s the history, why are people behaving as they are? What has led to events, what is the detail that the general media is not telling you? Louisa’s regular guest is journalist Gavin O’Toole. He has worked on the UK’s leading newspapers and taught international affairs at the University of London. His specialism in Latin American politics gives him unique insight into the events shaping our rapidly changing reality. The podcast is brought you by Onyx, who have built a reputation for producing cutting-edge reports and bestselling business books. Follow for a weekly update.
This week on Last Week on Earth, host Louisa Magnussen sits down with Joe Barnes, a political journalist and author who has spent his career covering Russia and the former Soviet Union and is currently based in Almaty, Kazakhstan, which was a member of the USSR (Soviet Union) until 1991.
With Russia and the war in Ukraine dominating global headlines, Joe offers an insider’s perspective on the impact of the break-up on the former USSR (Soviet Union) and how it is viewed by the different generations today. Was it a positive or negative development for the region and the countries that emerged from the break up?
Joe reflects on whether China could overtake Russia as the dominant influence across Central Asia in the post-Soviet space. The conversation concludes with a thought-provoking look at what “independence” really means in the 21st century.
Tune in for clear, accessible analysis of one of the world’s most complex geopolitical regions.
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