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Envoy Podcast

Envoy Podcast

By Nathan Shaw

The Envoy Podcast is a short 15-20 minute podcast to help you keep up with fast-moving global politics. Find us at www.envoyfpa.org or email us at envoyuwa@gmail.com

In each podcast Nathan Shaw will bring you a quick roundup of the previous week to catch you up in the world of international relations. In addition, we will have special segments such as interviews with academics and analysts or deeper dives on special topics to give you the inside story.
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#17 Envoy Podcast

Envoy PodcastAug 30, 2018

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#17 Envoy Podcast

#17 Envoy Podcast

In this episode we finish our three part special series on the Eurocrisis. This episode we discuss the political impact of the Eurocrisis leading to the rise of nationalism and populism across Europe.
Aug 30, 201814:50
#16 Envoy Podcast

#16 Envoy Podcast

In this episode we continue with the second of our three part special series on the Eurocrisis. This week we examine the bailouts and the politics of austerity.
Aug 23, 201811:37
#15 Envoy Podcast

#15 Envoy Podcast

This is the first in a 3 part special on the Global Financial Crisis and its effects in Europe and the Eurozone. This episode will give you the inside look of how European banks became so large and so risky.
Aug 17, 201825:41
#14 Envoy Podcast

#14 Envoy Podcast

Envoy brings you up to date with news of Canadian-Saudi Arabian diplomatic row, Cambodian elections, Zimbabwean elections and a deep dive into the end of the Syrian civil war.
Aug 11, 201817:58
#13 Envoy Podcast

#13 Envoy Podcast

Episode 13
Envoy brings you up to date with news from Macedonia’s 27 year old name dispute with Greece, Shock election results in Malaysia, civil unrest in Nicaragua and a deep dive into Beijing’s “Made in China 2025” policy and its impacts on foreign relations.
Aug 09, 201816:39
#12 Envoy Podcast

#12 Envoy Podcast

Envoy brings you up to date with an update on the Iranian Nuclear Deal, Japan ratifies the TPP-11 trade deal, Mexican landslide election results and a deeper dive on geography and international relations.
Aug 08, 201821:32
#11 Envoy Podcast

#11 Envoy Podcast

Envoy brings you up to date with news on the NATO summit in Brussels, US trade war effects in Europe and a deep dive into resignations from two UK parliament frontbenchers and the effects of a hard Brexit on the UK.
Aug 07, 201832:15
#10 Envoy Podcast

#10 Envoy Podcast

Envoy brings you up to date with news with a follow up on the 32nd ASEAN summit, US tariffs, the Qatari-Saudi political split and a change in US views on gulf state infighting. In this week's deep dive we look into the Iranian Nuclear deal.
Aug 06, 201824:42
#9 Envoy Podcast

#9 Envoy Podcast

Envoy brings you up to date with news from North Korea, Australia, Cuba and Italy. In this week's deep dive we take a look at leaked draft documents for the 32nd Summit of ASEAN in Singapore and reveal the behind the scenes of modern diplomacy.
Apr 28, 201814:06
#8 Envoy Podcast

#8 Envoy Podcast

Envoy brings you up to date with news from Syria, Turkey, Afghanistan and Colombia. In this feature segment we are delighted to bring you an interview with international relations expert Dr Alan Bloomfield on Indian and Chinese strategic competition
Apr 22, 201835:26
#7 Envoy Podcast

#7 Envoy Podcast

Envoy brings you up to date with news from Syria, Israel and Iran, Brazil, South Korea, Hungary, Italy and Ethiopia. In this week's deep dive we take a look at the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) principle that allows and guides foreign intervention into a country to protect civilians in harms way.
Apr 21, 201825:24
#6 Envoy Podcast

#6 Envoy Podcast

Envoy brings you up to date with news from Iran, the USA v China Trade War, Russia, Catalonia, South America and North Korea. In this week's deep dive we explain how separatist or secessionist movements arise and examine several separatist regions around the world.
Note: There may be some small audio distortion due to a studio malfunction.
Apr 06, 201826:02
#5 Envoy Podcast

#5 Envoy Podcast

Envoy brings you up to date with news from Venezuela, the USA, Britain and the African Union (AU). In this week's deep dive we explain the basics of how a political and economic union like the European Union works.
Mar 23, 201819:06
#4 Envoy Podcast

#4 Envoy Podcast

Envoy brings you up to date with an update on Turkey as well as news from China, the UK and Australia. In this week's deep dive we examine North Korea's nuclear program, the potentially historic meeting between Supreme Leader Kim Jong-Un and President Trump and the potential outcomes of those negotiations.
Mar 18, 201820:16
#3 Envoy Podcast

#3 Envoy Podcast

Envoy brings you up to date with news from Italy, Somaliland and Turkey as well as updates on Germany and South Africa. In this extended episode we will explain why the USA would want to start a trade war and what its effects would be.
Mar 10, 201826:11
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Mar 02, 201812:50
#1 Envoy Podcast
Feb 27, 201814:54