How France’s Elections Could Upend Europe’s Fragile Alliance
Guest: Laura Haim-Former Spokesperson to Emmanuel Macron
Sir Richard Dearlove who predicted Brexit and Trump has a feeling in his stomach far-right candidate Marine Le Pen will beat current President Emmanuel Macron. He speaks with Journalist and former spokesperson to Macron Laura Haim about what that might do for the future of France - and for Europe.
She led Ireland. He led MI6. They lead our look at the climate crisis.
Guest: Mary Robinson-Chair, The Elders
The Elders' Mary Robinson was the first female President of Ireland. She has spent decades fighting climate change. One Decision's Julia Macfarlane gets her take on China, Biden, & whether a world weary from COVID can rally the strength to make the sacrifices necessary to reduce carbon emissions. Plus the former head of the British spy agency Sir Richard Dearlove on the serious security and stability implications we are likely to see emerge from environmental issues in the coming years.
Roundtable 2022: The most important upcoming decisions
Guests: Shane Harris-Intelligence and National Security Reporter,
Washington Post; Hassan Hassan-Editor, New Lines Magazine
It’s been two years since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the virus has quickly been replaced by two increasingly concerning crises that are redrawing the political and diplomatic map. The Washington Post’s Shane Harris and New Lines’ Hassan Hassan join Sir Richard Dearlove to consider how Putin’s gamble in Ukraine, coinciding with a global energy crisis that is battering households worldwide, is putting pressure on governments.
Blood and Oil: Russia, Ukraine, and the Middle East
Guest: Justin Scheck-Wall Street Journal
The Russian war on Ukraine has western leaders looking once again to the Middle East to ramp up oil supplies to bring relief at the gas pump as they try to squeeze Russia’s economy. But energy giant Saudi Arabia and its crown prince Mohammed bin Salman have so far been cool to western efforts to get him to pump more oil to get gas prices down. And the Arab Gulf states as well as Israel have been cautious to date about declaring allegiance in the struggle between Russian President Vladimir Putin and the West. Wall Street Journal investigative reporter Justin Scheck, co-author of a book on the Saudi crown prince: Blood & Oil: Mohammed bin Salman’s Ruthless Quest for Global Power, joins former MI6 chief Sir Richard Dearlove, and guest host Laura Rozen, to discuss how MBS and the Middle East are trying to navigate a world reshaped by the war in Ukraine.
China in Hollywood: Lights, Camera, Censorship
Guest: Erich Schwartzel-Author, Red Carpet
Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy
Hollywood used to rule. But now, American blockbusters often cannot break even without breaking into the Chinese box office. Not only that, sharp Chinese film executives who have studied decades of American success on the silver screen, are beating them at their own game. Erich Schwartzel has taken a deep dive on the growing links between Hollywood and China, the impact on freedom of expression, and how Beijing is weaponizing the arts to support its global strategic priorities.
Russia: The View From The Baltics
Guest: Taavi Rõivas-Former Prime Minister of Estonia
Former Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas speaks exclusively to One Decision on what it’s like being a small FSU state on the border with an increasingly aggressive Russia. As PM, he lobbied for Nato to step up its presence in the Alliance’s east - and secured Nato troop deployments in the Baltics for the first time in 2016 after the annexation of Crimea.