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After seeing the more steely side to French President Emmanuel Macron this week in response to Brexit, we consider the future plans for the president that remains somewhat of an enigma. We also question whether, in a society that values hard wo
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The UK seems unable to come up with a workable Brexit plan, or at least one that the whole government will back. Plus, calls for safeguards to be put in place as AI goes mainstream.
We reflect on the legacy that Julie Bishop leaves behind as well as the damage being done to Australia's international credibility; Plus, Germany's Foreign Minister has called for Europe to redefine its role as a counterweight to the US Preside
Tim Lindsey, Elsina Wainwright and Gavan McCormack join Geraldine Doogue to discuss the circumvention of Trump's trail of damage, Indonesian President Joko Widodo's new presidential running mate and ongoing protests against the expansion of US
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As new US sanctions take effect in Iran, the Islamic government is coming under increasing pressure from its own population.Plus, in the wake of the GFC Portugal rejected harsh austerity measures imposed by the EU and IMF and today is reaping
It seems that US President Donald Trump is only part of the explanation for the burgeoning of constructive, productive alliances between democracies across the globe.
Most people refer to US President Donald Trump as a 'populist', however the real meaning of the term is quite different. Plus, Ernest Hemingway's deeply felt connection with Cuba and its people.
Is our over-familiarity with British and American culture and politics clouding our perspective of a broader world? and what is Trump's 'American Mission'?
A global Malaria Congress will be held in Melbourne next month, amid concern that progress in battling this life-threatening disease has stalled. Plus, why are Icelanders so passionate about football?
Japan and South Korea are reassessing their positions after the Singapore agreement, a tragic story about a small group of Belgian villagers prepared to take huge risks.
Protests in Jordan and reform in Saudi Arabia. Plus, a bi-partisan visit to the north Pacific highlights Australia's interest in the security and prosperity of the region.
A populist coalition government has been sworn into power in Italy on Friday, ending months of political uncertainty. And Charlotte Bingham talks to Geraldine Doogue about her comic memoir, MI5 and Me.
With dark memories of earlier economic collapse, Argentines have taken to the streets in protest at President Mauricio Macri's appeal to the IMF for $US30 billion to help with its latest financial crisis.
Fifty years after student riots and striking workers almost toppled the government, France is still divided over the myth and the legacy of May '68. Now, President Macron is facing his own spring of discontent
The upcoming election in Turkey will be historic, as the country switches from a parliamentary system to a presidential one - a move that will give the president sweeping new executive powers. Is this the last chance for Turkish democracy?
How free expression and freedom of the press are under attack in an era of fake news and populism with foreign correspondents Peter Greste and Salil Tripathi.