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People Talk Politics Episode 14 - The Belt and Road Initiative: China's way into Africa?
In this, the first episode produced by the 2021/22 group of Pinsker Centre Policy Fellows, Joe, Maria and Mackenzie discuss the Belt and Road Initiative, Chinese influence in Africa, and how the West is - or isn't - responding.
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People Talk Politics Episode 13 - From Student Unions to the TUC, Jewish students should be free from Antisemitic abuse
In this week's episode, Dan, Daniel and Lili discuss the exponential rise antisemitic incidents, particularly in university and academia, in the aftermath of the recent flare up in Israel and Gaza.
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People Talk Politics Episode 12 - Emerging policies and partnerships: what is Britain actually doing post-Brexit?
In this episode, Peter, Tom and Eli look at some of the most significant partnerships and policies Britain is pursuing post-Brexit.
They discuss trade agreements, strategic regional partnerships, and wider questions around what Britain's place in the world has become, and what it can be in future, in the aftermath of leaving the EU.
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People Talk Politics Episode 11 - Britain's student finance system: lacking a degree of sense?
Peter, Eli and Tom, students at Durham, Cambridge and QMUL respectively, discuss various aspects of the higher education system in the UK.
Does it prepare students for the real world? Is the tax payer's money being spent wisely? What adjustments could be made to improve the state of higher/further education?
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People Talk Politics Episode 10 - Cryptocurrency: a creative contemporary currency, or a new cash for the corrupt?
In this episode, Ariella, Sarah and Angus delve into cryptocurrency.
We look at some of the most elementary questions regarding bitcoin - what is it? How does it work? - whilst also looking at some of the more intricate topics of debate, like do cryptocurrencies provide a cloak of darkness for criminals and the corrupt?
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People Talk Politics Episode 9 - Discussing Israel in the era of cancel culture - with Asaf Romirowsky
Asaf Romirowsky is the Executive Director of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME). He is the co-author of Religion, Politics, and the Origins of Palestine Refugee Relief (Palgrave, 2013) and a contributor to The Case Against Academic Boycotts of Israel (WSUP, 2015).
Today, he talks with Peter, a Pinsker Centre Policy Fellow and student at Durham University, about the hurdles faced in discussing Israel in academia and on college/university campuses.
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People Talk Politics Episode 8 - Turkey on the world stage: an insider's perspective - with Ceren Kenar
Ceren Kenar is a Turkish journalist and columnist. In this week's episode, she sits down with Lawrence, the Associate Director of the Pinsker Centre, to discuss Turkish-Israeli relations, Turkey's role as a bridge between the West and East, and more.
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People Talk Politics Episode 7 - Israel and its neighbours: a security assessment
In this week's episode, Peter, Eli and Tom discuss not only the sources of security threats facing Israel and the Middle East at large, but also the severity of these threats and theories for how they should addressed.
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People Talk Politics Episode 6 - No platforming policies: preventing problems or causing them?
In this episode, Dan, Daniel and Lili debate the use of no platforming policies on UK campuses.
Universities are often thought of as the marketplace of ideas, so is it harmful to restrict access to certain ideas? Or rather, as the use of no platforming policies suggests, are some ideas so harmful that they should not be given the space to be heard?
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People Talk Politics Episode 5 - Feast your eyes as we talk Turkey
In this week's podcast, Peter, Eli and Tom - students at Durham, Cambridge and Queen Mary University of London, respectively - discuss the history and trajectory of the modern Turkish state.
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People Talk Politics Episode 4 - The ICC's probe into Israel: credible or credulous? - with Colonel Richard Kemp
Colonel Richard Kemp is a distinguished retired British Army Officer. His experience includes commanding troops during Operation Fingal in Afghanistan, before going on to work in the Joint Intelligence Committee and Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms (commonly referred to as COBRA).
Today, he sits down with Daniel Sacks, a Pinsker Centre Policy Fellow, to discuss the legitimacy of the International Criminal Court's probe into Israeli activity.
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People Talk Politics Episode 3 - To be or not to Bibi? Exploring the possible outcomes of upcoming Israeli elections - with Paul Gross
On March 23rd, Israelis will go to the polling booth for the 4th time in two years. What's different this time around? Will Israel finally see a stable government formed? Will Benjamin Netanyahu be ousted?
In this episode, Daniel Sacks, a Pinsker Centre Policy Fellow and student at the University of Birmingham, interviews Paul Gross of the Menachem Begin Heritage Centre, asking him these questions, and more.
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People Talk Politics Episode 2 - Why does Antisemitism get a pass on university campuses?
This week's news cycle has seen shocking examples come to light of antisemitism in British learning institutions, and failure to act on the part of those institutions.
In this episode, Angus, Ariella and Sarah, three Pinsker Centre Policy Fellows each studying at a different university in the UK, reflect on their experiences of anti-Semitism on campus.
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People Talk Politics Episode 1 - Changing US Policy towards a changing Middle East
In the late 1980s, Meir Javedanfar arrived in the UK, having fled Iran. Today, he lives in Israel, working as an author, political commentator and academic with a specialism on Iranian and Middle Eastern affairs.
In the inaugural episode of our podcast, Ariella Taub, a student at Cambridge University and Pinsker Centre Policy fellow, sits down with Meir to discuss the changing tides in the Middle East, and the impact that changing US policy is having on the region