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Mallen Baker: Faultlines

"Dangerously reasonable" analysis on politics, science, and particularly the bit where they bump into each other. I aim to give an independent, fact-focused, non-ideological take on the issues that matter.

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00:14:57

Is INCOMPETENCE America’s biggest security threat?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/25

Convention would have you believe that the most classified American secrets - such as live military operations to strike at targets abroad - are handled with total security and professionalism. There are strict protocols and any security professional is thoroughly briefed and trained in them from the beginning. And yet in the Trump 2.0 administration, such discussions happen on third party apps on phones that may, or may not, have been compromised by adversaries. Oh, and then they are also sent to

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00:11:17

Trump's shock move on Greenland provokes fear and fury

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/24

If the people of Greenland thought they would get a respite while they engage in the slow negotiations to form the next government following their recent election - they were wrong. The surprise announcement that top US officials, along with the wife of the Vice President, would be visiting the country this week sent shockwaves to every level. Condemned by the Greenlanders. Condemned by the political leadership of Denmark. But apparently none of that is much of interest or concern to the

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00:14:01

Has the European populist wave been killed by MAGA?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/23

Over the last few years, the rise of populist and far right parties in a number of key European countries has been a feature of the changing political landscape. With the emergence of Giorgia Meloni into the mainstream, and others like Farage and Le Pen similarly seeking to 'detoxify' their parties to make it as potential parties of government, it seemed that some major change was on the cards. But then Trump came along, and that excited the true radicals, who wanted to upend the institutions not

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00:17:38

America’s Institutions Are Caving to Trump —Here’s Why

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/22

One of the key guarantees against authoritarian rule in the United States is the independence of a number of key institutions, especially the judiciary, but also academia, the press, and legislators. We know that President Trump is keen to maximise executive power - but is it simply a case of testing the boundaries and pushing them as far as they will go - or is it a process of silencing and co-opting all those institutions by the raw exercise of power? And how far can the latter go before you don't

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00:11:12

Is Trump's America leading the world to autocracy?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/20

A new report about the state of democracy in the world makes for sobering reading. But the most striking thing about it is that it adds additional content to note that, since the date of the report deadline, the first weeks of the Trump Administration have seen the US autocratising - becoming more autocratic and less democratic - is happening at a faster rate than they have ever seen anywhere else in the world. That sounds like something we should probably talk about.A link to the report discussed

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00:10:56

Why Trump's Putin call was a total bust

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/19

So President Trump finally held his call with Russia's President Vladimir Putin. And for all his advance pronouncements that they would be carving up the assets of Ukraine in this call, it seems as though they got nowhere close. Instead, as the read-outs show, Putin agreed to nothing that Trump wanted him to do - at least with regard to Ukraine - and yet they still came out of it saying it had been a great call, and with Trump clinging to the barest figleaf he could call a win. So what now? Let's

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00:18:28

UK's Net Zero consensus EXPLODES

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/18

The Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch has announced an end to her party's support for the previously consensus climate change policy target of net zero by 2050. In a speech that has created shockwaves through the UK parliamentary system, she said that the target was impossible to achieve, and policy debate would be better served by being realistic about the facts. In this video, we look at what has been said - and I talk about why, regardless of your political affiliation, or personal position

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00:10:05

Trump boasts of giving Ukraine's assets to Putin

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/17

President Trump and President Putin have a direct call scheduled to take place tomorrow (Tuesday 18th Mar). In talking about it, Trump said that part of the discussion would cover the division of assets, including land and energy infrastructure. This, along with several other indicators that have emerged today, suggest that Trump remains of a mind to give Putin most of what he would ever want in order to get to a ceasefire. And since a lot of it won't be acceptable to Ukraine, we can expect some

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00:07:41

Two signs Putin could be about to TURN on Trump

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/16

The awkward pause continues, with Russia's President Putin keeping the world, and specifically President Trump, waiting and guessing about his ultimate response to the Ukraine ceasefire proposal. But while Trump continues to talk the process up, almost unnoticed signs are emerging that Putin is preparing his population for the contingency that it's all about to get a lot more hostile. It doesn't mean he's planning it that way, but he's certainly minded that what he's about to do is likely to provoke

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00:18:08

Elon Musk is self-destructing

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/15

Nobody has been so embedded with the Trump operation as Elon Musk has been over the last couple of months. And it's fair to say he's been everywhere - every government department, all over social media, in the faces of various world leaders and other figures. Energetic, rude, abrasive, headline grabbing. But his popularity has plunged. His businesses are suffering. And there's every sign that he is now beginning the final act of what was always going to be the inevitable fall after the ascent. Let's

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00:16:03

How Putin is playing Trump on Ukraine ceasefire

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/14

Putin has said he accepts Trump's unconditional ceasefire agreement ... with some conditions. In this video, we look at the game of chess that's being played out, the complementary objectives Putin is trying to achieve, while seeking to manage the unpredictability and thin skin of the US president. And why Ukraine is worried, and probably should be. Let's discuss.

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00:11:11

Has Trump's Gaza plan been thwarted?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/13

Trump had a dream of the Gaza Riviera, where the Palestinians had been cleared from their own country and resettled in neighbouring Egypt and Jordan, leaving a redeveloped paradise for the beautiful people to enjoy. Unsurprisingly, the Arab states were not on board with this vision, and so Egypt has delivered its very own plan. The Arab states have endorsed it. European leaders have smiled warmly upon it. There's just one problem - Trump and Israel reject its failure to deal with the role of Hamas

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00:11:37

The US-Ukraine Ceasefire Plan - Why it's a big...

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/12

So the US - Ukraine talks in Saudi Arabia conclude with a proposal for a 30-day ceasefire. A full ceasefire, not the partial one the Ukrainians had initially wanted. Why is the distinction between the partial and total ceasefire important - and how did the Ukrainians manage to get a clause inserted that potentially side-steps the trap that Russia and the US had laid for them in their previous summit? Let's discuss.

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00:20:57

What would fascism in America REALLY look like?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/11

Various people have been asking if the radical new type of government the US has found itself with - undoubtedly more authoritarian by instinct than previous incumbents - should be labelled with one of the big ugly words of history - fascism. Various people do - but in this video we highlight exactly what that label describes, why it shouldn't be demeaned by mis-use, but also why we SHOULD be concerned about the direction of travel. Let's discuss.

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00:16:25

Why Trump’s Ukraine betrayal will come back to bite...

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/10

The US-Ukraine talks begin tomorrow in Saudi Arabia, and Ukraine at least will find out then just how ruthless the US intends to be in threatening to let Putin overrun their country unless they agree to cede territory to him in the negotiations. Ukraine is going still with an agenda that assumes there will be a process where someone meets them halfway - but the evidence to date is that that's not the process they're walking into. At that point, what will they have to lose if they simply tell the US

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00:15:46

Is Mallen 'off the fence' on President Trump?

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/09

I've had a couple of YouTube comments recently asking if the slightly different tone of videos in the last few weeks means that the non-partisan position of the channel has been put aside. In other words, am I now 'off the fence' - at least when it comes to Donald Trump? This doesn't quite catch the whole point of non-partisanship as practiced on this channel, so I thought it was worth discussing. It's a change of pace, if nothing else!

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00:09:39

Yes, Trump really DOES mean to annex Canada

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/08

When he first said it, everyone thought he was joking. It was a joke that Canadians found insulting, but even so. But then in subsequent discussions, Canadian prime minister Trudeau and his officials found that Trump was getting very specifically detailed in the treaties and historical agreements that defined Canada's border - documents he feels can be disregarded. Quickly they came to the conclusion that Trump is out to destroy Canada's economy, which he feels will make it easier to annex it. Let's

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00:11:03

Trump just killed NATO - but they won't admit it

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/07

The current European leaders, along with the NATO Secretary General, are all agreed that NATO remains solid, the United States partnership likewise, the mutual defence promise at the heart of the Treaty has the full commitment of President Trump. And we all know that they don't believe that at all. They say it because they hope that they can buy time to backfill the NATO joint effect of deterrence and stability before Trump finally calls time. But it's fooling nobody, least of all Vladimir Putin

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00:13:58

Trump's secret moves to bring down Zelensky

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/06

Today it was revealed that senior members of the Trump administration have been talking to the political opposition in Ukraine, seeking to find who would be the alternative leader to Zelensky who would be more palatable to Vladimir Putin, and who would embrace America's help to get them elected? This is all in line with the plan we know the US and Russia discussed - to bring in a ceasefire, and then use that as an excuse to push Ukraine into an election - an election that Russia and the US will be

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00:16:57

Ukraine's Zelensky is walking into a trap

Mallen Baker: Faultlines ·

2025/03/05

Zelensky has sent the letter to president Trump that was demanded - agreeing to sign the one-sided minerals deal, to put himself 'under Trump's strong leadership' and to agree to an early ceasefire. This is what Ukraine's European allies, such as Keir Starmer from Britain, and Emmanuel Macron from France, have urged him to do. But it's a trap. He knows it's a trap. They may or may not know, but if they do - they think it's worth the risk of stepping into it anyway. Let's discuss.

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