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Beacon HT 2019, Week 5: "What should the West do to...

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2019/02/18

Podcast in which Beacon Editor, Joe Davies, talks to Dr. Lina Khatib, Head of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House, and Prof. Eugene Rogan, Director of the Middle East Centre at St. Antony's College, University of Oxford, on "What can - and should - the West do to support the Syrian people?".In 2011, the Syrian people took to the street to peacefully protest against the Assad regime, demanding democratic reforms and the release of political prisoners. The past 7 years since

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 8: "The authoritarian legacies...

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2018/06/15

In this episode the of the Beacon, Nicholas Chin speaks to Catarina Leao, a DPhil student in Politics at Wolfson College, studying the effect of authoritarian legacies on political positions. In the podcast they discuss the likelihood of democratic transition,and how the authoritarian histories of Portugal and Spain have influenced the rise of new populist parties in these countries.

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 7: "Interview with Edward Lucas"

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2018/06/08

To celebrate the arrival of The Beacon on Apple PodcastS, we're rereleasing some of the best episodes from previous years.In this episode of The Beacon, Verity Bligh interviews Edward Lucas, senior editor at The Economist and author of “New Cold War” and “Cyberphobia”. They discuss past and present Russian power politics, the importance of cyber-security and the future of journalism in a world of “fake news”.Edward Lucas’ book recommendations:“The Engineer of

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 6: "Where is US foreign policy...

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2018/06/03

In this week's special episode of The Beacon, Stephen Walt gives a guest lecture to the Oxford International Relations Society on the topic "Where is US foreign policy going?". Walt is Professor of International Relations at Harvard University and is on the editorial board of Foreign Policy and numerous other International Relations and Security Studies journals. Walt is known for proposing the balance of threat theory, in which states' alliance behaviour is determined by the threat they perceive

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 5: "The Independent Diplomat" –...

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2018/05/25

Archie Philipps speaks with Carne Ross, former British diplomat and founder and Executive Director of Independent Diplomat, the world’s first non profit diplomatic advisory group, which helped gain South Sudan statehood, and is currently advising the Syrian Opposition. Topics discussed in this podcast include the changing nature – and potential disintegration - of states, the Middle East conflict, and the failings and future of diplomacy

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 4: "The Legacy of WWII for China...

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2018/05/19

In this week's episode of The Beacon, Robert Pieters interviews Professor Rana Mitter to discuss the continued relevance of China's experiences of the Second World War for its contemporary international relations. Professor Mitter, based at the Oxford University China Centre, is a leading authority on modern China, having authored several books on the topic, including China’s War with Japan, 1937-45: The Struggle for Survival in 2013. As China becomes more and more important on the global stage,

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 3: "A Grim Situation: Trump’s US...

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2018/05/10

In this week’s special episode of “The Beacon”, uploaded the day after Trump withdrew the US from the Iran Deal, Tandee Wang, an international contributor from the Australian National University, talks to Amin Saikal about the deal and its consequences for the Middle East region and the international community.Saikal is a Professor of Political Science and Director of the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the ANU. His major works include “Iran at the Crossroads” (2016), “Zone of Crisis”

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 2: "Make the opportunity happen...

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2018/05/05

In this week’s episode of “The Beacon”, Verity Bligh talks to Kori Schake and Caitlin Vito at the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS). Kori Schake is Deputy-Director General of the IISS and was previously a research fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace. Caitlin Vito is Coordinator for the Deputy Director-General’s Office at the IISS and is a regular contributor to its publications on armed conflict and migration issues. Kori is also a regular

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Beacon TT 2018, Week 1: "Kant, Populism and the EU" -...

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2018/04/28

Discussing the philosophical narratives around the European Union, Millie Radovic interviews Professor Simon Glendinning of the London School of Economics. A graduate of Oxford, Prof. Glendinning has focused much of his research on European Philosophy which he teaches at the European Institute of the LSE. Discussing how some of these enduring concepts, particularly Immanuel Kant’s ideas, relate to the EU today, Millie and Prof. Glendinning talk about what Kant may have said about Brexit, populism,

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Beacon HT 2018, Week 6: Refugees, Reconstruction and...

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2018/02/27

With the manifest failure of the international community to act to save Syria's citizens and the recurrent infringement of any UN Security Council-backed resolution for a nationwide ceasefire, most recently after a week which has seen the relentless bombardment of Eastern Ghouta, this week's episode of The Beacon sees Adam Mazarelo interviewing Matthieu Cimino, Marie-Skɫodowska Curie researcher at the University of Oxford and an associate researcher at the IREMAM, Aix-en-Provence. They discuss a

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Beacon HT 2018, Week 5: Life in Gaza and Oxford -...

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2018/02/21

In light of the tensions and ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza, this week's episode of The Beacon sees Adam Mazarello interviewing Lama Alhelou, Junior Members Scholar at Jesus College, Oxford and Gaza resident. They discuss the what it's really like to live in Gaza, the prospects of peace for the future and the attitudes of a generation of young people, for whom war has become a permanent feature of life.

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Beacon HT 2018, Week 2: China, Australia and a Yard...

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2018/01/26

In this week’s episode of “The Beacon” – released on Australia Day 2018 – Verity Bligh talks to Kevin Rudd, a former Australian prime minister, current student at Jesus College and a lifelong Sinologist. Together, they discuss the nature of international diplomacy, China’s rise as a global power and the Turf Tavern “yard of ale” challenge.

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Beacon HT 2018, Week 1: "Enough Experts" - Professor...

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2018/01/20

In this week's episode of "The Beacon", Verity Bligh talks to Kalypso Nicolaidis, Professor of International Relations at Oxford,about her innovative and engaging approach to make sense of big-picture current affairs.They discuss the meaning of Brexit through the lens of Greek mythology, the need for union rather than unity in Europe and the role of academia in a world that has "had enough of experts".

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Evan Easton-Calabria Interview

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2017/12/04

In the final Beacon podcast of term, Nicholas Chin discusses the major problems that face refugees today with Evan Easton-Calbria,a researcher for the Humanitarian

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Masooda Bano

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2017/11/24

In this week's The Beacon, Nicholas Chin interviews Masooda Bano,Associate Professor in the Oxford Department of International Development,Senior Golding Fellow,

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Taste Tibet

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2017/11/10

Taste Tibet In this week's episode of "The Beacon",

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Patrick Thewlis

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2017/11/03

Patrick Thewlis Interview In this week's episode of The

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Avi Shlaim

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2017/10/27

Avi Shlaim Interview In this week's episode of The Beacon,

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Edward Lucas

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2017/10/20

Edward Lucas Interview In this episode of The Beacon,

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Council of Europe

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2017/10/13

Council of Europe- Louise Barton Interview In Michaelmas'

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