France's ‘gilets jaunes' protests show no sign of fizzling out. In this month's podcast, political scientist Laurent Bonelli discusses their grievances – and their staying power. -2019/01/ Podcasts, 2019/01 Bonelli

Akram Belkaid, LMD's Middle East and North Africa editor, examines Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia, whose old or sick rulers have an increasingly tenuous grip on power. -2018/12/ Podcasts, 12/18 Maghreb

In this month's podcast, we ask journalist Sabine Cessou: if the 21st century is going to be African, do Kenya's high-tech plans make it a likely trailblazer? -2018/12/ Podcasts, 2018/12 Kenya

Despite Trump's protestations to the contrary, has NAFTA simply been replaced with NAFTA 2.0? In this month's podcast, Laura Carlsen assesses who the losers and winners might be following the recent USCMA deal. -2018/11/ Podcasts, 2018/11 Nafta

With the UK's Brexit deadline imminent, journalist Paul Mason says that, though there has been a swing in favour of remaining in the EU, it won't be enough to change the mood of economic nationalism, xenophobia and hostility towards elites that produced 2016's vote to leave in the first place. -2018/10/ Podcasts, 2018/10 Brexit…

In this month's podcast, CERI-Sciences Po/CNRS director and author of The Pakistan Paradox: Instability and Resilience Christophe Jaffrelot discusses the new prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan. Pakistan's history shows that politicians who try to free themselves from the military's influence get removed from power. Is Imran Khan likely to b ...…

In this month's podcast, Tufts law professor Michael J Glennon discusses the current anomalous situation in which unelected US security agencies portray themselves as safeguards against presidential authoritarianism. But – the question is an ancient one – who will watch the watchmen? -2018/07/ Podcasts, 2018/07 - US Agencies…

In this month's podcast Benjamin Cunningham discusses how perceptions of corruption differ in eastern and western Europe, and how they can have real-world impacts. -2018/05/ Podcasts, 2018/04 - Eastern Europe

In this month's podcast, Martin Luther King biographer Sylvie Laurent discusses how Dr King's memory has been hijacked by mainstream US interests and turned into something much cosier than his true legacy deserves. But, Laurent argues, that true legacy lives on – if you know where to look for it. -2018/04/ Podcasts, 2018/04 - MLK…

Within days of assuming office, President Trump commissioned a Nuclear Posture Review. This recently published document depicts a world full of threat and risk for the US and calls for a significant upgrading of its nuclear capabilities. Here, Michael Klare discusses the implications of a President ‘fully committed to expanding the perceived ut ...…