Days of rioting in England and Belfast. Social media has been used by the far-right to spread rumours about immigrants, and organise protests that have become violent. Thousands of police officers are on alert. So what's behind the surge in violence? 


In this episode:
Shabna Begum, Chief Executive Officer, Runnymede Trust.
Katy Brown, Postdoctoral Fellow, Maynooth University, Ireland. 
Sohan Dsouza, Computational Social Scientist.

Host: Mohammed Jamjoom

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Days of rioting in England and Belfast. Social media has been used by the far-right to spread rumours about immigrants, and organise protests that have become violent. Thousands of police officers are on alert. So what's behind the surge in violence? 
In this episode:
<ul>
<li>Shabna Begum, Chief Executive Officer, Runnymede Trust.</li>
<li>Katy Brown, Postdoctoral Fellow, Maynooth University, Ireland. </li>
<li>Sohan Dsouza, Computational Social Scientist.</li>
</ul>
Host: Mohammed Jamjoom
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Why is there a spread of violent far-right protests in the UK?

Climate change has contributed to major melting in the Arctic, making it navigable for greater stretches of the year. Some countries are already taking notice. The first South Korean container ship to transit the Arctic route arrived in the UK on Saturday. But can it become a viable alternative to existing shipping corridors?

In this episode: 
Mads Frederiksen, Executive Director at the Arctic Economic Council
Vyacheslav Mishchenko, Russia energy expert
Jimmy Suroto Huang, Founder of Nava Analytics and Research

Host: Neave Barker

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Climate change has contributed to major melting in the Arctic, making it navigable for greater stretches of the year. Some countries are already taking notice. The first South Korean container ship to transit the Arctic route arrived in the UK on Saturday. But can it become a viable alternative to existing shipping corridors?
In this episode:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Mads Frederiksen, Executive Director at the Arctic Economic Council</li>
<li>Vyacheslav Mishchenko, Russia energy expert</li>
<li>Jimmy Suroto Huang, Founder of Nava Analytics and Research</li>
</ul>
Host: Neave Barker
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Can a warming Arctic become an important commercial highway?

The Ansarullah Houthis seize Yemen's Red Sea coast, cementing their hold on the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The advance of the Tehran-aligned group threatens an alternative route for energy supplies - with traffic in the Strait of Hormuz already limited. Will it give Iran leverage in its war with the US?

In this episode: 


Ahmed Al-Ashwal - Military and security researcher, and a former pilot officer with Yemen's armed forces.


Jennifer Gavito - Former U.S. Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East and a former State Department Official 


Abas Aslani - Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies

Host: Neave Barker

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The Ansarullah Houthis seize Yemen's Red Sea coast, cementing their hold on the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. The advance of the Tehran-aligned group threatens an alternative route for energy supplies - with traffic in the Strait of Hormuz already limited. Will it give Iran leverage in its war with the US?
In this episode:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>
Ahmed Al-Ashwal - Military and security researcher, and a former pilot officer with Yemen's armed forces.
</li>
<li>
Jennifer Gavito - Former U.S. Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for the Middle East and a former State Department Official&nbsp;
</li>
<li>
Abas Aslani - Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Middle East Strategic Studies
</li>
</ul>
Host: Neave Barker
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Will the Houthis seizing the Red Sea coast give Iran leverage in the war?

The Alternative for Germany is on top in Sunday's election in the east German state of Saxony-Anhalt, with about 44 percent of the vote. It's benefitted from voters' economic concerns and anger over immigration. The party is also leading in national polls. So what are the implications of the AfD's electoral rise for Germany and for Europe?

In this episode: 


Olaf Boehnke - Berlin Director of the political consultancy Rasmussen Global and former Senior Advisor in the German Bundestag


Max Otte - Founder of Privatinvestor Capital and a 2022 German presidential candidate


Ulrich Bruckner - Professor of European Studies at Stanford University in Berlin

Host: Rishaad Salamat

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The Alternative for Germany is on top in Sunday's election in the east German state of Saxony-Anhalt, with about 44 percent of the vote. It's benefitted from voters' economic concerns and anger over immigration. The party is also leading in national polls. So what are the implications of the AfD's electoral rise for Germany and for Europe?
In this episode:&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>
Olaf Boehnke - Berlin Director of the political consultancy Rasmussen Global and former Senior Advisor in the German Bundestag
</li>
<li>
Max Otte - Founder of Privatinvestor Capital and a 2022 German presidential candidate
</li>
<li>
Ulrich Bruckner - Professor of European Studies at Stanford University in Berlin
</li>
</ul>
Host: Rishaad Salamat
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Why is there a spread of violent far-right protests in the UK?

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