Barack and Michelle Obama will headline the Democratic National Convention (DNC) tonight, paying homage to Joe Biden’s legacy and making the case for Kamala Harris. We consider what’s next for the vice-president now that Biden has passed on the torch. Panellists Elizabeth Braw and Michael Binyon join Andrew Mueller to discuss day 2 of the DNC. Plus: are defence pacts trending in the Asia-Pacific? And would you want your flight cancelled if the airport misplaced a pair of scissors?

EU leaders meet in Brussels and Japan’s prime minister lands in Washington
32:45

The war in Iran’s effect on Ukraine. And: Universal healthcare as a moral imperative
35:38

An increasingly isolated Trump weighs next steps in the war in Iran
39:36