John Bolton: Trump would sell out Taiwan for a deal
2025-11-26
“They should be scared.” John Bolton, the US President’s former national security adviser, says Donald Trump would sell out Taiwan for a trade deal with China.
How strong is Iran’s regime?
2025-11-21
Nicolas Pelham, our Middle East correspondent, and Adam Roberts, our digital editor, are just back from a rare reporting trip to Tehran. They join our top editors in the studio to discuss the future of the Islamic Republic. After 46 years of theocracy and a brief but bruising 12-day-war, where does power now lie? And with the prospects of a succession crisis, has Iran been permanently weakened—or is it storing up trouble?
00:00 – Has Iran’s defence strategy failed?
01:09 – Who could be the next supreme leader?
03:51 – Can the regime survive for another five years?
04:59 – How Iranian society is changing
06:21 – What could prevent the opening of Iranian society
Watch the full show: https://econ.st/4r9mmzX
An interview with Iran’s foreign minister: https://econ.st/43HWDEL
How would Jordan Bardella run France?
2025-11-18
Jordan Bardella, the leader of France’s populist-right party, the National Rally, could be the country’s next president. What does his vision for France mean for the EU?
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