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The Stand with Eamon Dunphy
Ep 1877: Economic problems and disappearing leaders cast a shadow over Xi Jinping’s China
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Journalist and author Ian Williams talks to Eamon. Ian Williams was foreign correspondent for Channel 4 News and NBC in Moscow, the Indo-Pacific and China. He has also covered conflicts in the Balkans, the Middle East and Ukraine. Ian won an Emmy and BAFTA awards for his discovery and reporting on the Serb detention camps during the war in Bosnia. His most recent book is The Fire of the Dragon: China's New Cold War.
Recorded on Tuesday 5th December 2023.
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2072. Ep 2072: Syria - The fall of the house of Assad
27:29||Ep. 2072Lara Marlowe joins Eamon to talk about Syria and the fall of the Assad regime. Lara and Eamon also discuss the closure of the Israeli embassy in Dublin. Lara Marlowe is an author and journalist. Her most recent book is How Good It Is I Have No Fear of Dying, the remarkable story of Ukrainian Lt. Julia Mykytenko. Lara lives and works in Paris and is a regular contributor to the Irish Times from there.Recorded on Monday 16th December 2024.
2071. Ep 2071: As Trump prepares to enter the White House America’s tolerance of liberals fades
26:23||Ep. 2071Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor of The Hill and White House columnist for that publication.Recorded on Wednesday 11th December 2024.
2070. Ep 2070: Michael Martin in the driving seat as coalition talks begin
22:01||Ep. 2070Fionnán Sheahan talks to Eamon as talks begin to form a new government. Fionnán Sheahan is Ireland Editor for independent.ie, the Irish Independent and the Sunday Independent.Recorded on Tuesday 10th December 2024.
2069. Ep 2069: Syria - Assad falls as otherwise occupied Russia and Iran stand idly by
25:28||Ep. 2069Journalist and author Peter Oborne joins Eamon to talk about the overthrow of Syria's Bashar al-Assad. Peter Oborne writes a political column for Middle East Eye and a diary column for the Byline Times. Peter’s latest book is The Fate of Abraham: Why the West is Wrong about Islam. In the course of the conversation Peter refers to an earlier book he wrote from 2013 called A Dangerous Delusion: Why the West are Wrong about Nuclear Iran.Recorded on Monday 9th December 2024.
2068. Ep 2068: Can Keir Starmer maintain the 'Special Relationship' with the US while strengthening friendship with the EU?
30:35||Ep. 2068Economist and commentator Chris Johns talks to Eamon from London.Recorded on Thursday 5th December 2024.
Ep 2067: French Political Crisis - Marine Le Pen continues her march towards power as Macron sinks
28:02|Lara Marlowe talks to Eamon about the crisis in French government. Lara Marlowe is an author and journalist. Her most recent book is How Good It Is I Have No Fear of Dying, the remarkable story of Ukrainian Lt. Julia Mykytenko. Lara lives and works in Paris and contributes to the Irish Times from there.Recorded on Friday 6th November 2024.
Ep 2066: Trump revolution begins with a bang as Biden’s presidency expires with a whimper
28:04|Niall Stanage reports from Washington. Niall Stanage is Associate Editor at The Hill and White House Columnist for that publication.Recorded on Thursday 5th November 2024.
Ep 2065: Should Ireland adjust as the EU turns sharply right?
27:17|Suzanne Lynch talks to Eamon from Brussels. Suzanne Lynch is Chief Brussels Correspondent for POLITICO and Host of the podcast EU Confidential. Previously Suzanne was a correspondent in Washington and Dublin,Recorded on Tuesday 3rd December 2024.