WORLD: we got this with Esau Williams

Donald J Trump is set to make a historic comeback as the 47th US President after a decisive electoral victory over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. In this episode, host Esau Williams talks to Dr Sean Starrs, an expert in international development, and Dr Anastasia Piliavsky, a Ukrainian who studies Indian politics, on what to expect when Trump takes office in January 2025. They discuss the implications of a Trump presidency for India, Ukraine, China, the Middle East, and the rest of the world, and how Trump's MAGA base may influence his policies.

In the wake of the UK budget, and a report from Greenpeace on the feasibility of a wealth tax on the super rich, the panel discuss whether such a measure is possible or even likely. Plus, what happened at the BRICS+ summit, and was it a success for Putin and his allies?Joining Esau this episode are Sean Kenji Starrs, Barnaby Dye, and Benjamin Tippet from the Department of International Development.World: We Got This is brought to you by the School of Global Affairs, King's College London.

In this special episode for the Lau China Institute’s China Week, Esau is joined by Dr Charlotte Goodburn to discuss her new report on the impact of China-linked economic development zones in Africa, Dr Jane Hayward explains China’s many vacant cities, and Professor Astrid Nordin and Dr Sean Kenji-Starrs discuss the China question in the US elections. Learn more about the Lau China Institute's China Week: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/china-weekRead about the new report on China-linked SEZs in Africa co-authored by Dr Charlotte Goodburn: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/impacts-of-china-associated-economic-development-zones-in-africaLearn more about the School of Global Affairs: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/global-affairs

With Esau this episode: Prof Frans Berkhout talks about the pledge by the big banks to triple nuclear energy by 2050; Dr Anastasia Piliavsky digs deeper into Narendra Modi's visit to the US; and PhD candidate Teyah Payne discusses recent flooding in the global north and south. 

When Samia Akhter-Khan spent a year in Myanmar with older adults, she became curious to understand how loneliness operates in such social contexts where communities are tight knit. So for her PhD project, she chose to conduct research into loneliness in later life in Thailand and Myanmar. In this episode, Samia talks to her supervisor Dr Rosie Mayston about the challenges of studying loneliness in different cultural contexts, how she learned a new language, and the theory she developed for understanding loneliness. Learn more about Samia's research: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/people/samia-akhter-khan

The far-right has seen its popularity grow across Europe in recent years and is expected to gain a quarter of the seats in the European Parliamentary elections this year. In this episode, Dr Georgios Samaras, Assistant Professor in Public Policy at King’s College London’s International School for Government, looks at what is behind the rise of the far-right, its wider implications and what society and individuals can do to halt or reverse this trend.If you are interested in gaining further insights from Dr Samaras and other experts across King’s around this extraordinary year of elections, check out our Poll to Poll 2024 series of comment pieces and events.