Rory Stewart

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22,825 appearances 85 recordings 4 series first heard Nov 2025 last heard 9 Sep

Rory Stewart’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Rest Is Politics · 558. The 'Cockroach' Uprising and Should We Stop Data Centres? · 29 Jul 2026 podcast

And we all thought nuclear war was going to end the world. voice-verified

And he said, you're absolutely right. voice-verified

And yet, if you actually look at the indicators and the way the IEA measures it, we are more danger of nuclear war today than we have ever been in history. voice-verified

And we're likely to be at more risk of nuclear war in four or five years' time. voice-verified

Why does he say that? voice-verified

Because of the breakdown of the old US-Russia arms control projects in the sense that when you're dealing with two huge superpowers, you can manage risk much better than when you get a third of China, let alone when you start bringing in voice-verified

Saudi Arabia and other popular nationalist governments getting their own nuclear weapons. voice-verified

So yeah, he would say, and this is what this miniseries on existential risk is about, is making people think about uncomfortable things that aren't part of our normal conversation. voice-verified

And he's saying, actually, people were right to be worried in the 1960s, and we should be even more worried today. voice-verified

So final one on Saudi. voice-verified

The other thing that's now happened is, predictably, Trump has now reneged on the deal. voice-verified

So Trump has now just made a statement saying, actually, and this is under pressure from Israel, Netanyahu is currently visiting. voice-verified

The eighth visit Netanyahu has made to Trump, and he's seen him eight times, far more than any other leader. voice-verified

He's visiting for Lindsey Graham's funeral. voice-verified

Zelensky's there as well, by the way. voice-verified

And coincidentally, in the lead up to the visit, Trump has now announced, oh, actually, Saudi Arabia can't get this unless it recognizes Israel and signs up to the Abraham Accords. voice-verified

And he never expected them to enrich anyway. voice-verified

So 18 months of negotiation signed, literally signed by the energy minister is then undone two days later by Trump saying he rejects the whole thing. voice-verified

Look, it's a really good challenge, Alistair. voice-verified

And it's one of the most important questions facing us. voice-verified

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