Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald
Episodes
AUKUS Investigated 05: Radioactive ripples
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
AUKUS doesn't only affect us. From the time that it was announced there were mixed reactions from our neighbours - some who wanted in, and some who t...
AUKUS Investigated 04: The 51st US state?
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Former Prime Minister Paul Keating has said of AUKUS that "we don't need to be a pair of shoes hanging out of America's backside". Is that a fair cha...
AUKUS Investigated 03: The China question
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Hamish and Geraldine examine the strategic thinking behind AUKUS. If China has undertaken the most rapid military expansion of any co...
AUKUS Investigated 02: Bang for buck?
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The plan for us to acquire nuclear submarines has been dubbed the 'Optimal Pathway', but achieving it will be no mean feat. In this episode we explor...
AUKUS Investigated 01: That Fella Down Under
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a special mini-series, Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald get the answers to all your burning questions about AUKUS. In this first episode, we...
2024: A Year of Living Dangerously
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
2024 has been an extraordinary year in terms of global affairs. And as we try to wind down, events internationally have been ramping up.Global Roamin...
🚨🚨🚨 The road from Damascus: What next for Syria?
09 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A short bonus episode where Geraldine and Hamish discuss the shock fall of Damascus, and the rest of Syria, to opposition group Hayat Tahir al-Sham. ...
Why Finland works so well
06 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When Hamish visited Finland he met up with Finland's Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz - although unfortunately not in a sauna.But they do dis...
Germany's trains are running late. Here's why it really matters
29 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Why is Germany in a bit of a funk? How did the superstar of Europe go so far off the rails - even the German trains aren't running on time.Germany i...
Maori vs The King: Who owns NZ?
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Last week New Zealand parliament went viral when MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke performed a haka and tore up a controversial bill. And this week tens o...
Is China winning and Trump losing on climate?
15 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Much has been going on around the world this year so climate and environment have taken a back seat. Now with the US electing a president who calls c...
How Will Trump Rule Now? Jonathan Swan
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Donald Trump has a mandate to do what he promised after winning easily. But how far will he actually go and how fast? And will he try to unite the co...
America: What happens next?
01 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An election on a knife-edge, and a nation seemingly on the brink. How do we make sense of this fever-pitched moment? First a snapshot from USA Today...
PRESENTS - If You're Listening: America's Last Election
29 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our friends at If You're Listening have a new series about the US presidential election that we want to tell you about. Donald Trump still refuses t...
Sir Niall Ferguson: What we're getting wrong about the US election
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this extended conversation with Geraldine and Hamish, renowned historian Sir Niall Ferguson warns that Donald Trump is not the biggest threat to A...
What would a Trump victory mean for Australia?
18 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Like it or not, we all have a stake when Americans head to the polls in November. So what would a Harris or Trump presidency mean for the global econ...
THE NEW FRONTLINES 04: The battle for hearts and minds
11 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final instalment of our New Frontlines mini-series, we look at the ideological fault-lines that are dividing countries from within. Identity, ...
Is Iran's house of cards about to collapse?
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Iran talks a big game, but in the last two weeks Israel has dealt some serious blows to the ‘axis of resistance’, while Tehran has done little t...
THE NEW FRONTLINES 03: How do you fight a hidden, hybrid war?
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Exploding pagers, attacks on underwater gas pipelines and deepfake videos - we’ve entered a terrifying new realm of hybrid warfare, where the aim i...
THE NEW FRONTLINES 02: Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the war in Ukraine spills into Poland, Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski makes an impassioned call to countries around the world to wake up to ...
THE NEW FRONTLINES 01: Welcome to the future of war
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We kick off this Global Roaming mini-series by looking at the ways wars will be fought in the future. From drones to electronic warfare and even soci...
What do the neighbours think of Australia?
06 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sure, we have great beaches, but when it comes to forging strong economic and security ties, does Australia leave something to be desired?Guest: Dr K...
Will TikTok change the outcome of the US election?
30 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With 40 million eligible Gen Z voters, the tight US presidential race has become a battle for followers, likes and shares on social media. But will t...
Rory Stewart: Is Australia the model for a better politics?
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the rest of the world swinging left and right, how do we make the progressive centre of politics more attractive, and its proponents sound less ...
🚨🚨🚨 Why does Russia want to keep Masha Gessen out of Australia?
20 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
At the eleventh hour, journalist Masha Gessen has been granted a visa to enter Australia, but why are they considered so dangerous? Guest: Masha Ges...
Is AUKUS a dud?
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a sign of our deepening strategic ties, Australia will play host to more frequent US military deployments across air, land, and maritime domains. ...
How to Bring Down a Tyrant: The Story of Bangladesh
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The sudden departure of Sheikh Hasina after weeks of student protests sparked jubilant celebrations, which stretched all the way to Australia. It’s...
🚨🚨🚨 Hamish speaks to Gov. Tim Walz
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kamala Harris has chosen Minnesota governor Tim Walz as her running mate, but who is he? It turns out he was actually in Australia last November for ...
Former Mossad chief: was the assassination of Haniyeh a mistake?
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of two major assassinations of a Hezbollah commander in Beirut and a Hamas leader in Tehran, both at least ostensibly by Israel, former M...
BONUS: What Geraldine and Hamish really think about Kamala
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's been a whole lotta love for Kamala, particularly on social media this week. But is she really a better candidate than Biden? What are her eco...
Has the West lost it? with Kishore Mahbubani
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Turn on the news and you are confronted with the fact that the United States, and US-led systems, are not what they once were. Kishore Mahbubani argu...
How Trump Wants to Change the World, Again
19 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What could another Trump Presidency mean for the world order?
Freedom on Trial: The Jimmy Lai Story
12 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A weekly examination of world affairs with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald.
Anne Applebaum and Malcolm Turnbull on the collapse of the centre
05 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Where have all the centrists gone? And how have the far-right taken hold of politics in the west?
Marty Baron: Is the Media to Blame?
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Do you ever want to hide from the headlines? With 1 in 4 people now saying they are worn out by the news and many turning to a fragmented social medi...
Is a new 'axis of evil' emerging?
21 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You know things aren't good when Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un sign a mutual defence pact... could it be that a powerful new anti-western axis is em...
Panda politics: What does China really want from Australia?
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The high-profile visit by Chinese Premier Li Qiang signals warming relations between Canberra and Beijing, but could it be indicative of deeper ec...
What do India, Mexico and South Africa have in common?
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In India, Mexico and South Africa, frustrations and hopes have been borne out at polling booths, with extraordinary results. Geraldine and Hamish tak...
Sunak vs Starmer: Who will rule Britannia?
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
One week into the UK election campaign and to say things have been unexpected is an understatement. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has come out firing, a...
🚨🚨🚨 Trump is guilty — can he still win!?
31 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, it's happened. Donald Trump is a convicted felon. In this bonus episode, former Republican speechwriter David Frum reacts to the historic verdi...
Who's afraid of the ICC?
24 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The International Criminal Court is considering whether to issue an arrest warrant against Benjamin Netanyahu - the first time in history such a move...
Let's make babies: The coming population crisis
17 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Treasurer Jim Chalmers touched a nerve when he suggested Australians should start having more kids, but does he actually have a point? Fertility rate...
Is Europe too weak and too woke?
10 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Some Europeans certainly think so, with polls predicting a swing to the hard-right in upcoming EU elections. So, what would a more conservative Europ...
How dangerous is Narendra Modi?
03 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Australia is buddying up to India and Modi as a counter-weight to China, but what kind of country - and leader - are we really befriending?Guests:Ava...
Australia's war on Elon Musk
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Not only has the war of words between Prime Minister Albanese and Elon Musk grabbed global headlines, its prompted debates about whether the unelecte...
Anthony Scaramucci on Trump 2.0
19 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the first ever criminal trial of a former US president gets underway in New York, we speak to ‘The Mooch’ - Anthony Scaramucci – who famousl...
A Palestinian State. Now?
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has hinted that Australia might recognise Palestinian statehood. It's a significant move, politically, but will it have a...
Is 2024 the new 1939?
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's worrying when one of Europe's most influential leaders says that the world is in a 'pre-war state', similar to 1939. But just how worried should...
Could the real Middle East leaders please stand up?
29 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the absence of decisive US leadership, it could fall to Middle Eastern leaders to push for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and create sustainable p...
What's really going on inside Beijing's Black Box?
22 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to Chinese politics, reading the tea leaves is never easy. In this episode Hamish and Geraldine are joined by Rana Mitter, the man dubb...
The Really Big One: Controlling AI
15 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A new global arms race is on, to develop and control AI. But with so much power and profit tied up in this transformative new technology, is it in an...
BONUS EP: Timor's PM Xanana Gusmão
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As a resistance fighter turned statesman, Prime Minister Xanana Gusmão has devoted his life to the struggle for Timorese independence. On the sideli...
SPECIAL EP: Malaysian PM Anwar Ibrahim
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sitting down with Geraldine and Hamish on the sidelines of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim revealed his de...
Is Putin winning?
01 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As the war in Ukraine grinds into its third year, it's increasingly becoming a battle for hearts and minds. Angela Stent has met Putin - 16 times ...
Can Australia defend itself?
23 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Big decisions are being made about the future of Australian defence, with very little public debate. Highly esteemed defence strategist Hugh White is...
Is chaos the new world order?
16 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Financial Times journalist Gideon Rachman says the world order is fundamentally shifting, and not in a good way.Recommendations: Hamish: In the Time...
Should we stop ignoring Indonesia?
09 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What might this upcoming election mean for the Indonesia - Australia relationship? Recommendations:Hamish: Sarah Snook on The Today Programme – BB...
Iran's war: What are the missing pieces of the puzzle?
02 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Following the death of three Americans, pressure is growing on President Biden to take a stronger stance against Iran. Few, however, are asking what ...
Avoiding catastrophe: why John Bolton doesn't want World War III
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With the Israel-Gaza war spilling into the broader Middle East and a US election looming that could see the re-election of Donald Trump as president,...
INTRODUCING Global Roaming
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A war breaks out, a leader emerges, a revolution unfolds. How did it happen, and what are the implications for you? Two award-winning journalists wi...