The Focus
Episodes
Dragon Claw versus Eagle Claw: China-US fight for the Indo-Pacific
27 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are honoured to have on one of the giants of the Realist School of International Relations, Robert and Renee Belfer Professor of I...
Artificial Intelligence: Drone World rather than West World?
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, John is joined by Toby Walsh. Toby is a leading researcher in Artificial Intelligence. He is a Laureate Fellow and Scientia Professo...
William Blake - A Man Beyond Time & Convention
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, John is joined by author and journalist John Higgs where they talk about John’s new book, William Blake Versus The World. In this p...
UK Post-Johnson: A Few Cursory Thoughts
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are joined once more by former UK Labour politician, best selling author and investigative journalist, Chris Mullin. John speaks t...
NAZI Billionaires: Germany’s Lasting Complicated Truth
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode John speaks with author and journalist David de Jong on his latest book, NAZI Billionaires published by Harper Collins, April 2022. He...
The Genocide Conundrum - The Search for Justice
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As the Russia-Ukraine War grinds on, the Western media have been replete with stories of Russian war crimes against Ukrainians. But do these war crime...
A Stoic’s Take on Modern Celebrity: The Rise of Rogan, Peterson & the Role of Social Media
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode John is joined from New York by returning guest Prof. Massimo Pigliucci. John and Massimo speak frankly about the problems posed by mo...
Humane War - Making a Better World?
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
For years, the US military-industrial complex has been hard at work perfecting weapon systems that can leave a lighter footprint wherever the American...
Dire Straits: Refugees, Libya and Crossing the Mediterranean
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The broken state of Libya has long been the jump-off point for African and Middle Eastern refugees fleeing the trouble-plagued African continent for a...
Star Light Star Bright
04 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Hubble Space Telescope is over 30 years old and is still finding some outstanding new discoveries. Its most recent finding has been the starlight ...
Russia’s Make or Break, Battle for the Donbas
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
After the terrible performance of Russian forces in their initial attempt to crush Ukrainian resistance and their complete failure at cowering Kyiv in...