The Reaction Podcast

Recorded with Alastair Benn, Iain Martin and Maggie Pagano. You can find our website at www.reaction.life

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges we face in the world today as governments across the globe grapple with the consequences of warming temperatures, rising sea levels, and their impact on human populations. But is there cause for hope as well as concern? Has the coronavirus pandemic provided us with an opportunity to renew our efforts to reduce carbon emissions and regenerate our nat...

Recorded with Iain Martin, Maggie Pagano and Alastair Benn. You can find our website at www.reaction.life

The world economy has been dealt a hammer blow by the coronavirus pandemic. Everywhere, growth has been sent into freefall and globalisation has been called into question.   But does rebuilding the economy after the crisis now present us with opportunities as well as problems? Jack Dickens hosts Douglas Alexander and Maggie Pagano. Edited by Nick Hilton.

Terrorist attacks, new cyber threats and the coronavirus pandemic all pose new hazards for global security in the twenty-first century. At the same time, the value of the transatlantic alliance has also been called into question. On one side of the Atlantic, President Emmanuel Macron has described NATO as “brain dead”; on the other, Donald Trump has constantly berated European allies for not meeti...

Over the last decade a populist tide has been sweeping across the West. From Donald Trump’s entry into the White House to the rise of the Law and Justice Party in Poland, populists have spoken to widespread anxieties about immigration, identity, and inequality. In so doing, they have challenged the ideological foundations of globalisation and the post-Cold War liberal order. Will this tide continu...

The Middle East is in crisis. The hopeful Arab Spring has left a complex legacy, and United States-led efforts to bring democracy to the region have unravelled in the face of state collapse, sectarianism, and insurgency. Now the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated civil wars from Syria to Libya and aggravated political crises across the region and nearby North Africa. What does the future hold fo...

The strategic rivalry between the People’s Republic of China and the United States of America is one of the dominant geopolitical trends of our time. Now, with the onset of the coronavirus crisis, this rivalry has been steadily intensifying.  So how should we think about this clash between world’s premier powers? And how will this contest resolve itself?  Jack Dickens hosts Bruno Maçães, renowned...

The internet and the digital revolution continue to transform the human experience. Smart phones, social media, and tech companies are now a fundamental part of our daily lives. This development has brought benefits for many around the world, but there are also concerns surrounding this rapid revolution. Is Big Tech too powerful?  And how is technology strengthening the power of surveillance state...

The European Union is at a crossroads. With leaders trying hard to find common ground on a relief package for the Eurozone countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, geopolitical challenges also loom on the horizon. Will a stronger Europe emerge from the crisis?   Jack Dickens talks to Helen Thompson and Matthew Karnitschnig. 

Iain Martin, Reaction editor, in conversation with economist Liam Halligan and Reaction's Maggie Pagano.

This overview episode looks at how our world order is changing. It explores how international institutions have become a battleground in the rivalry between between the United States and China, whether globalisation is under fire, and the threats of debt and climate change after the coronavirus crisis. Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni and Iain Martin discuss.  Hosted by Jack Dickens. Edited by Nick Hilt...

Recorded with Iain Martin, Alastair Benn and Maggie Pagano. You can find our website at www.reaction.life

Iain Martin and Maggie Pagano talk to Bim Afolami MP, author of a new report on ideas to spur recovery

For this special edition of the Reaction podcast, I was joined by Andrew Solomon, a noted author on politics, culture and psychology. He is winner of the National Book Award for his 2001 memoir The Noonday Demon - an anatomy of depression. We talked about the impact of coronavirus on mental health. It was a fascinating and thought-provoking discussion. Do please tune in.

On this edition of the Reaction podcast, I was joined by Professor Karol Sikora. He is Chief Medical Officer of Rutherford Health, Professor of Medicine at the University of Buckingham and an ex-director of the WHO Cancer programme. Known as the "positive professor," Sikora has risen to prominence for his optimistic takes on the coronavirus crisis delivered via Twitter. Do tune in - it was a fasci...

You can find our website at www.reaction.life

You can find our website at www.reaction.life

You can find our website at www.reaction.life

You can find our website at www.reaction.life

You can find our website at www.reaction.life

You can find our website at www.reaction.life

You can find our site at www.reaction.life

You can find our website at www.reaction.life