Was diplomacy given a chance? Iran and US point to failures, as fighting resumes

The art of the military parade: Bastille Day and other case studies

France offered a show of military force and European unity during Emmanuel Macron’s last Bastille Day parade. Is there such a thing as a good display of military might? Our panel, including Michael Binyon and Elisabeth Braw, discuss.   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Was diplomacy given a chance? Iran and US point to failures, as fighting resumes

Negah Angha and John Everard on the US and Iran’s failure to give diplomacy a chance. Then: Japan aims to centralise intelligence and French parents bring kids to work. Plus: Sally Hayden’s book This Is Also a Love Story. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The World Cup as a global policing operation

We look inside the Fifa International Police Co-operation Center, which brings together the law enforcement agencies of every competing country to share intelligence.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

US and Iran trade strikes on day of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s burial

The burial of Iran’s former supreme leader Ali Khamenei is now set to go ahead after delays due to US strikes. Then: India and Australia reach a uranium deal, Nigel Farage meets a bin-worthy opponent and should shorts in the office be banned?  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Trump uses trade to punish Spain over defence spend

US president Donald Trump has ordered a halt to trade with Spain, the only Nato member that hasn’t committed to the alliance’s new target of defence spending at 5 per cent of GDP.  See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.