Global Roaming with Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald

The man who could end the ‘tumble dryer’ of British Prime Ministers?

It's being called the by-election of the century. If Andy Burnham returns to Westminster, he could be one step closer to replacing Keir Starmer as Labour leader and perhaps becoming Britain's next Prime Minister.  With Starmer facing mounting criticism and Reform UK surging in the polls, Burnham has emerged as one of the few Labour figures capable of uniting voters across the political spectrum. Could he be the antidote to Britain's leadership turmoil and the rise of populism? Kylie Morris and Latika Bourke speak with Rob Ford, he’s been covering elections for the BBC for two decades and knows a thing or two about leadership tussles. Rob Ford: Author and commentator, Robert Ford, Professor of Political Science, University of Manchester [https://www.robertford.net/]

World Cup fever: is it still the ‘beautiful game’?

World cup fever is sweeping Australia. But as politics, deportations and soaring ticket prices collide with football's biggest tournament, can the beautiful game ever be separated from the world around it?  Guest: David Goldblatt, Writer, broadcaster and academic. Author of Injury time: Football in a State of Emergency [https://harpercollins.co.uk/products/injury-time-football-in-a-state-of-emergency-david-goldblatt?variant=55637004616059]

Architects and artisans: the winners and losers after the Iran US peace deal is signed

While the ink is beginning to dry with a peace deal between the US and Iran allowing the oil to flow again and global trade to resume another war is brewing and it could potentially be more lethal. Right now Europe has a billion-dollar trade deficit with China, exacerbated by US sanctions, the closing of the Strait of Hormuz but more importantly a changing world order and alliances where Europe and the US are no longer the architects of global power. Enter, ‘artisans’  like China. Co-founder of the European Council for Foreign Relations, Mark Leonard in his new book, Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail says the architects of the world order like the  UK and US who created a framework for a global order after WW11 are losing grip on power as  artisans like China take their blueprint and recreate it for their benefit. In a world where global rules no longer apply, Leonard says, it’s the artisans who are emerging as the winners. Mark Leonard: Co-founder of the European Council for Foreign Relations and author of Surviving Chaos: Geopolitics When the Rules Fail [https://www.amazon.com/Surviving-Chaos-Geopolitics-When-Rules/dp/1509575227].  Recommendation: https://agendapublica.es/noticia/20608/mark-leonard-ecfr-west-is-dead [https://agendapublica.es/noticia/20608/mark-leonard-ecfr-west-is-dead]

Why is Elon Musk tweeting about riots in Belfast?

From violent anti-immigration riots in Belfast to a mass political movement of 'cockroaches' in India, what should we be paying attention to in the world this week? Hamish Macdonald and Geraldine Doogue are joined by former Australian diplomat and managing editor of geopolitical news site International Intrigue to talk the hottest topics in global affairs - plus, you're AUKUS feedback from last week's interview with former Prime Minister and AUKUS architect Scott Morrison.  Guest: Jeremy Dicker, former Australian diplomat and managing editor of International Intrigue [https://internationalintrigue.io/about]. Get in touch:  We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [global.roaming@abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.

Where is Aung San Suu Kyi?

The former President of Myanmar seems to have disappeared inside the country's prison system.  Now her son has an impassioned plea, demanding 'proof' of life.  Kim Aris [https://www.facebook.com/kimarishteinlin/], the son of detained Myanmar State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi, has not heard from his mother since 2023. Kim contests the international media's narrative that his mother betrayed the Rohingya so she could keep the military junta on side. Recently in Australia, he has launched a global fitness and solidarity campaign called the 81 for 81 [https://www.facebook.com/kimarishteinlin/] challenge. It's part of the growing international demand for Myanmar to provide 'proof of life' that the Nobel Peace Prize laureate is still alive. Guest Kim Aris, son of Aung San Suu Kyi Get in touch: We'd love to hear from you! Email us at global.roaming@abc.net.au [global.roaming@abc.net.au] Find all the episodes of Global Roaming now via the ABC Listen App or wherever you get your podcasts.