A war breaks out, a leader emerges, a revolution unfolds. How did it happen, and what are the implications for you? Award-winning journalists Geraldine Doogue and Hamish Macdonald are joined by two new hosts, former foreign correspondent Kylie Morris and journalist Latika Bourke in London. Every day, they'll be discussing the biggest world events and how to make of sense of them. Along with expert guests, they take a single topic and examine it with Australian eyes. Challenging, thoughtful and fun, Global Roaming is your user's guide to what the world is talking about.
What this show covers
UkraineGeopoliticsHuman rightsIsraelAustraliaUK politicsChinaAustralian politicsCNN and CBSNew Zealand electionUS mediaPacific diplomacyforeign policyAustralia-US relationsANZUS
What listeners will find here
A media shake-up, New Zealand’s wobbling race, and Albanese in Tuvalu
This episode looks at the completed Paramount-Warner Bros takeover and the political questions swirling around who now controls major US news and streaming brands. It also checks in on New Zealand’s faltering election campaign and Anthony Albanese’s uncomfortable moment at a Pacific pre-COP meeting in Tuvalu.
How secure is Australia’s US alliance—and what would a real Plan B look like?
Australia’s reliance on the United States is put under the microscope through a debate over ANZUS, AUKUS, and whether Canberra needs a strategic fallback. Geraldine Doogue and Nick Bryant unpack competing views on alliance assumptions, foreign-policy independence, and possible new partners.
Inside the effort to return Ukrainian children taken into Russia
Russia’s removal of Ukrainian children is the focus here, with claims that tens of thousands have been taken and many never returned. Kathryn Diss outlines what investigators, lawyers and Ukrainian officials describe as a systematic campaign, and the covert efforts to bring children home.
Why October 7 still shapes Israel, Gaza and the region three years on
The episode examines how the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks and the war that followed continue to define Israel, Palestine and the wider Middle East. In a roundtable, the hosts explore Israeli trauma, accountability, Gaza’s future and the regional powers influencing what comes next.
As the Middle East’s old order breaks down, who is gaining leverage?
The episode examines how the war involving Iran, Israel and the US is reshaping power across the Middle East. Geraldine Doogue and Nick Bryant speak with scholar James Dorsey about Gulf strategy, the Houthis’ staying power, rising unrest and why a two-state solution may be becoming unworkable.
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