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PaperClip with Mihir Sharma Mihir Sharma
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Mihir Sharma, Senior Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation, explains the stories that matter to India and the world. The podcast demystifies the headlines in your newspaper and the findings in research papers alike – and draws on the expertise and commentary of the community and network.
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Why is Beijing pushing Australia so hard?
The leaders of the People’s Republic of China have a long list recent Australian actions that have upset them. And now they’re pushing back – and using trade as a weapon. What does this tell democracies about the risks of trade with China?
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The shadow of 2000
In 2000, America had another closely contested election, and in the decade that followed took its eye off the China challenge. Will that happen again in 2020?Follow Mihir Sharma on Twitter: @mihirssharmaShare your feedback on: podcasts@orfonline.org
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Development to deterrence: Beijing’s big shift
The Chinese Communist Party’s top leaders met recently, and we decode their shifting priorities. The People’s Republic is now, in their opinion, a comfortable middle-class country and it is time instead to focus on building its military and technological strength. Are they right? And how should we respond?Follow Mihir Sharma on Twitter: @mihirssharmaShare your feedback on: podcasts@orfonline.org
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Another crisis, another boost for Beijing
The country where the pandemic started is the first out of it, as well. And that means that global capital is investing even more heavily in China, instead of in the rest of the emerging world. What does that mean for geopolitical equations once the pandemic is done?Follow Mihir Sharma on Twitter: @mihirssharmaShare your feedback on: podcasts@orfonline.org
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We need to talk about fridges
The world must start thinking, right now, about designing the delivery of a COVID-19 vaccine to billions of people in developing countries. Getting that done effectively and on a reasonable timeline will be even more difficult than getting to a vaccine. Yet until it gets done, the pandemic will never be truly over. Follow Mihir Sharma on Twitter: @mihirssharmaShare your feedback on: podcasts@orfonline.org
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Populists and the pandemic
The fifth episode of PaperClip asks the question: are democracies struggling when it comes to dealing with COVID-19? And will the fallout change how democratic politics operate -- in other words, is the global populist moment ending thanks to the virus?Follow Mihir Sharma on Twitter: @mihirssharmaShare your feedback on: podcasts@orfonline.org