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The Pivot by Globely News

The Pivot is a global affairs podcast that discusses the leaders, states, networks, ideologies, and technologies that are reshaping power dynamics in our world.

  1. Who Is the Real JD Vance?

    07/25/2024

    Who Is the Real JD Vance?

    Independent journalist Zaid Jilani joins host Arif Rafiq to discuss the political evolution of JD Vance and his transition from being a Never Trumper to Donald Trump’s running mate. They assess Vance's heterodox political beliefs, how they clash with his personal life, and whether he represents the future of MAGA and the broader conservative movement. (Image Credit: Gage Skidmore) LEARN MORE: Who Is the Real JD Vance? https://globelynews.com/americas/who-is-the-real-jd-vance/ Why the Left Gets JD Vance Wrong | Zaid Jilani, Compact Magazine https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-the-left-gets-j-d-vance-wrong/ CONNECT WITH US: Web: globelynews.com X: @GlobelyNews | @arifcrafiq Facebook: facebook.com/globelynewsweb YouTube: youtube.com/@GlobelyNews

    1h 12m
  2. The Abiy Ahmed Paradox: Meet Ethiopia's 'Pentecostal Putin'

    07/15/2024

    The Abiy Ahmed Paradox: Meet Ethiopia's 'Pentecostal Putin'

    The Economist correspondent Tom Gardner discusses with host Arif Rafiq the enigma that is Ethiopia's prime minister Abiy Ahmed, who would preside over a civil war roughly a year after being awarded a Nobel Peace Prize. The conversation is wide-ranging and covers Abiy's childhood, the role of religion in his life, his rise through the Ethiopian system, his transition from revered to reviled, and his relationship with great and regional powers, including including China, the United States, and the United Arab Emirates. Gardner is the author of "The Abiy Ahmed Project," newly published by Hurst: https://amzn.to/4cCBRsv (US); https://amzn.to/3xNK1iG (UK). LEARN MORE: https://globelynews.com/africa/meet-abiy-ahmed-ethiopia-pentecostal-putin/ CONNECT WITH US: Web: globelynews.com X: @GlobelyNews | @arifcrafiq Facebook: facebook.com/globelynewsweb

    1h 4m
  3. The AMLO Legacy and Mexico’s Future Under Claudia Sheinbaum | Juan David Rojas

    06/17/2024

    The AMLO Legacy and Mexico’s Future Under Claudia Sheinbaum | Juan David Rojas

    Juan David Rojas (@rojasrjuand) of Compact magazine and host Arif Rafiq discuss the historic victory of Claudia Sheinbaum in this month’s Mexican general elections. They take a deep dive into the record of her mentor, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, known as AMLO, and explore his heterodox, anti-neoliberal politics. They also assess what the future holds for Morena and Mexico under the leadership of Claudia Sheinbaum. CONNECT WITH US: Web: globelynews.com X: @GlobelyNews | @arifcrafiq Facebook: facebook.com/globelynewsweb YouTube: youtube.com/@GlobelyNews

    1h 24m
  4. India's Big Election Surprise

    06/05/2024

    India's Big Election Surprise

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is returning to power for a third consecutive term, but with a slimmed-down mandate delivered by an electorate weighed down by economic precarity. India's surprising election results will have a profound effect on how Prime Minister Narendra Modi rules and who succeeds him.   LEARN MORE: https://globelynews.com/south-asia/india-elections-2024-modi-bjp/   CONNECT WITH US: Web: globelynews.com X: @GlobelyNews | @arifcrafiq Facebook: facebook.com/globelynewsweb YouTube: youtube.com/@GlobelyNews

    4 min
  5. South Africa's New Political Moment

    06/04/2024

    South Africa's New Political Moment

    It’s a new era in South Africa. In last week's general elections, the African National Congress (ANC), which led the country’s freedom struggle, failed to win a National Assembly majority for the first time since the fall of apartheid in 1994. The party will now have to form a coalition government. Its choices may have profound effects not just on the ANC and South Africa, but beyond the country's borders as well. CONNECT WITH US: Web: globelynews.com X: @GlobelyNews | @arifcrafiq Facebook: facebook.com/globelynewsweb YouTube: youtube.com/@GlobelyNews

    5 min
  6. Why Venezuela’s Maduro Is Saber-Rattling With Guyana

    05/31/2024

    Why Venezuela’s Maduro Is Saber-Rattling With Guyana

    Venezuela is in the midst of a military buildup along its border with its smaller neighbor Guyana, a tiny South American country home to the world’s fastest-growing economy — driven by oil. CONNECT WITH US: Web: globelynews.com X: @GlobelyNews | @arifcrafiq Facebook: facebook.com/globelynewsweb YouTube: youtube.com/@GlobelyNews

    4 min
  7. Claudia Sheinbaum Could Become Mexico's First Jewish and Woman President

    05/30/2024

    Claudia Sheinbaum Could Become Mexico's First Jewish and Woman President

    Mexicans head to the polls on Sunday to choose their next president.  If the pre-election surveys are correct, their next president will be Claudia Sheinbaum — who would make history as Mexico’s first woman and first Jewish president. CONNECT WITH US: Web: globelynews.com X: @GlobelyNews | @arifcrafiq Facebook: facebook.com/globelynewsweb YouTube: youtube.com/@GlobelyNews

    1 min

  8. 05/20/2024

    U.S.-China Green Metals Race Heats Up in Central Africa

    Cobus van Staden of the China in Africa podcast and host Arif Rafiq discuss two competing corridors that are at the heart of the great power race for green metals in the Central African Copper Belt: the Western-backed Lobito Corridor from Angola to the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia and the China-constructed and potentially soon-to-be revamped Tanzania-Zambia Railway (TAZARA). They unpack the great power dynamics that anchor this competition, the complicated histories of the Lobito Corridor and TAZARA, and how all this fits into or may not fit into the development strategies of regional states Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia. CONNECT WITH US: Web: globelynews.com X: @GlobelyNews | @arifcrafiq Facebook: facebook.com/globelynewsweb YouTube: youtube.com/@GlobelyNews

    1h 1m
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The Pivot is a global affairs podcast that discusses the leaders, states, networks, ideologies, and technologies that are reshaping power dynamics in our world.

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