The Political Cycle

You Don't Mess with the Zohran: how did a Muslim socialist win New York's Democratic primary?

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 11:24:10 GMT

America – and the global Left – has a new political hero: a 33-year-old Ugandan-born New Yorker called Zohran Mamdani. How did a former rapper become one of the most prominent voices in progressive politics in just a few short weeks? Emily Tamkin, in DC, is joined by Rohan Venkat to discuss Mamdani's rise, whether it offers a playbook for anti-Trump politics, or whether this is just another example of America's largest metropolis being out of sync with the country as a whole.

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The Iran/Israel Conflict: where does India stand?

Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:37:41 GMT

Tensions in the Middle East have escalated once more this week, with Israel and Iran launching strikes against one another. Resolution remains unclear and the USA appears hesitant to act as peacemaker.

India, given its close diplomatic relationships with both Iran and Israel, has often been seen as a mediator. But where does it stand, given how unrest in Iran could have huge economic and trade implications at home?

Rohan Venkat discusses with Nicolas Blarel, Associate Professor of International Relations at the Institute of Political Science.

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Money vs Democracy: inside India’s cash handout schemes

Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:22:38 GMT

It has become common in India for political candidates to promise regular cash handouts to women who fall under a certain income threshold. Of course, they have to win their elections first.

The cash handouts schemes have been the subject of increasing debate. Many are asking whether this is bribery, whether it is enough to live on, whether the government can afford it and whether it actually does anything to raise the political voice of women.

Rohan Venkat and Emily Tamkin discuss with Raksha Kumar, reporting fellow at Global Press Journal.

Raksha's Substack.

Raksha's website.

Raksha's Global Press Journal series.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/04/indian-students-shock-trump-international-study-visa
You're a bunch of cowards! – Hamilton Nolan
https://adamtooze.substack.com/p/chartbook-390-beyond-la-logics-of
From the Reuters Institute on misinformation

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Polarized Poland: how did the far-right snatch victory from Poland's pro-Europeans?

Thu, 05 Jun 2025 03:37:56 GMT

Karol Nawrocki has won the race to be the next President of Poland. It follows a tense campaign, where the far-right Nawrocki was often labelled (by both critics and supporters) ‘the Polish Trump’. So who is the relative newcomer, how big was the margin, and what does this mean for Donald Tusk, the Prime Minister of Poland with a steadfast commitment to a united Europe?

Rohan Venkat and Emily Tamkin are joined by Anna Gielewska, co-founder and editor-in-chief of VSquare and co-founder of Polish investigative outlet FRONTSTORY.PL

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The Jewish Museum Murders: Is antisemitic violence on the rise in America?

Fri, 30 May 2025 10:27:32 GMT

Last week, two Israeli Embassy staff were shot and killed after leaving an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in DC, Washington. Once arrested, the shooter reportedly said “I did it for Palestine, I did it for Gaza.”

The murders have raised questions about how far-reaching antisemitism is in the USA. Was this, for example, an act against Israel’s war or an attack on innocent Jewish people living and working in America? And does White House messaging have a part to play in this tragedy?

Rohan Venkat and Emily Tamkin discuss.

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Deal or No Deal: what should the world make of Trump's deal brokering?

Thu, 15 May 2025 12:42:10 GMT

It’s now been more than a 100 days for Trump’s administration. The self proclaimed master of dealmaking has made international waves, with tariffs that have shaken (and confused) the world. But what do his deals look like now? And are politicians around the world starting to cotton on to how you keep him at bay? Is it just a case of giving him a large jet, as Qatar have done this week? The question for America is how can domestic opponents to Trump learn from his dealmaking abroad? Emily Tamkin and Rohan Venkat discuss.

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Kashmir in Crisis: how dangerous is the conflict between India and Pakistan?

Wed, 07 May 2025 17:34:34 GMT

This week, India launched retaliatory attacks on Pakistani territory following last month's terror attacks that left 26 people dead in the tourist town of Pahalgam in Kashmir. That was the worst attack on civilians, on Indian soil, in 15 years, and it has reignited simmering tensions between the two nations, which focus on the disputed region of Kashmir. Operation Sindoor – as India has dubbed it – has been deemed a commitment to holding those responsible for the attack accountable, but the Pakistani authorities have denied all responsibility and promise their own reprisals. How dangerous is the situation between these two nuclear powers? How much of this escalation is being propelled by domestic political considerations? And will the international community – most importantly Trump's America – intervene? Emily Tamkin talks to Rohan Venkat about this delicate situation.

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Oh, Canada: Did Donald Trump win the election for Mark Carney?

Thu, 01 May 2025 17:01:19 GMT

Canadians went to the polls this week and completed a staggering turnaround for the Liberal party. Having trailed hugely at the start of the year, a new leader – suave former central banker Mark Carney – has found himself elected, via a minority, as the country's next PM. Is this a victory for technocratic leadership? Or have Canadian voters simply wanted to demonstrate their ideological distance from Donald Trump, who has been battling Canada on trade and inflaming national pride with remarks about it being "the 51st state"? To look at this week's electoral shake-up, Emily Tamkin and Rohan Venkat are joined by political commentator and former Justin Trudeau speechwriter Colin Horgan.

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The Efficiency Paradox: are governments, from the US to India, focusing on the wrong thing?

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 08:33:36 GMT

On this week's episode of The Political Cycle, we're talking to Yamini Aiyar, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Saxena Center for Contemporary South Asia, about a recent Foreign Policy report she's co-authored on the question of efficiency. With Elon Musk's DOGE bringing the idea to a mainstream audience, do we need to better interrogate the motives behind this trend? Here, she talks to our Cyclist Rohan Venkat.

Read Yamini's piece here.

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The Nehru Years: An International History of Indian Non-Alignment by Swapna Kona Nayudu
Recoding America by Jennifer Pahlka

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Bull in a China Shop: Has Trump's tariff debacle done irreparable economic damage?

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 06:08:39 GMT

President Trump has been continuing his tornado of tariffs. Today, China was given a 104% tariff (naturally, this figure has changed in the few hours since we recorded). This has shocked the global economy, with stock markets around the world in fluctuation. But is this a tipping point? What recent global economic moments can we look at to guess what comes next? Is this anything like Brexit? Does it share similarities to India’s demonetisation? Emily Tamkin, Rohan Venkat, and Tom Hamilton discuss.

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https://alexmassie.substack.com/p/what-are-you-going-to-do-stab-me
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/opinion/trump-deportations-gulag-prison.html
Foreign Policy: Efficiency Isn't Everything
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French Exit: Are Marine Le Pen's presidential ambitions over?

Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:49:35 GMT

In a blow to France’s far-right, Marine Le Pen has been barred from running for office for five years. The leader of the National Rally received a four-year prison sentence, two years of which were suspended, in addition to a €100,000 fine. Accused of embezzling EU funds, her hopes of becoming President in the immediate future have been dashed. But is the ruling an attack on far-right politics or a defence of democracy? And does the defanging of Le Pen and the NR provide a roadmap for other countries dealing with insurgent demagogues?

Emily Tamkin and Tom Hamilton discuss all this with Julien Hoez, a political expert and editor of The French Dispatch.

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https://foreignpolicy.com/2025/03/19/trump-tariffs-trade-farmers-agriculture-economy/
https://danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-exorbitant-price-of-trumps-tariffs
https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-supreme-court-elon-musk-81f71cdda271827ae281a77072a26bad

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Turkey Rises Up: Can Turkey resist the far-right?

Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:57:40 GMT

Mass demonstrations have erupted in Turkey after the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. Thousands have gone to the streets to protest the silencing of President Erdogan’s most obvious opponent for the 2028 elections.

What does this public anger tell us about the regime’s current strength in Turkey? And are there through lines with other far right governments world-wide?

Tom Hamilton, Emily Tamkin and Rohan Venkat are joined by Selim Koru, the author of New Turkey and the Far Right.

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https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/is-turkeys-declining-democracy-a-model-for-trumps-america
https://kalamweekly.substack.com/p/will-the-monarchy-return
https://amitavghosh.com/parallel-journeys-turkeys-experience-of-akp-rule-and-its-portents-for-india-under-the-bjp/

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Deep States and Blobs: Who really runs the world?

Thu, 20 Mar 2025 11:16:00 GMT

Elon Musk and his DOGE squad continue their crusade against government bodies, slashing departments and firing federal employees. This, apparently, is done in the name of stripping things back, maximising efficiency and getting rid of the dark forces that obstruct government productivity.

But where did the idea of federal employees as a powerful force come from? And does it exist elsewhere in the world? Rohan Venkat, Emily Tamkin and Tom Hamilton discuss how countries view their own civil servants and federal employees.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/canadian-detained-us-immigration-jasmine-mooney
https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/january/everyone-has-their-reasons
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-doge-firing-federal-employees-ivy-league-jobs.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/19/health/food-safety-trump-fda-cutbacks-deadly-outbreaks.html (if only they’d published this before we recorded!)

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Trumponomics: Is Wall Street still behind the President?

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:35:32 GMT

With Donald Trump’s ongoing trade wars, the markets have been rattled. Tariffs come and go, but uncertainty remains. As for the American people, who were promised cheaper every day items, are they seeing more money in their pockets? Will eggs ever be a normal price again? And if not, are voter’s ready to grin and bear short term financial pain?

Rohan Venkat, Tom Hamilton and Emily Tamkin discuss.

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https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/paradox-trumps-economic-weapon
Modi's India (book)
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-14474223/Donald-Trump-unprincipled-narcissistic-charlatan-democracy-ANDREW-NEIL.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/us/politics/trump-manufacturing-economy-risk.html

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Trump vs the World: how is the President being handled around the globe?

Thu, 06 Mar 2025 07:32:35 GMT

Trump 2.0 has been characterised by unpredictability. In recent days, we’ve seen a tariff war with Canada and Mexico, a shouting match in the Oval Office and the reignited call to welcome Greenland in to United States territory.

So how is this unpredictability being handled by international leaders, and how do the common public feel about him abroad? Rohan Venkat, Emily Tamkin and Tom Hamilton discuss.

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https://www.techdirt.com/2025/03/04/why-techdirt-is-now-a-democracy-blog-whether-we-like-it-or-not/
https://themorningcontext.com/chaos/trumps-white-house-drama-with-zelenskyy-creates-strategic-nightmare-for-india
https://www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/europe-enters-its-metal-era/

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How the West was Lost: Has America retreated from the world?

Thu, 27 Feb 2025 16:34:32 GMT

Donald Trump has ripped up the rulebook on post-war Western defence strategy, indicating that conflict in Europe is Europe’s problem. What does this shift mean for those caught between Russia and the USA? Is the Western world ready to go without the backing of the USA? Rohan Venkat, Emily Tamkin and Tom Hamilton discuss.

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https://snyder.substack.com/p/recoup-the-costs
https://thecritic.co.uk/the-ukrainian-minerals-myth/
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/02/trump-ukraine-russia-war-started-zelensky-putin-rakusan.html
https://zygaro.substack.com/p/three-years-of-war?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2396897&post_id=157813064&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=true&r=isdo&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email
https://www.africanistperspective.com/p/american-aid-cutsdisruptions

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Germany Votes: Who will be the next chancellor?

Thu, 20 Feb 2025 10:53:17 GMT

Since 2021, Olaf Scholz has been the Social Democrat chancellor of Germany. But in November, his three way coalition collapsed in spectacular fashion. Now, the country is off to the polling booths.

So, who are the front-runners and what could German leadership look like in the near future? And how has Elon Musk injected himself in to the equation?

Rohan Venkat and Emily Tamkin discuss with Carol Schaeffer, an American journalist based in Germany. She has written for The Nation, Smithsonian Magazine, ProPublica, The Atlantic, and other publications.

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https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/02/17/marco-rubio-state-department-toosi-00204407
https://theprint.in/opinion/india-us-ties-stuck-in-cute-acronyms-delhi-must-wait-out-the-chaos/2497844/

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A Bruised Opposition: How did the BJP gain New Delhi after 27 years?

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 10:17:39 GMT

The BJP have won big in New Delhi, a seat of huge symbolic importance to the party. But how did they cross the line after such a long time in the doldrums? And how did they silence Arvind Kejriwal, the, now former, Chief Minister of New Delhi and a significant thorn in Modi’s back during the last general election?

Tom Hamilton, Emily Tamkin and Rohan Venkat are joined by Dhrubo Jyoti, Senior Editor at the Hindustan Times.

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https://www.ft.com/content/65e2baaf-b71f-4d63-a717-d8a111392537
https://www.cnn.com/2025/02/07/india/india-trump-shackles-deportations-intl-hnk/index.html
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/what-swung-the-vote-in-delhi-polls-ideology-101739041081422.html
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/what-swung-the-vote-in-delhi-polls-class-101739041261641.html
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/what-swung-the-vote-in-delhi-polls-welfare-101739041382384.html

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How to Dismantle a Democracy: is Slovakia's democratic project doomed?

Thu, 06 Feb 2025 09:56:44 GMT

Slovakia is at a turning point. The Prime Minister, Robert Fico, has been signalling a tilt towards a pro-Russian style of governing. However, with widespread peaceful protests across the country, is this plan working? Investigative journalist, Tomáš Madleňák, speaks to Emily Tamkin and Tom Hamilton about Fico’s Slovakia and why this shift to electoral authoritarianism is so concerning.

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https://vsquare.org/vladimir-putin-robert-fico-kremlin-visit-moscow-social-media-viral-posts-inauthentic-accounts/
https://vsquare.org/donate/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/opinion/trump-musk-federal-government.html
https://www.amazon.com/Democracy-Its-Critics-Robert-Dahl/dp/0300049382

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India's Growth Snag: who put the brakes on the economy?

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:01:40 GMT

Warning alarms are ringing for the Indian economy, with growth slowing to a precarious level. Ahead of Narendra Modi’s next budget, nerves have been rattled. So who do governments blame when the economy isn’t clicking on all cylinders? As ever, Emily Tamkin, Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton discuss.

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https://thomaszimmer.substack.com/p/meet-the-ideologue-of-the-post-constitutional
https://benansell.substack.com/p/grasping-for-growth
https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/high-wages-vs-high-vacancies-the-governments-hiring-conundrum-3362277
https://danieldrezner.substack.com/p/the-trouble-with-taking-trump-seriously

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Trump II: how has the world reacted to the President's return?

Thu, 23 Jan 2025 12:33:21 GMT

Donald Trump is back in the Oval Office. How did the world – from India to the UK – react to his return to the top job? How are the first spate of executive orders being received? And will the racket around Trump and cronies like Elon Musk drown out important global stories? As ever, Emily Tamkin, Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton discuss.

Here are the Trike Recommendations from this episode:

https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/tale-two-caudillos
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/haaretz-today/2025-01-21/ty-article/.highlight/musks-fascist-salute-u-s-jewish-establishment-failed-its-first-test-with-trump-2-0/00000194-89d8-dee1-aff7-ebdf08660000
https://forward.com/opinion/690394/trump-resistance-soviet-union-dissident/
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/whos-afraid-america-first-bilahari-kausikan-trump

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Unfriendly Fire: are the politics of climate change irreparably stuck?

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 10:39:42 GMT

Wildfires are raging in California causing huge damage to property and lives, and sparking a political row. Who is to blame? Republicans are calling our the state's liberal Governor Gavin Newsom and the preparedness of the West coast state for such a disaster. But others are citing this as an example of long-standing failures to tackle climate change and the way that it exacerbates natural disasters. Emily Tamkin, in Washington DC, and Rohan Venkat, in Mumbai, discuss.

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https://www.ft.com/content/cf876b19-8c69-498b-95f5-d018618d99ec
https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/2/review-environment-and-development/domesticating-climate-change.html?check_logged_in=1

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Modern Oligarchy: how are international barons influencing politics?

Thu, 09 Jan 2025 09:38:53 GMT

We're starting 2025 with a cheerful subject: the rise, and rise, of a new class of international oligarchs. With Elon Musk – the world's richest man and most pathological tweeter – dominating headlines in the UK, as well as the US, questions are emerging about undue influence from a minority of super-rich people. Why is Mr Musk pushing the King of England to dismiss Prime Minister Keir Starmer? And how do oligarchs, beyond the Tesla chief, exert their power around the world? Emily Tamkin, in Washington, Tom Hamilton, in London, and Rohan Venkat, in Delhi, discuss.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/30/us/politics/elon-musk-trump-mar-a-lago.html?smid=nytcore-android-share
https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/01/elon-musk-george-soros-biden-presidential-medal-freedom.html
https://www.thetimes.com/article/0c1bbae8-cb04-45e8-acf9-8c420f264d82?shareToken=c02533f9c71249c53ca4adc156b57f4d
https://www.ft.com/content/cfbfa1e8-d8f8-42b9-b74c-dae6cc6185a0
https://www.newslaundry.com/2025/01/06/endangered-and-unpaid-mukesh-chandrakars-life-symbolised-the-bastar-media-story

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2024, We Hardly Knew Ye

Thu, 19 Dec 2024 00:15:34 GMT

It's been: a year. 2024, the biggest election year in the history of democracy, is almost over. In this final episode of our year, Emily Tamkin, Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton look back at elections in the US, India and the UK, as well as the trends that have dominated global political currents, and ask whether 2024 has been quite as rough as it seems.

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Emily: https://newrepublic.com/article/186698/october-7-anniversary-american-jewry-broken-half
Emily: https://forward.com/opinion/675727/trump-antisemitism-america-democracy/
Tom: https://thecritic.co.uk/issues/july-2024/keir-more-than-just-a-lucky-general/
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Rohan: https://casi.sas.upenn.edu/casi-election-conversations-2024

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Russian Repercussion: how effective has Moscow been in influencing world events?

Wed, 11 Dec 2024 18:55:08 GMT

Recent events in Georgia and Romania have exposed, once again, the influence that Russia still exerts on the world. But while it's clear that Moscow wants Russia to be a major player on the world stage (once again), it's not entirely apparent how it expects to operate in this multipolar world. Are other superpowers willing to let Vladimir Putin meddle in democracy or will interference – as is the case in Romania – lead to the disintegration of confidence in the popular vote? Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat discuss.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/hundreds-arrests-mysterious-beatings-georgia-cracks-down-pro-eu-protests-2024-12-11/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2yl2zxrq1o
https://vsquare.org/hungary-spying-eu-olaf-corruption-viktor-orban-intelligence/
https://www.epw.in/journal/2024/48/general-elections-2024/oligarchisation-indias-democracy.html?check_logged_in=1

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K-Popped: how did South Korea descend into crisis?

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 22:28:46 GMT

Overnight on Tuesday, South Korea descended into crisis. President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, which opposition leaders called "insurrection". Within a day, the threat of martial law was over, but President Yoon is now facing impeachment. How did things go so wrong, so quickly? Joining Emily Tamkin and Rohan Venkat is Steven Denney, a professor of Korean Studies at Leiden University. They discuss the situation on the Asian peninsula, as well as parallels around the world.

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https://www.ft.com/content/88525828-50fc-4b32-b929-58f742c99d72
https://thedigradio.com/Thawra/
https://doi.org/10.1080/13510347.2023.2258082
https://doi.org/10.1177/00104140231178724

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Big Farmer: how is the farming lobby impacting politics in India and the UK?

Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:51:31 GMT

In the UK, Rachel Reeves' first budget has led to significant unhappiness within the farming community, with thousands of farmers (and supporters like Jeremy Clarkson) marching on Downing Street. Is this just a matter of tax fairness or is Reeves jeopardising food security in an already precarious industry? Tom Hamilton gives the view from London and, with Emily Tamkin away for Thanksgiving, Rohan Venkat probes the situation and discusses how India has a long history of farmers proving an influential political caucus.

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/nov/27/britain-farming-family-farm-inheritance-tax
https://article-14.com/post/how-the-costs-of-the-adani-bribery-scandal-will-be-borne-by-india-s-electricity-consumers-may-increase-power-cuts--6741c1d1d3a18

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Undue Process: are international governments ignoring the courts?

Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:49:57 GMT

In India, the Supreme Court ruled that "bulldozer justice" is illegal – forcing the BJP to come to terms with a flailing justice system. But it's not just India that is struggling with the question of due process: in the US, following the re-election of Donald Trump, people are gearing up for the controversial ignition of a mass deportation programme, and in the UK the courts system continues to struggle with horrific backlogs. As ever, Rohan Venkat, Tom Hamilton and Emily Tamkin discuss.

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https://denisebaron.substack.com/p/why-it-hurts-so-much
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/trump-deportations-chinese-nationals-campaign-promise-rcna180212
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Re-election Revelations: what can Modi's reinvention teach ups about Trump 2.0?

Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:16:49 GMT

Politicians and political movements are constantly reinventing themselves, and few have done it as effectively as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In 2019, Modi's BJP came to power with more hard-line, anti-minority rhetoric, which, in some ways, mirrors the campaign run by Donald Trump in returning to the White House. Emily Tamkin and Rohan Venkat discuss how these two leaders have managed the process of evolving their messaging and delivering triumphant restorations.

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https://x.com/MahuaMoitraFans/status/1797955257298825310
https://www.haaretz.com/us-news/2024-11-11/ty-article/.premium/why-american-jews-didnt-join-the-trump-wave/00000193-1a95-de99-a9bb-dbb599ea0000
https://x.com/sharmasupriya/status/1855819290026319904

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The Shock Heard Around the World: how did Donald Trump win back the White House?

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 09:24:46 GMT

Donald Trump will be the next US President. From Washington, Emily Tamkin reflects on an election that felt like a shock to the system – even if the result is not wildly different to what we anticipated at the start of the year. So, what happened? And where did the Democrats' campaign to prevent Trump 2.0 go astray? From Cairo and London, Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton give the international perspective on how Trump's return will impact geopolitics and macroeconomics, not to mention the fragile state of democracies.

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https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/modis-second-term-could-be-catastrophic/604159/
https://www.ft.com/content/e8ac09ea-c300-4249-af7d-109003afb893
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/06/us/dearborn-michigan-trump-arab-voters.html
https://forward.com/opinion/672031/trump-reelection-american-jews/
https://www.criterionchannel.com/no-end

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The Election Will Be Televised: our pop culture picks for your election fever!

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 14:38:13 GMT

Everyone is talking about who will the US election. Kamala Harris or Donald Trump? That's the question on everyone's lips, which is why we, at The Political Cycle, decided to take our lips out of the equation for a week and offer something a little different. Here are our pop cultural picks – films, TV shows, even a song or two – to get you election ready and distract you from the nightmare possibilities that the Presidential race is throwing up.

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Emily's picks

The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

Death of Stalin

Veep

In the Loop

"All You Fascists Bound to Lose" by Woody Guthrie

Tom's picks

"Things Can Only Get Better" by D:Ream

The Thick of It

Spitting Image

Rohan's picks

Newton

Rang De Basanti

Iruvar

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Vote for Women: are gender and reproductive rights on the ballot paper in the US?

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 20:14:43 GMT

Issues surrounding women and, in particular, reproductive rights have become a big issue in the US Presidential Election. With just a couple of weeks left until polling day, the Political Cyclists gather to discuss the impact this is having on the race, and are joined by Kelly Weil, a writer and author of the MomLeft newsletter. As Emily Tamkin and Kelly discuss the natalist movement, the comments of JD Vance and the lack of provision of affordable childcare, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat add the international perspective from around the political cycle.

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https://www.momleft.com/
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/tim-walz-progressive-values-moderate-politics.html
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2024/10/17/harris-campaign-strategy-men-00184062
https://time.com/collection/time100-voices/7094467/ai-jen-poo-kamala-harris-care-economy/
https://www.ft.com/content/6972e1c4-71db-413e-ae6d-015b25e3cab2

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Swing Into Action: How is the Harris campaign targeting undecideds?

Wed, 16 Oct 2024 22:11:20 GMT

With the US election only a few weeks away, the Political Cyclists gather to discuss how Kamala Harris and the Democratic machine are targeting former Republican voters. Can this make an impact? And how do her more progressive policies sit with this caucus of undecided voters? Emily Tamkin reports from a busy DC, while Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton offer the perspective from across the continents, on everything from bipartisan support bases to multi-party systems.

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Narrative vs Reality: is the public out of sync with political truth?

Thu, 10 Oct 2024 13:23:02 GMT

On this week's episode of The Political Cycle, Rohan Venkat, Emily Tamkin and Tom Hamilton gather to take a 'vibes check' on their respective nations. Are the narratives emerging – that Kamala Harris has blown it, that Narendra Modi is in crisis, that Keir Starmer is another lame duck PM – matching reality? We also touch base with the results of the Haraya assembly elections and look at where they fit into the picture, as well as polling oscillations in the US, and staffing nightmares in Downing Street.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/09/us/politics/trump-harris-pennsylvania-battleground.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/boris-johnson-memoir-unleashed-amber-rudd-b2624316.html
https://newrepublic.com/article/186695/joe-biden-chose-gaza-catastrophic-path

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America's Foreign Policy Stalemate: how is war in the Middle East impacting the election cycle?

Wed, 02 Oct 2024 17:22:38 GMT

In an historic week for relations in the Middle-East, which saw Israel launch a ground invasion of Lebanon and Iran fire hundreds of missile towards the Israeli capital, The Political Cyclists gather to discuss the impact that war in the region is having on the American election. The US is widely seen as the most influential foreign policy actor in this conflict (outside of the immediate protagonists) and so the Harris vs Trump contest has taken on added importance. Emily Tamkin reports back from a fraught DC, while Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton probe the international perspective.

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https://www.foreignaffairs.com/united-states/antony-blinken-americas-strategy-renewal-leadership-new-world
https://jcpa.org/survey-among-american-jews-over-51-support-for-bidens-decision-to-withhold-arms-shipments-to-israel/
https://x.com/mattmfm/status/1841320867260780721?s=46&t=jJ5eM-RWyqDVjmNWjWq6jA
https://x.com/DavidWright_7/status/1841334476904743325
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/reeves-may-regret-her-faith-in-bidenomics-7c2dhr5qx
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/media/2024/10/01/ta-nehisi-coates-tony-dokoupil-cbs-israel-palestinians/

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Sri Lanka's Realignment: has AKD changed the political power balance of South Asia?

Thu, 26 Sep 2024 07:17:36 GMT

This week we're turning our attention (with Tom off to Liverpool for the Labour party's first conference in power) to Sri Lanka. Raisa Wickrematunge, deputy editor of Himal Southasian magazine, joins Rohan and Emily to discuss this month's election and how Anura Kumara Dissanayake (aka AKD) has re-aligned Sir Lanka's political compass. What has happened to the United National Party and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party to allow this outsider to romp home? And what should global politics watchers make of his party, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, whose symbol is a hammer and sickle? For this, and more, hop on the Political Cycle as we take a trip to South Asia.

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https://forward.com/opinion/655944/mark-robinson-dropping-out-north-carolina/
https://scroll.in/article/1073452/modi-leads-adani-follows-is-indias-diplomacy-in-lockstep-with-a-private-firms-global-expansion
https://www.himalmag.com/politics/president-election-2024-jvp-npp-unp-sjb-wickremesinghe-rajapaksa-dissanayake
https://www.himalmag.com/politics/sri-lanka-ranil-wickremesinghe-mahinda-gotabaya-rajapaksa-politics-economy-crisis-2024-election

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Pet Hate: why is Donald Trump stirring up more anger against immigrants?

Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:22:55 GMT

Last week, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump took to the stage for the first – and, increasingly likely, the only – Presidential debate. In it, Trump propounded a conspiracy theory about Haitian migrants eating the pets of residents in Springfield, Ohio. What was going on there? And why does the Trump campaign want to keep talking about immigration in this campaign? Emily Tamkin gives the full debate low-down, while Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat look at the similarities across Europe and Asia.

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/17/charlotte-owen-sexist-gossip-lords-journalists
https://goodauthority.org/news/misinformation-ohio-cat-rumors-targets-minorities-haiti-india-pakistan/
https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2024/09/14/haitian-springfield-residents-say-they-dont-feel-safe/75228724007/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/09/14/trump-immigrants-haitian-venezuelan-springfield-aurora/
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01402382.2024.2396775#abstract

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Barn(ier) Raising: what does the elevation of Michel Barnier mean for French politics?

Wed, 11 Sep 2024 10:13:40 GMT

On today's episode of The Political Cycle, with Emily Tamkin away and American politics on hold until last night's debate (more on that next week), we've decided to peddle over to France where Emmanuel Macron has named Michel Barnier as his new Prime Minister. Barnier is well known to British audiences as the EU's chief negotiator on Brexit, but what does his appointment as PM mean for the political instability in France? To discuss this, Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton are joined from Washington DC by Tara Varma, Visiting Fellow at The Brookings Institution.

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https://ip-quarterly.com/en/european-plan-trump-and-harris
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/sep/08/keir-starmer-michel-barnier-brexit-eu-uk
https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/faulty-selection-lack-of-skills-showpiece-israeli-job-scheme-for-indians-begins-to-unravel-9559073/#google_vignette

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Deutschland's Dilemma: is there a way to stop the far-right in Germany?

Wed, 04 Sep 2024 18:05:09 GMT

This week, for the first time since the Second World War, elections in Germany provided significant victories for the far-right. In Thuringia, candidate Björn Höcke of the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) hailed an "historic victory". But what does this mean for German and European politics? And what broader trends might we look at in terms of increasing far-right success at the ballot box? To discuss this – and with Tom Hamilton on holiday – the Cyclists are joined from Berlin by Rachel Rizzo, Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council.

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/sep/01/success-far-right-afd-shows-east-west-germany-drifting-further-apart
https://vsquare.org/czech-filip-tureks-fans-european-parlament-social-media/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/books/2024/05/06/final-verdict-tobias-buck/?itid=ap_emilytamkin
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The Lost Art of Letting Go: Has Biden provided a roadmap for Modi's eventual departure?

Wed, 21 Aug 2024 15:38:28 GMT

In the weeks since the announcement that Joe Biden would no longer be the Democratic candidate in the 2024 Presidential election, the narrative has shifted from one of senile intransigence to graceful benevolence. As Biden appeared – tearful – on-stage at the DNC, Emily Tamkin asks whether the reframing of this decision to hand the baton to Kamala Harris could be a masterstroke? And could it also, she asks Rohan Venkat, offer Prime Minister Narendra Modi a prototype for how to secure your legacy when the time comes?

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Turning Tides: have the Trump campaign and the British far-right begun to flounder?

Wed, 14 Aug 2024 17:09:50 GMT

Recent polling shows that the Democrat's shiny new candidate – Kamala Harris – is ahead in almost all the swing states. Meanwhile, the British far-right, who seemed so potent last week, have bee repelled by anti-fascist campaigners and the criminal justice system. Is the tide beginning to turn in favour of reasoned debate? Emily Tamkin and Tom Hamilton report back, while Rohan Venkat, back from vacation, picks up on the turbulence in Bangladesh.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/08/13/kamala-harris-surge-polls/
https://time.com/7009317/reintroduction-of-kamala-harris/
https://forward.com/opinion/643803/elon-musk-donald-trump-conspiracy-theories/
https://newrepublic.com/article/184754/donald-trump-freaked-out-harris-walz-attacks
https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/the-shock-effects-of-south-asian-tumult/article68521412.ece
https://www.ft.com/content/5eb5cfc3-9800-4b72-972d-0fd157ae4766

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Disunited Kingdom: how are right-wing forces stoking disorder and dissent around the world?

Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:32:08 GMT

They call it 'midsummer madness', the fit of rash and often violent behaviour that seems to strike in the long, hot days. In the UK, right-wing thuggery has descended on a number of cities following the tragic murder of three young girls. What is motivating these riots? And who is stoking the flames of this racially-motivated disorder? Tom Hamilton reports back from a broiling, roiling London. Meanwhile, on the campaign trail in the US, Emily Tamkin talks us through Kamala Harris's VP pick: Tim Walz. Who is he? And what will he bring to the Harris campaign?

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https://unherd.com/2024/08/will-the-rioters-attack-my-carers/
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Let's Get Weird: is a return to normalcy the new fault-line in US politics?

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:50:54 GMT

Are Donald Trump and JD Vance quite a weird political combo? That's the attack line coming out of Kamala Harris's camp, as the Democrats gear up for their new candidate's campaign. Emily Tamkin discusses the changing landscape in the US election scene, while Rohan Venkat reports back on Rahul Gandhi's attempts to cast aspersions about the Hindu credentials of the BJP.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/28/kamala-harris-trump-weird
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/08/05/kamala-harris-isnt-going-back
https://www.thenewsminute.com/podcasts/whats-your-ism-ep-14-feat-shivasundar-on-the-hindu-left
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Biden's Bow: where does the President's departure leave the US election?

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 18:27:56 GMT

After months of growing pressure, Joe Biden has finally ditched his bid for a second term in the Oval Office, paving the way for his VP, Kamala Harris, to lead the Democratic ticket. But who really is Harris, the former California senator? What challenges will she face in the campaign crucible? And what does Team Trump make of all this toing and froing? Emily Tamkin reports on an historic week in American politics, while Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat provide the perspective from the rest of the world.

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https://newrepublic.com/article/184082/donald-trump-weaker-kamala-harris
https://www.himalmag.com/politics/ck-raut-madhesh-janamat-aim-independent-federalism-nepal
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/07/trump-campaign-biden-dropping-out/679183/

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Shots Heard Around the World: how political violence shapes elections across the continents

Wed, 17 Jul 2024 21:31:00 GMT

When secret service agents ushered Donald Trump offstage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, there was much confusion as to what had actually happened. The events, as they came to light over the next few hours, reshaped the narrative of the election, with Trump surviving a very real assassination attempt. Reshaped, sure, but has it changed the course of the election? Emily Tamkin reports on the fallout, as the RNC gathers in Milwaukee and Trump picks marine/lawyer/venture capitalist/author/politician JD Vance as his Vice-President pick. Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat contribute thoughts on the ways that political violence has changed the course of democratic moments in both the UK and India.

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https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/07/trump-shot-jd-vance-violent-rhetoric-criticism-slovakia.html
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/j-d-vance-licked-donald-trumps-boots-long-before-vp-pick.html
https://www.thetimes.com/comment/columnists/article/how-reeves-plans-to-copy-early-osborne-qwqn7dbkz
https://x.com/BShrayana/status/1813410942589526497/photo/1

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The Lukewarm Landslide: Labour romps to victory but are there cracks in the voter coalition?

Wed, 10 Jul 2024 18:19:39 GMT

A new day has dawned in the UK, with Keir Starmer's Labour romping to a landslide victory in the General Election, ending 14 years of Tory rule. Tom Hamilton – himself a former Labour advisor – talks Emily Tamkin and Rohan Venkat through the results, the rise of Reform, and the other big stories of the night. Did the landslide result paper over some cracks in the Labour party's performance? And what can the government do now, with a British state that is in desperate need of some stimulation...

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https://electionschris.substack.com/p/the-coalitionable-inoffensive-labour
https://www.politico.com/newsletters/west-wing-playbook/2024/07/08/comment-dit-on-false-hope-en-francais-00166886
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/930426

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Sloppy Joe: has Biden's debate performance handed the impetus to Trump?

Wed, 03 Jul 2024 13:59:08 GMT

It's the morning after the night before (well, a few nights before) and America is still reeling from the first Presidential debate. The earliest TV debate in history ended in renewed fears about Joe Biden's competence to continue as US President – let alone as the Democrat candidate. Emily Tamkin leads us through the fallout to both the debate and the Supreme Court's verdict on Donald Trump's partial immunity from prosecution, while Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat marvel at the eccentricity of American politics. (Oh and then there's the small matter of the UK election this week, but we'll largely come to that next time out with Tom).

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jun/30/trump-loyalists-deep-state-blacklist-american-accountability-foundation
https://open.substack.com/pub/imightbewrong/p/dont-worry-i-got-advice-about-preserving?r=bgxr&utm_medium=ios
https://x.com/AsimAli6/status/1803365505815683075

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Between a Rock and un Endroit Dur: is Macron under siege from both Left and Right?

Thu, 27 Jun 2024 10:31:37 GMT

On this week's episode of The Election Tricycle we're talking to Art Goldhammer to talk about what's going on in France's parliamentary elections. Was Macron "totally insane" to call this surprise election? Who, on both the Left and the Right, is a danger to the President? How has the far-Right – particularly the National Rally – evolved over time? And how is Emmanuel Macron personally rated amongst the French public?

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https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/24/five-hours-a-day-on-facebook-how-voters-are-keeping-up-with-the-election
https://www.thedial.world/issue-17/giorgia-meloni-lawsuits-italy-art
https://www.statnews.com/2024/06/24/texas-abortion-law-jama-pediatrics-study-increased-infant-deaths/
https://time.com/6991254/macron-bardella-le-pen-far-right-left-election/
https://scroll.in/article/1069251/excluded-by-the-bjp-shunned-by-the-opposition-indian-muslims-and-the-crisis-of-non-belonging
https://newrepublic.com/article/182556/macron-france-election-far-right

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Party Favors: Are smaller parties getting their shot in India and the UK?

Thu, 20 Jun 2024 09:32:51 GMT

Rohan takes us to the Lok Sabha – the lower house of the Indian parliament – to look at how the fallout from the general election is impacting the vote there. A new Speaker will be elected at the end of June, but will the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) secure the post? In London, Tom talks us through the impact that Nigel Farage and his Reform party is having in reshaping the landscape of the British Right, while, in the US, Emily looks at how – and why – the Right gets away with characterising its politics as "common sense".

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https://open.spotify.com/episode/4zgLkchB1Uhw1qrXnKwKJt
https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/labour-winning-coalition-political-sandcastle-ukip-keir-starmer-mlkq8zdbp
https://www.lawdork.com/p/trump-heavy-courts-biden-title-ix-rule
https://x.com/sharanidli/status/1801035539434332538
https://www.newslaundry.com/2024/06/11/bjp-tally-didnt-dip-only-due-to-minorities-but-blaming-them-is-both-easy-and-strategic

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Europe's Move to the Right: have the EU elections exposed a new fault-line in European politics?

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:09:31 GMT

The Trike makes a brief detour this week, over to mainland Europe where EU elections have rocked the continent. A strong showing from the far and hard right has led President Macron to call a snap election in France. So what's really going on in Europe? To discuss this, the podcast is joined by Zselyke Csaky from the Centre for European Reform, who guides Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat through the currents of a continent. Oh, and there's also some discussion of Rishi Sunak bailing on D-Day commemorations.

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Welcome Surprises: Modi humbled, Trump guilty, and Farage's (unwelcome) return

Thu, 06 Jun 2024 06:08:14 GMT

A week is a long time in politics, or so they say. And this has been one looooong week. But at the end of it, The Tricyclists are united by a sense of welcome surprise, with Narendra Modi and the BJP humbled in the Indian elections, with their majority slashed and coalition required. Meanwhile in New York a court has found former President, and current candidate, Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts during his so-called "hush money" trial. And in the UK, the election campaign has begun in earnest, with Keir Starmer and Rishi Sunak clashing in the first televised debate, and Nigel Farage making a surprise return in Clacton. As ever, Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat put their ludicrously capacious minds together to confer on these issues.

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Snap! The UK is heading to the polls on July 4th

Thu, 30 May 2024 19:34:17 GMT

Shortly after we recorded last week, on a drizzly Wednesday, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the long-awaited UK General Election would take place in July. So, this week Emily Tamkin is quizzing Tom Hamilton – a former strategist for the Labour party, who are heading for a huge victory – about what's going on over in the UK, and whether the electoral calculus is really as simple as it looks.

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https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-local-correspondents/in-the-bronx-donald-trump-goes-to-his-hateful-happy-place

https://thecritic.co.uk/author/robert-hutton/

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India, America, and Indian Americans: how demographics are shaping two huge elections

Thu, 23 May 2024 10:30:52 GMT

With Rohan away and Tom – *cough* – busy (until the Premium section), Emily is joined by Karishma Mehrotra, south Asia correspondent for the Washington Post. They'll be discussing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch to women voters, demographic difference between Indian and American electorates, and the way that Indian-American voters lean in the US.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/22/poll-economy-recession-biden

https://www.pulitzer.org/finalists/staff-washington-post-2

https://indianexpress.com/article/world/us-presidential-elections-2020-donald-trump-joe-biden-kamala-harris-6617252/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/15/india-advertising-amul-girl/

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-10-29/election-2020-indian-americans-favor-democrats-but-trump-is-making-inroads?embedded-checkout=true

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It's the Economy, Stupid! How economic turmoil is shaping elections in India, the UK and the US

Wed, 15 May 2024 17:35:44 GMT

The shape of an economy is inevitably a big vote-mover in an election, and 2024 is no different. In India, the stock market has slumped during the election period, while, in the UK, the country's has formally left recession territory. But do these facts impact elections? And how has the economic revival under Joe Biden been perceived by American voters? Are people plugged into the minutiae of economic policy, or are they governed more by "vibes" when they arrive at the ballot box? As ever Tom Hamilton, Emily Tamkin and Rohan Venkat convene to discuss.

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Emily recommends “Angela Alsobrooks won a messy Senate primary. Now she takes on Larry Hogan" by Brakkton Booker, Ally Mutnick and Peder Schaefer in Politico.

Rohan recommends “‘Modi’s emotional interview with Times Now’s Sushant and Navika" on Newslaundry.

Tom recommends "The McSweeney Project: Starmer's campaign director has gone to war on Blairism" by Tom McTague on UnHerd.

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Indian Politics and the Media: how is political news evolving in India?

Thu, 09 May 2024 06:24:18 GMT

Rohan Venkat and Emily Tamkin are joined by Manisha Pande – standing in for Tom – to discuss the relationship between the media and the elections in India, which have begun in earnest. Is mainstream TV news still dominating the political cycle? Or are alternatives emerging, as the population becomes more digitally engaged?

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Emily recommends “The One Thing Trump Knows He Wants in a Running Mate” by Jamelle Bouie in the New York Times.

Rohan recommends “‘No Muslim can win, now or in the future’: In Assam’s Barpeta, delimitation fears confirmed” by Rokibuz Zaman in Scroll.

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The Students are Revolting! How youth protests do, and don't, intersect with the national conversation

Thu, 02 May 2024 09:34:45 GMT

On this week's episode of The Election Tricycle, we're looking at the wave of student protests – from New York to LA – which are sweeping America. Is this something that will come into play once election season begins in earnest? Are universities also hubs of revolutionary thought in India? Meanwhile, in the UK, Scotland's First Minister, Humza Yousef, has imploded, sending the country into crisis. What next for Scotland, the SNP and the question of independence?

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Blair MacDougall on lessons from the SNP's failure

Edward Luce on America's adult problem

NewsLaundry on India's TV election

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Complacency vs Confidence: how do heavily favored candidates beat inertia?

Wed, 24 Apr 2024 22:10:50 GMT

As voting begins in India, we're looking at the question of whether the favourites, in our three races, are confident or complacent. With all the polls indicated a big win for Labour in the UK and Modi's BJP in India, does complacency sneak in? And with the race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden still on a knife edge, does the dynamic of the election shift compared with the other wheels on our trike? How does the rhetoric from Trump and Biden stir their support bases out of a complacency, and get them fired up to return their man to the Oval Office? And are Narendra Modi's latest campaign comments, which the Opposition attacked for being anti-Muslim hate speech, a sign that the BJP is worried about its supporters not turning out in sufficient numbers? As ever, Tom Hamilton, Rohan Venkat and Emily Tamkin tackle the big issues.

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Digital Campaigning 101

Wed, 17 Apr 2024 19:09:02 GMT

This week, the Tricycleers are joined by Matthew McGregor, CEO or 38 Degrees and veteran of digital campaigns in the UK and the US. How has digital campaigning evolved over the years? Are the right better at using these tools than the left? How impactful is cash on digital results, or can organic results be produced with even the tightest of budgets? As ever, Tom, Emily and Rohan are your guides through the maze, looking at the similarities and difference in these three election cycles.

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Change vs Continuity: are incumbents masquerading as insurgents?

Wed, 10 Apr 2024 18:11:40 GMT

This week on The Election Tricycle, Emily returns from vacation and updates us on that Slovakian election (spoiler alert: it didn't go well). Then the gang gather to compare their elections and look at the question of 'change'. Is Rishi Sunak a change Prime Minister or a continuity Prime Minister? How does Donald Trump keep running as an outsider? And how do the BJP stop things getting stale after 10 years as the governing party in India?

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Tech and Elections: could social media and AI imperil democracy?

Wed, 03 Apr 2024 18:32:01 GMT

On this week's episode of The Election Tricycle, with Emily on holiday (or "vacation", as she calls it), we're looking at the interaction of elections and technology. To discuss this, we're joined by Yashraj Sharma, an India-based reporter who has written about YouTube, social media and AI, especially in the context of the upcoming elections in India. Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton pick his brain and also chip in with their own observations about what could prove to be a turning point in the history of democracy.

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How do the Indian elections actually work?

Thu, 28 Mar 2024 07:08:49 GMT

With only a few weeks remaining before India goes to the polls, we thought it was a good moment to get Tom and Emily to interrogate Rohan about how the elections actually work in India. What is the structure of the voting? How does such a large, unwieldy electorate go to the polls and maintain the integrity of the vote? How long will it take for a result to reveal itself? And what parallels are there in the British and American electoral systems?

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The Slovakian Parallels: do returning leaders and complacent oppositions reign the world over?

Thu, 21 Mar 2024 05:47:38 GMT

The Slovakian election is just round the corner, so we decided to dial up Dalibor Roháč, a Washington-based Slovak to talk about the elections and the return of former Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini. Then the gang look at the parallels between what's happening in central Europe and their own elections. Oh, and we now have a date for the Indian elections! So, Rohan talks us through that announcement while Tom and Emily catch us up on goings on in Westminster and DC.

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Immigration Rhetoric: how is discourse about migrants shaping elections?

Wed, 13 Mar 2024 19:34:44 GMT

With news emerging this week that a 2019 citizenship law in India, intended to exclude Muslims from the naturalisation process, is shortly to come into action, the Tricycle gang gather to discuss how rhetoric about immigration is shaping these elections. With Trump confirmed as the Republican nominee, will we see a repeat of the anti-immigration rhetoric that typified the election in 2016? Meanwhile, in the UK, a major Tory donor has opened up difficult questions about racism within the British conservative base. Join Emily Tamkin, Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton to discuss.

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Money in Politics: can candidates spend their way to success?

Thu, 07 Mar 2024 14:06:44 GMT

This week's episode of The Election Tricycle comes in the wake of Super Tuesday. But that's not something we'll dwell on for too long, given that it only really confirmed what we already knew. Instead, we're talking about money in politics. Are the BJP still the anti-corruption party they once ran as? Is British politics stifled by its funding rules? And is there a growing trend towards smaller donors in the head-spinning world of American campaign financing? Rohan, Tom and Emily discuss.

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The Impact of Gaza: how are voters responding to war in the Middle East?

Wed, 28 Feb 2024 19:06:31 GMT

The conflict raging in Gaza between Israeli forces and Hamas militants is having repercussions around the globe. On this week's edition of The Election Tricycle, Emily Tamkin talks listeners through the Michigan primaries, where Joe Biden faced significant dissent over his support for Israel, while Tom Hamilton discusses how the questions of both antisemitism and Islamophobia have, once again, reared their heads in British politics. And where does India, a major player in a neighbouring region, stand on the issue? Over to Rohan Venkat for that.

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The Russia Question: how is war in Ukraine impacting global elections?

Thu, 22 Feb 2024 10:46:27 GMT

On this week's episode of The Election Tricycle, Rohan, Emily and Tom are discussing the impact that Russia is having on global elections, in a week which saw the death of opposition hero Alexei Navalny. Is there sufficient support domestically in the United States for Joe Biden's continued financial backing of President Zelensky's war effort? And how does India, at a geographic crossroads, fit into the picture?

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Coming of Age: is Joe Biden too old to be President?

Thu, 15 Feb 2024 07:17:04 GMT

This week Emily, Rohan and Tom are looking at age. A new report has cleared President Biden over the handling of classified documents but offered a damning series of judgments over his fitness for high office. Is he simply too old to be President? And is this the week that he lost the election? And how does he compared to Narendra Modi, in his 70s, and Keir Starmer (61)? We also find out what happened in Pakistan's elections (discussed last week).

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Corruption and Money: how political attacks are landing in India, the US and UK

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 21:18:30 GMT

The Election Tricycle is back, and this week Rohan is discussing the accusations of corruption Prime Minister Modi is levelling at opposition leaders in India. How do these compare to the rhetoric being waged by President Trump in the US? Well, Emily is on hand to elucidate that point. Meanwhile, in the UK, money is also on the menu: namely Rishi Sunak's enormous wealth and how that plays in a political system accustomed to well-heeled statesman. Then, in the premium section (free this week for everyone for the last time!), Rohan runs us through the Pakistani elections before voters go to the polls next week.

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Nitish Kumar's U-turn, Tory Trump love-in, Greg Abbott's border war

Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:13:22 GMT

On this week's episode of The Election Tricycle, Rohan discusses the latest U-turn from Nitish Kumar, chief minister of Bihar, who has switched his support to Narendra Modi's BJP. Then Tom discusses why so many British politicians are falling over themselves to gas up Donald Trump ahead of his likely return to the White House, and Emily takes on a visit to the Texan border, where Governor Greg Abbott finds himself single-handedly raising the salience of immigration in American political discourse.

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DeSantis's humiliation, Modi's religious 'coronation', and a damp squib of a defenestration in the UK

Wed, 24 Jan 2024 19:18:44 GMT

Welcome to The Election Tricycle. This week we're looking at Ron DeSantis's departure from the race to be the GOP's Presidential candidate, and the humiliation of his volte face with regards to backing Donald Trump. Then we're off to Ayodhya, where Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consecrated a new Hindu temple on the site of a razed mosque. Is this likely to further inflame religious tensions in the country? And finally, in England, there's a rather uneventful attempted coup as Simon Clarke's attempt to defenestrate Rishi Sunak fails to get the windows open.

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