Embracing autarky - the ancient politics of isolation
Right now, the world is experiencing a profound break from the orthodoxy of globalisation. The US has gradually made moves to withdraw itself from the global trading system, China’s President Xi Jinping has been advocating self-reliance for his nation, and EU leaders are talking up the idea of strategic autonomy from the US. It might all seem like a modern surprise, but in fact, the temptation to face inward is an ancient need.GUEST: Ben Chu, Policy and Analysis Correspondent, BBC VerifyPRODUCER: Ali Benton
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A missing Chinese twin
A toddler twin girl was stolen by Chinese officials. She was adopted by a family in Texas. Two decades later, a journalist who traced both girls would then reunite them.Guest: Barbara Demick, former China bureau chief for The Los Angeles Times. Author of ‘Daughters of the bamboo grove’ (Text Publishing - in Australia) Producer: Ann Arnold
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Why don't more countries play cricket?
Nobody knows precisely where the game of cricket was born, but test cricket as we know it has been played for nearly 150 years. The so-called gentleman's game has not always been accessible to all - indeed the sport's development in the early years reflected prevailing attitudes to race, class and empire in the 19th Century. It's a sport full of marvels and contradictions, that continues to appeal to this day.Guest: Tim Wigmore, journalist and author of Test Cricket: A history
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The looming struggle over the Dalai Lama's succession
The Dalai Lama turns 90 on Sunday. Machinations have been underway for some time to anoint the Dalai Lama who will replace him. The Chinese Government wants to choose one who will serve their geopolitical interests, and the Dalai Lama and his supporters will choose their own 'reincarnated' Dalai Lama. So there will probably be two Dalai Lamas. Guest: Ruth Gamble, La Trobe University historian specialising in Tibet and the Himalayas. Producers: Ann Arnold and Jack Schmidt
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Bruce Shapiro's USA: Trump's 'big beautiful bill', and NYC's mayoral race shock
Will Trump's 'big beautiful bill' pass by his preferred deadline of July 4th? And what will the Democratic party learn from the success of 33 year-old democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, in New York's mayoral candidacy race?Guest: Bruce Shapiro, contributing editor with The Nation magazine; Executive Director of the Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University.
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