Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly accused Iran of seeking to develop nuclear weapons, presenting it as a major threat to regional and global security. At the same time, Israel is widely believed to have its own nuclear weapons program, although it has never officially confirmed or denied possessing nuclear arms.GUEST: Avner Cohen, Professor of Non-Proliferation studies at Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, CaliforniaPRODUCER: Ali Benton
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Why bombing Iran is popular in Israel
Whilst a growing number of Israelis want the war in Gaza to end, there is widespread support for the latest strikes on Iran. Guest: Irris Makler, journalist, author, Jerusalem correspondent
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MAGA Republicans endorse Trump's Iran strikes
MAGA Republicans have put aside their staunch isolationist, anti-interventionist positions to offer their enthusiastic support for US President Donald Trump's strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. Republican congressman Chris Massie has criticised the strikes - but he now faces Trump's wrath at the ballot box. Guest: Bruce Shapiro, Contributing Editor with the Nation and Executive Director at the Dart Centre for Journalism and Trauma at Columbia University
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Macau, the Portuguese city in southern China
Macau is best known now for its casinos, but it was the first European city in Asia, remained a Portuguese colony for 500 years, and contains many colourful and significant stories within its walls.
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The fallacies of the global fertility crisis
In the face of falling fertility rates, the United Nations argues that the real fertility crisis the world faces is not too many babies or not enough babies but the lack of freedom women have to choose whether or not, and when, to have kids. A new UN Population Fund study warns governments against alarmist narratives and regressive policies around fertility. Instead it encourages countries to focus on policies that offer options and equality such as affordable housing, health and childcare - in order to lift fertility rates. Guest - Rebecca Zerzan – Editor of the United Nation’s 2025 Population Report, titled The Real Fertility Crisis – The pursuit of reproduction agency in a changing world Producer - Sarah Allely
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