Major protests outside the annual conference of Germany's Far Right AfD party. It's candidate for Chancellor is promising mass deportations of immigrants. Can Alice Wiedel's views help her party win more power in a general election next month? In this Episode: Olaf Boehnke, Director and Senior Advisor, Alliance of Democracies Foundation Jessica Berlin, Non-resident fellow, Center for European Analysis Ulrich Brueckner, Professor of European Studies, Stanford University in Berlin Host: Laura Kyle Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!
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What's the risk of further escalation between Israel and Houthis?
Israeli warplanes struck Yemen on Friday -- with a power station, ports and residential areas among the targets. The same day, Houthi forces say they attacked a U.S. aircraft carrier and naval vessels in the Red Sea. What's the risk of further escalation? In this Episode: Mustapha Noman -- Former deputy foreign minister of Yemen Yousef Mawry -- Political analyst and award-winning journalist based in Yemen Farea Al Muslimi -- Research fellow at the Middle East and North Africa programme of Chatham House, specialising in Yemen and the wider Gulf region Host: Imran Khan Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!
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What are the challenges for Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun?
After a two-year political stalemate, Lebanon has a president. The election of army chief Joseph Aoun by parliament is welcomed from Washington to Tehran. He takes the helm of a country ravaged by war and economic crises. What are his immediate challenges? In this Episode: Joseph Bahout, Director of the Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs at American University of Beirut. Ronnie Chatah, Host of The Beirut Banyan podcast. Ali Rizk, Political and security affairs analyst. Host: Imran Khan Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!
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What impact will global conflicts have on military spending?
Research into global conflict indicates more countries are at war today than at any time since World War Two. Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, NATO and the EU all want to increase military spending, which hit record levels worldwide again last year. What are the implications? In this Episode: Dan Smith, Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Ravi Agrawal, Editor-in-Chief, Foreign Policy magazine Mouin Rabbani, Non-resident Fellow, Center for Conflict and Humanitarian Studies Host: Imran Khan Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!
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How is the world helping the people in Sudan?
Famine now present in five areas of Sudan -- in what a senior UN official says is 'a humanitarian crisis of staggering proportions'. Millions are displaced and the US now says genocide is taking place. What's the world doing for the people of Sudan? In this Episode: Kholood Khair, Political Analyst. Mukesh Kapila, Former United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Sudan (2003-2004). Adama Dieng, African Union Special Envoy on the Prevention of Genocide. Host: Folly Bah Thibault Connect with us:@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook At Al Jazeera Podcasts, we want to hear from you, our listeners. So, please head to https://www.aljazeera.com/survey and tell us your thoughts about this show and other Al Jazeera podcasts. It only takes a few minutes!
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