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China’s push for deep-sea dominance

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2 August 2024

Episode 3354

34 minutes


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Georgina Godwin is joined by Ed Conway, author of ‘Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future’ to discuss how the battle for the top job at the International Seabed Authority could shape policy and affect global supply chains. Plus: nuclear tensions as Russia, China and Iran push back against what they perceive to be a system that only works for Western states. And: an Olympics architecture-and-design round-up.

2 August 2024

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Russia’s shifting stance towards Iran’s nuclear program

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Could Iran’s potential nuclear armament further destabilise the Middle East and lead to more conflict? We discuss heightened tensions at the recent preparatory session for the 2026 Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in Geneva.

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