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European leaders rally for Ukraine and Europe’s cheese war

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25 February 2025

Episode 3550

58 minutes


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 Why European leaders made a show of strength in Kyiv as the US steps back. We explore how Riyadh is positioning itself on the frontline of diplomacy; keep an eye on the election in Poland after the dust settles in Germany; assess the effect of Lunar New Year domestic travel on China’s airlines; and examine why the next generation of luxury watchmakers is coming from Japan. Plus: the cheese war between Switzerland and France is maturing.

25 February 2025

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Poland’s election and the fallout from Germany

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With AFD coming second in this past weekend’s federal elections, Germany is joining other European nations which are leaning to the right. One country it could learn from – and which could learn from it – is Poland. Hardline populist party Law and Justice occupied power for eight years only to lose out in the 2023’s parliamentary elections. Now, Aleks Szczerbiak, professor of politics at the University of Sussex, joins Emma Nelson to discuss a potential comeback in May.

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