The Irish Times World View Podcast

In this week's podcast Denis Staunton discusses the anniversaries of the Nagasaki and Hiroshima bombings with David McNeill in Hiroshima. Later in the podcast he previews the Catalan vote for potential independence with Guy Hedgecoe in Madrid. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast. It is produced by Sinead O'Shea and presented by Denis Staunton.

In this week's World View podcast Denis Stauntons hears about conditions in Damascus from Michael Jansen, and discusses the latest developments from within the EU with Suzanne Lynch. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast. It is produced by Sinead O'Shea and presented by Denis Staunton.

In this edition of World View Denis Staunton discusses the impact of the bombing at Suruc in Turkey and its likely effect on Turkish/Islamic State relations. He is joined by Michael Jansen and Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Jamjoom. Later in the podcast Denis examines the German state of mind regarding the EU and Greece with Berlin correspondent Derek Scally. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast presented by Denis Staunton and produced by Sinead O'Shea.

This week Denis Staunton analyses the Greek deal and what it means for the future of the EU. He is joined by Suzanne Lynch in Brussels, Ruadhan MacCormaic in Athens and Cliff Taylor, Paddy Smyth and Fintan O'Toole in Dublin . Later in the podcast he discusses the latest phase of the Iran nuclear talks with Michael Jansen, Paddy Smyth and Simon Carswell in Washington. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast. It is produced by Sinead O'Shea and presented by Denis Staunton.

In this episode of World View Denis Staunton discusses the no vote in the Greek referendum within the context of the EU structure. He is joined by Ruadhan MacCormaic, Paddy Smyth, Suzanne Lynch, Paul Gillespie and Cliff Taylor. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast presented by Denis Staunton and produced by Sinead O'Shea.

This week Chris Dooley discusses the Greek debt crisis with Suzanne Lynch in Brussels and Damian Mac Con Uladh in Athens. He also hears about the latest from Tunisia with Lara Marlowe in Sousse where a gun attack last week resulted in the deaths of 38 foreign tourists. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast produced by Sinead O'Shea and presented by Denis Staunton.

This week Denis Staunton analyses the latest round of EU/Greek talks with Paddy Smyth, Cliff Taylor, Suzanne Lynch in Brussels and Ruadhan MacCormaic in Athens. He also hears from Dan McLaughlin in Szeged on the Hungarian border with Serbia about the efforts of the Hungarian government to keep migrants out of the country. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast presented by Denis Staunton and prodcued by Sinead O'Shea.

In part one of this week's podcast Denis Staunton is joined by Washington Correspondent Simon Carswell and Foreign Affairs Editor Patrick Smyth to look at Jeb Bush's presidential candidacy declaration, Hillary Clinton's continued domination on the Democratic side, and whether their dynastic status harms their chances of winning the race. In part two Jerusalem Correspondent Mark Weiss and Foreign Affairs Correspondent Ruadhán Mac Cormaic discuss how the growing Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement is affecting Israel, and the Israeli reaction.

Turkey's long-ruling AK party unexpectedly lost its parliamentary majority in elections last week. Stephen Starr reports from Istanbul on the fallout for President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the prospect of a coalition government. Foreign Affairs Correspondent Ruadhán Mac Cormaic is in studio to analyse what the result may mean for Turkey's global relationships and waning EU membership hopes. Greece was on high on the agenda at the G7 summit in Bavaria last weekend. Berlin Correspondent Derek Scally is on the line to report on the stricken country's negotiations with the EU and IMF to secure the release of emergency funds, and whether patience is running out with Prime Minster Alexis Tsipras.

This week Chris Dooley hears about David Cameron's campaign for EU reforms from Mark Hennessy and Suzanne Lynch and he discusses the Turkish elections with Stephen Starr in Istanbul. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast produced by Sinead O'Shea and presented by Denis Staunton.

Recent gains by ISIS in Iraq have led to criticism of both the Iraqi army by the Obama administration, and of Obama's foreign policy by his political opponents at home. Simon Carswell joins Chris Dooley to discuss the growing support for an increased US military role in Iraq. Clifford Coonan reports on reaction to the discovery of mass graves containing the bodies of Rohingya Muslims in Malaysia, and how the regional governments are handling this humanitarian crisis. And from Madrid Guy Hedgecoe tells Chris about the new political landscape in Spain, following recent elections that seem to have ended the status quo of a two party system.

This week Denis Staunton discusses the latest situation in Macedonia with Erwan Fouere who served there previously as EU ambassador. He also hears about Modi's first year in office from Rahul Bedi in New Delhi. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast. It is produced by Sinead O'Shea and presented by Denis Staunton.

In this week's edition of World View Denis Staunton discusses the options for the UK's participation in the EU after the latest elections with Paddy Smyth and Paul Gillespie and Daithi O'Ceallaigh who have edited a new book on the subject called Britain and Europe: The Endgame - An Irish Perspective. Later Denis hears about the plans for an arms fair in Japan and its broader implications with David McNeill in Tokyo. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast. It is produced by Sinead O'Shea and presented by Denis Staunton.

Denis Staunton discusses the extraordinary election results from the UK with Paddy Smyth, Mark Hennessy and Alex Massie. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast produced by Sinead O'Shea and presented by Denis Staunton.

In this week's podcast Denis Staunton discusses the latest from the UK elections with Prof. Colin Talbot, London correspondent Mark Hennessy and Foreign Policy Editor Paddy Smyth. Later he hears about new developments within the Saudi royal family from Michael Jansen. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast. Is is produced by Sinead O'Shea and presented by Denis Staunton.

In this week's edition of World View Denis Staunton discusses the latest talks between Greece and the EU, and the replacement of Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis as leader of the debt talks. Denis is joined by Suzanne Lynch, Damian Mac Con Uladh and Paddy Smyth. Later in the podcast he and Paddy hear from Rahul Bedi about the attempts being made to help those in Nepal. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast. It is presented by Denis Staunton and produced by Sinead O'Shea.

This week Denis Staunton discusses the loss of up to 950 people at the weekend off the coast of Libya with Paddy Smyth, Suzanne Lynch in Brussels and Paddy Agnew who is at the Cara di Mineo Refugee Camp in Sicily. In the second half of the programme Denis analyses the latest from the UK elections with Mark Hennessy in Ramsgate. World View is a weekly foreign affairs podcast. It is presented by Denis Staunton and produced by Sinead O'Shea.

This week Chris Dooley is joined by Clinton confidant and IrishCentral founder Niall O'Dowd and The Irish Times' foreign policy editor Patrick Smyth to discuss Hillary Clinton's campaign for president, the growing field of Republican candidates that may challenge her should she win the nomination, and the high financial cost of running. Plus Derek Scally is on the line from Helsinki, where upcoming elections are likely to return a conservative coalition and with it austerity measures aimed at correcting a €6 billion budget deficit. They discuss Finland's economic troubles, its political landscape and its changing relationships with Europe and Russia. Denis Staunton is on leave.

This week Denis hears about the situation in the Yarmouk refugeee camp in Damascus which has fallen under the control of Islamic State. He discusses it with Chris Gunness from UNRWA and Michael Jansen. He also analyses the latest prospects for the SNP in the upcoming British elections with Mark Hennessy in Scotland.

This week Denis Staunton discusses the burgeoning crisis in Yemen with Peter Salisbury and Michael Jansen. In the second part of the programme he analyses the start of the British election campaign with Mark Hennessy and Paddy Smyth.

Denis is joined by Mark Weiss from Jerusalem and Simon Carswell from Washington to talk about Netanyahu's victory in the election and increasing tensions with The White House. Plus, Simon gives the background to Texas Republican Ted Cruz's campaign for the presidency.

In this edition of World View Chris Dooley discusses the latest events in Russia and Ukraine with Dan McLaughlin in Crimea and Isabel Gorst in Moscow. He also hears about life in Syria from Michael Jansen in Damascus.

This week Denis discusses the Israeli elections with Mark Weiss and Ruadhan MacCormaic. He also analyses Junckers potential idea for a European army with Paddy Smyth, Suzanne Lynch and Derek Scally.

This week Denis Staunton discusses the fallout from the Boris Nemtsov killing with Paddy Smyth in Dublin and Isabel Gorst in Moscow. He also hears about the political tensions in the Maldives where former President Mohamed Nasheed faces another hearing. He is joined by Mary Boland and Maldivian journalist Azra Naseem.

In this week's edition of World View Denis discusses the latest Greek deal from Brussels with European Correspondent Suzanne Lynch and Greek Correspondent Damian Mac Con Uladh. Plus he analyses the current situation in Egypt with human rights activist Scott Long and writer Sharif Nashashibi.

This week Denis discusses the latest from Ukraine with Dan McLaughlin in Slovyansk and security issues for Jewish people in Europe with Paddy Smyth and Mark Weiss.

This week Denis discusses the next moves for Putin and Merkel in Ukraine with Jane Ann McKenna from Medecins Sans Frontieres, Paul Gillespie, Derek Scally in Berlin and Dan McLaughlin from Ukraine. He also chats about AAP's huge election result in Delhi with Rahul Bedi.

This week Denis Staunton is joined by Paddy Smyth, Guy Hedgecoe and David McNeill to discuss the options for Podemos in the wake of Syriza's election victory and the aftermath for Japan and it's government following the killing of two Japanese hostages by Islamic State.

This week Denis Stauton measures reaction across Greece, Europe and Ireland to the election of Syriza. He is joined by Damian Mac Con Uladh in Athens, Suzanne Lynch in Brussels and Arthur Beesley, Paddy Smyth and Paul Gillespie in Dublin.

In this week's show Denis reviews the new security measures being adopted across Europe in the wake of the Paris attacks. He is joined by European correspondent Suzanne Lynch.

This week Denis examines the causes and consequences of last week's Paris attacks with Lara Marlowe, Paddy Smyth and Vincent Durac.

This week Denis discusses the possibility of a Greek exit from the euro with Damian MacConUladh in Greece, Derek Scally in Berlin and Paul Gillespie and Cliff Taylor in Dublin.

Denis Staunton, Paddy Smyth and Paul Gillespie anticipate what will make the news in 2015.

This week Denis Staunton discusses the persecution of Christians across the world with Patsy McGarry and Michael Jansen.

This week Denis discusses the successful snap election called by Abe in Japan and Erdogan's crackdown in Turkey. He is joined by Paddy Smyth, David McNeill and Stephen Starr.

This week Denis Staunton discusses the Israeli elections with Paddy Smyth and Mark Weiss.

This week Denis hears from Asia Correspondent Clifford Coonan on the resurgence of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, and whether the movement can sustain itself. He also discusses the successes of radical left parties in Europe, and how they resonate with the social movements of Latin America, with European Correspondent Suzanne Lynch, Latin American Correspondent Tom Hennigan, Foreign Policy Editor Patrick Smyth and Managing Editor Cliff Taylor.

This week Denis discusses the decision not to charge Darren Wilson over the death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown. He also analyses the options for Iran's nuclear ambitions and the leadership contest within France's UMP.

This week Chris Dooley hears from Paul Cullen about the Western response to the Ebola outbreak, the shock result in the Romanian elections and the challenges facing Obama in respect of the environment.

This week Denis hears about rising tension in the West Bank, the bid for independence in Catalonia and Ed Miliband's struggle to consolidate support within his own party.

A special podcast to mark 25 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall with Denis Staunton, Paul Gillespie and Patrick Smyth. Plus what's next for eastern Ukraine after Sunday's unauthorised election with Dan McLaughlin.

This week Denis discusses election results in Brazil, Ukraine and Tunisia.

Denis discusses the loss of two female ministers in the Japanese government, Ukraine's parliamentary elections and Juncker's new European Commission.

This week Denis hears about the mid terms from Simon Carswell and the surprising statements from the Vatican on gay marriage.

This week Denis discusses the future of Dilma in Brazil, corruption in Bulgaria and the Hong Kong protests.

This week Chris Dooley hears from Clifford Coonan in Hong Kong and Simon Carswell in the U.S.

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Scottish Result by The Irish Times

In this week's show Denis hears a final account of Scotland as we know it from Mark Hennessy who has been there for the last few weeks and is braced for a tight finish on Thursday. He also discusses the international plans to defeat Islamic State, Isis, with Patrick Cockburn and Soner Cagapty.

This week's World View begins in Scotland where the latest poll has put the Yes side ahead of the No side for the first time. The British government is promising it will do all it can to save the Union but is it too late? Denis Staunton is joined from Edinburgh by Alex Massie, Mark Hennessy and Paul Gillespie in Dublin. Later in the show he discusses the latest from Gaza with Lara Marlowe who has been reporting from Gaza for the past week. Worldview is a foreign affairs podcast presented by the deputy editor of the Irish Times Denis Staunton and produced by Sinead O’Shea. It can be listened to and downloaded via Soundcloud and iTunes. It can be delivered for FREE to you each week via this link. itun.es/i66S3JH #iTunes Android users can access this podcast via stitcher.com/s?fid=44906&refid=stpr