Thursday 20 January

01/20/22 • 60 min

We discuss the volcanic eruption near Tonga. Plus: Joe Biden’s first year in office, how the upcoming Winter Olympics are a soft power tool for China and the demise of the office joke.

We discuss the volcanic eruption near Tonga. Plus: Joe Biden’s first year in office, how the upcoming Winter Olympics are a soft power tool for China and the demise of the office joke.

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Wednesday 19 January

We explore the latest escalation in the tensions between Russia and Ukraine as troops mass in Belarus. Plus: Indonesia names its new capital and we profile Roberta Metsola, the new president of the European parliament.

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Friday 21 January

We reflect on Antony Blinken’s address on the Russia-Ukraine tensions and ask whether the pandemic is nearing its endgame. Plus: Portugal’s forthcoming election, Andrew Mueller on the week’s stranger stories and Greece’s attempts to bring the Parthenon marbles back to Athens.