Foreign Romance: Recent Episodes
Maedeh Sharifi
Foreign Romance is brought to you by Maedeh Sharifi. With her huge passion for foreign affairs, and expertise from her international relations & journalism degrees, Maedeh and her specially selected guests bring you in-depth analysis of major current affairs and more.
Every Thursday join Maedeh to filter out the waffle and get the real low-down.
Foreign affairs can be complex to understand. That is why Maedeh simplifies major topics in her new series of explainers.
On today's episode - Maedeh provides a beginner-friendly insight on Burkina Faso's jihadist crisis - from a geopolitical angle.
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For the full report by the Norwegian Refugee Council: https://www.nrc.no/the-worlds-most-neglected-displacement-crises-in-2022/
Foreign affairs can be very complex to understand, that is why Maedeh tries to simplify topics as much as possible in her new series of explainers.
On today's episode, Maedeh provides a beginner-friendly insight on the Russian Wagner group that are making headlines everyday in Europe.
You can connect with her on Instagram or Twitter to share your thoughts: @maedehsharifi_
Politics can be very complex to understand. Maedeh tries to simplify topics as much as possible in her new series of explainers.
On today's explainer, Maedeh provides a beginner-friendly insight into Turkish foreign policy under Erdogan.
You can connect with her on Instagram or Twitter to share your thoughts: @maedehsharifi_
Things are rapidly escalating in Sudan since clashes broke out between two generals two weeks ago. On this follow-up episode, Maedeh simplifies and breakdowns the latest developments to you in 2 minutes.
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On this new explainer - that is yet again beginner friendly - Maedeh explains the recent Sudan clashes.
Update since time of recording: Sudan army and the RSF agree to a '24-hour ceasefire'. [18-04-2023]
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In this new explainer, Maedeh breaks down the deal that has sent shockwaves worldwide.
Middle Eastern politics is complex, and she has tried to simplify it as much as possible in this episode. Connect with her on social media and let her know what you think: @maedehsharifi_
Welcome back to Foreign Romance!
We have officially rebranded and have some good - and maybe bad - news. First, Maedeh Sharifi's priorities have shifted, meaning the podcast will solely focus on distributing explainer episodes. Sadly that means no interviews until further notice. Her previous solo episodes have also been put back into drafts for personal and professional reasons.
However, the good news is that there will be more frequent episodes as explainers typically take less time to put together. Also, by the looks of Reuter's most recent report on journalism trends, the world needs these simple, short, and sweet breakdowns!
Enjoy the very first episode of this new chapter, and remember to stay connected with Maedeh across all your favourite social media platforms: @maedehsharifi_
Maedeh as per usual prompts difficult questions and presents some uncomfortable truths. She asks: is the Qatar World Cup controversy a case of islamophobia? Do Western countries meet their own moral standards?
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French President Emmanuel Macron has formally ended France’s anti-jihadist operation in Africa’s Sahel region. Join Maedeh on this week's episode to declutter France's Operation Barkhane.
Topics discussed:
- France's little wins
- Reasons for France's overall failure
- String of abuses France leaves behind
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On Sunday, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made a comeback by defeating President Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's heated runoff elections.In this episode, Maedeh is joined by Brazilian journalist and expert Raphael Tsavkko Garcia to dissect Brazil's election results. Garcia provides his distinguished expertise on Brazilian politics to help us understand what to expect from the newly elected Lula, geopolitics and more.
Topics discussed:
How Brazil's role in foreign affairs will shift
Lula's position on Ukraine-Russia and Palestine-Israel
The rise of political violence in Brazil
Why who is picked as Chancellor matters
You can connect with Garcia on Twitter: @Tsavkko
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In this episode Maedeh gives you a quick run-down of the upcoming Brazilian elections.
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In this episode Maedeh hosts Einar Tangen - a senior fellow at the Taihe Institute - all the way from Beijing, China. He helps Maedeh go beyond mainstream narratives to understand pressing issues: the 'China threat', Taiwan, and more.
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In a rare episode, Maedeh provides an analysis to call out the disinformation and misconceptions being pushed by media-government establishments in the United Kingdom about the Ukraine-Russia war.
Books mentioned in the episode are "War With Russia?" by Stephen F. Cohen and "Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands" by Richard Sakwa.
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On this episode, Maedeh briefs you on Iran protests, Burkina Faso coup, and brings your attention to what Zionism entails following recent comments made by British Prime Minister Liz Truss. As per usual, Maedeh delivers her commentary with a fresh perspective and voice that goes beyond what mainstream media offers.
Enjoy this filter-free, jargon-free episode and remember to connect with Maedeh on social media:
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Who is Muqtada al-Sadr and what has he got to do with the political deadlock in Iraq? In this storytelling episode, Maedeh guides you through the political crisis that has overtaken Iraq in the last year and answers a question from a listener.
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In a new addition to the podcast show - Maedeh goes solo to debrief and break down to listeners trending foreign affairs.
In the first tester episode, Maedeh gives a short and lighthearted commentary on Britain’s new Prime Minister from a foreign policy angle.
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On this episode we dive deep into the jihadist violence that has been engulfing the Sahel region of Africa since the early 2010s. To make sense of it all, Maedeh hosts Dr Alpha Alhadi Koina all the way from Mali - a distinguished geopolitical analyst and expert on jihadist groups in the Sahel. He helps Maedeh break down the roots, challenges and prospects that go far beyond mainstream perspectives. We also touch base on trending current affairs: rifts in Mali and France's relations, and Russia in Africa.
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What is Russia's endgame? Is there a path to peace and diplomacy? Maedeh gets all the answers you need, beyond the headlines and mainstream narratives. She speaks to the one and only Professor Richard Sakwa, a world leading expert in Russian, Central and Eastern European communist and post-communist politics.
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