Coming this July!!Series 1- Kremlin FileJoin us every week as we talk with our guests about Russia's criminal regime, its domestic and foreign policy, international footprint & the Russian people. We'll go back to Putin's rise to power and tra

E7 CosmoEnergyCast: Beyond Thunderdome

May 14th, 2021 51m 1s

From Claire-It's the Greens in this Battle of the Superfighters episode of the Cosmopolicast. Plus, Down with the Sun: Why the world needs nuclear power.This is the first part of our Energy Week Cosmopolicast, which went on for two full hours.

E6 Nicolas Tenzer: French Diplomacy- What values form our alliances?

Apr 20th, 2021 46m 45s

From Claire and the Cosmopolitan GlobalistsOur conversation with Nicolas Tenzer, a senior French civil servant and the founding president of the Paris-based independent think tank, Centre d’étude et de réflexion pour l’Action politique (Center

S2 E31 China- The Project of the Century with Standish & Lucas

Apr 19th, 2021 1h 2m

CTP is now into its 50th episode and to mark this occasion, we're taking on China and its Project of the Century. To help me understand what is happening with China, especially after the release of the Human Rights Watch Report "Crimes Against

E5 The AfterCast with Adam- extra content

Apr 17th, 2021 23m 37s

From Claire- Henry signed off after the Cosmopolitan Globalists finished recording the China Cosmopolicast. (If you haven’t yet listened to that, we highly recommend it; it’s the best so far, except maybe for the Russia Cosmopolicast.)But Adam,

E5 The CosmoRussyaCast - What is Putin doing?!?

Apr 14th, 2021 1h

From Claire—We rounded up our favorite people from the former Soviet satellite states to discuss Russia, and as you might imagine, none of them are amused. Vladislav Davidzon—Scott Abel, Estonia’s former president, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, reinfor

E4 The Cosmopolicast- No one can ignore China

Apr 7th, 2021 58m 8s

From Claire—We think this is our best Cosmopolicast yet.Do you remember Adam Garfinkle’s debate with Vivek about China, the 7th Fleet, and the future of US power? We brought Adam on the podcast to discuss this, and Henry Hill joined us. Is Chin

S2 E30 Putin's Russia- with Mark Galeotti & Jacopo Iacoboni

Apr 7th, 2021 1h 10m

Grab a coffee and get really comfortable for this absolutely fascinating account of Putin and his regime. I'm chatting with Prof Mark Galeotti takes us through various aspects of Putin's regime, his thinking and how he conducts his affairs. How

E3 The Cosmopolicast- Arctic shipping route, Pirates, Macron & Foreign Policy

Mar 31st, 2021 52m 55s

Welcome to the Cosmopartycast...We marvel at the weirdness of China’s recent diplomatic self-sabotage. We drink. We ask what Macron’s thinking about Russia. We wonder just who actually believes it. Does he? We gossip about Germany. We gossip ab

S2 E29 Carlo Calenda: a blueprint against populism

Mar 26th, 2021 43m 39s

Grab a coffee and listen in on my chat with the Hon Carlo Calenda, founder of the Italian party Azione. He was Minister of Economic Development in the Renze and Gentiloni governments, the Italian Representative at the EU and now an MEP at the E

E2 Cosmopolicast- The Pandemic & how to resolve it

Mar 22nd, 2021 1h 1m

Buckle up!The authors of the Cosmopolitan Globalists’ blueprint for ending the pandemic joined to howl in frustration with the world’s inability to do the obvious and end the pandemic. We’re beside ourselves. Claire and Monique are, anyway. Rob

E1 The Cosmopolicast

Mar 18th, 2021 48m 56s

Welcome to the very first episode of the The Cosmopolicast! From Claire: Here we discuss everything that’s wrong with journalism, why it’s become so awful, and how the Cosmopolitan Globalist proposes to fix it. Do you hate the media? Do you won

S2 E28 Dave Troy & the Key Figures Underpinning Jan 6th

Mar 12th, 2021 44m 48s

Grab a coffee! I'm chatting with Dave Troy on the armed assault on the Capitol, and it's absolutely fascinating.Who were the key figures implicated and connected to Jan 6th and what motivated them? Listen in as Dave shares his knowledge on the

S2 E27a- Interview with Prof Scott Lucas- Blinken on the Ground

Mar 5th, 2021 33m 20s

Grab a coffee or get those trainers on!This is a great listen: my chat with Prof Scott Lucas of EA Worldview & Deep Dive Politics- World Unfiltered pods. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken gave a speech on the direction and objectives of Americ

S2 E27b Interview with Prof Scott Lucas- Blinken on the Ground

Mar 5th, 2021 26m 17s

Grab a coffee or get those trainers on!This is a great listen: my chat with Prof Scott Lucas of EA Worldview & Deep Dive Politics- World Unfiltered pods.Secretary of State Anthony Blinken gave a speech on the direction and objectives of America

S2 E26 Renewing Europe with MEP Sophie in't Veld

Feb 26th, 2021 47m 44s

You won't want to miss this! What a pleasure it was to speak with MEP Sophie in't Veld of the Renew Europe Group on her ideas of addressing imbalances in the EU, but she doesn't stop there: we touch on foreign relations and the importance of gi

S2 E25 Prof Ruth Ben-Ghiat- The Strongmen

Feb 23rd, 2021 42m 29s

Grab a coffee!Listen in on my chat with Prof Ruth Ben-Ghiat on her fabulous book, 'Strongmen: How they rise, How they succeed, How they fail.' Based on her studies spanning 100 years authoritarianism around the world and Italian Fascism, autho

S2 E24 Olga Lautman- Putin-Trump-Navalny-Russia Today

Feb 20th, 2021 51m 45s

Grab a drink for this one! It's hot!!! I'm thrilled to be talking with Olga Lautman, expert on Russia, Ukraine & Eastern Europe, on Russian influence in the States and Europe, and what the imprisonment of Navalny means to Putin and his power.

S2 E23 Chat with Pierpaolo on Impeachment & Fallout

Feb 17th, 2021 37m 38s

Grab a coffee! It's time to relax with my chat with Pierpaolo from Chicago. We hash out the Trump's Second Impeachment Trial and some of the consequences of not having convicted Trump, and what may happen in the future with the GOP. We're both

S2 E22 Interview with RDI's Uriel Epshtein

Feb 10th, 2021 43m 8s

What a fabulous chat with Renew Democracy Initiative's executive director, Uriel Epshtein! Since 2017, RDI has been active in promoting liberal democracy and its ideals through a variety of events and information campaigns. So go take a look an

S2 E21 Interview with Marco Cappato: The Tools of Democracy

Feb 4th, 2021 45m 55s

Grab a coffee! Time to take notes!I'm thrilled to be talking with Marco Cappato, Director of the Luca Coscioni Association, on the basics of democracy, the tools that are available to us, and his views on a number of other issues, including how

S2 E20 Interview with MP Alyn Smith- The Future of Scotland

Jan 29th, 2021 45m 59s

Grab a coffee!Getting into the Indy Ref with MP Alyn Smith! Why is the SNP leading in the polls? What does the a second indy ref mean for Scotland and its place in the world? Also, the origins of Brexit, good governance, his experience as an EU

S2 E19 Prof Daniele Albertazzi: Is populism here to stay?

Jan 22nd, 2021 57m 48s

Grab a coffee! It's time to talk about the populist wave with Prof Daniele Albertazzi at the University of Birmingham, director of the Populism in Action Project. We'll be covering it all: what distinguishes populist parties from mainstream pa

S2 E18 Brent Allpress- Investigating the Coup

Jan 18th, 2021 59m 47s

Hold on to your seats! I'm chatting with Brent Allpress about his past investigations for the doc 'People You May Know' and his current investigations into the post-election period to the Jan 6 insurrection. Who was involved? And who was involv

S2 E17 Dr Emma Briant and the Global Influence Industry

Jan 13th, 2021 57m 12s

Grab a coffee and get ready as I take the deep dive with Dr Emma Briant into the dark world of the global influence industry. Are we doing enough to address the power of the industry? What is its impact? Dr Briant has been investigating the net