In this episode, Al and Jacqui reflect on this week's terrible events in Turkey and Syria, where a series of earthquakes have claimed close to 20,000 lives so far.  We talk about 'double disasters', and the impact of disasters on already disaster-hit nations such as Syria, but also about the power politics that all too frequently play out through international humanitarian responses.

Disaster Emergency Committee

Red Cross

We also talk about the wide social anxiety, triggered by the discovery of a Chinese spy balloon over the continental United States, the reanimation of Cold War-era fears, and fears about the inviolability of US sovereignty. 

And finally, as Al is off to the Falkland Islands on Sunday, we talk about the islands and the Falklands Forty Schools Competition. 

Keep in touch, and thanks for listening. 

Al & Jacqui

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