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Position Vacant: America's empty embassies
· 55 min
Episode Position Vacant: America's empty embassies
. Generation Z is angry - in Asia, Africa and more recently Europe. They say governments aren’t listening to their concerns - about housing, jobs and the future they’re inheriting. Oxford University economist Tim Vlandas says his theory of ‘Gerontonomia’ explains the dilemma facing many countries.
President Donald Trump is on a frenzied mission to win friends and influence people ahead of the midterms but almost half of all US Ambassadorial roles are currently vacant. Tracey's guest for The Diplomats, Ambassador Donald Hevlin says there is no substitute for eyes and ears on the ground.
And how well do we really know North Korea and its people? A new book, Miss Kathi: Saving Lives in North Korea, written by veteran foreign correspondent Mike Chinoy and Swiss aid worker Kathi Zellweger tells the story of the ordinary people living beneath one of the world’s most repressive governments, and asks whether isolating the regime ultimately means abandoning the people.
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