Is Japan’s new Prime Minister Fukuda here to stay? How does his political style vary from his two recent predecessors? How is Fukuda’s refusal to visit The Yasukuni Shrine seen in Japan? Is the Anti-Terror Law likely to pass? Kei Koga shares his views on these issues as they are seen from Japan.

 

 Kei Koga, Fletcher PhD Student [21:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Professor Lavdas discusses Greece’s summer wildfires, and dismisses some of the speculation surrounding them. He also gives insight into the recent elections: why were they moved up? Was it an abuse of executive power? How do foreign policy challenges in the European Union mirror and differ from those in Greece specifically?

 

 Kostas Lavdas, Constantine Karamanlis Associate Professor in Hellenic and Southeastern European Studies [22:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Eve talks with Leslie Palti, MALD ‘07, and Virginie Raphael, MALD ‘07, about the French presidential election, and why Royal’s “Mona Lisa smile” isn’t what people say it is; why Bayrou needs more of a platform than being part of the “tractor set”; and how Jean-Marie Le Pen may bring out even the most reluctant French voters.

 

 Leslie Palti and Virginie Raphael [41:58m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Is Abubakar suffering from “always a bridesmaid, never a bride” syndrome? Will Buhari’s “frog jump” legacy influence his popular support? Abdul-Rahman Akande (F’07) and Eve discuss Nigerian politics with a special focus on the upcoming presidential election.

 

 Abdul-Rahman Akande [35:44m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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In this episode of the Views on News podcast, Eve talks with Nai-chung Hsu, a first-year MALD student from Taiwan, about December’s contested mayoral elections in Kaohsiung and Taipei.

 

 Nai-chung Hsu [20:17m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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