Window on the East: Professor Axel Schneider - On China taking control of Taiwan
Professor Axel Schneider discusses with Ben Aris the possibility of China invading Taiwan, exploring the geopolitical implications and potential global responses in this interview.
4 Jul 2025
Window on the East: Russia under pressure but won’t collapse yet
Chris Weafer, CEO of Macro Advisory, analyzes Russia's economy under pressure, highlighting its resilience despite challenges and the critical need for resolving the Ukraine war, in this interview episode.
27 Jun 2025
Emerging Global - Tump on South America - Adelle Nazarian
International journalist Adelle Nazarian discusses Trump's policies and their impact on South America, drawing from her experience in geopolitics and technology in an interview with bne IntelliNews.
20 Dec 2024
Emerging Global - Ruthie Blum - Israel on Syria
Ruthie Blum, former advisor to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, shares her expert insights on Israel's involvement in Syria and the country's internal politics, providing a nuanced understanding of the complex Middle East conflict.
2 Jul 2024
Emerging Global - Mathew Cohen - Argentina Renewed
In this episode of the Emerging Global podcast, South America correspondent Mathew Cohen provides an in-depth analysis of President Javier Milei's controversial economic reforms in Argentina. Cohen examines the impact of Milei's libertarian policies, including deregulation and austerity measures, on the country's economy and its citizens. The discussion covers public reaction to these sweeping changes, the challenges facing Milei's administration, and the potential long-term consequences for Argentina's economic landscape. This timely conversation offers listeners valuable insights into one of South America's most significant current political and economic developments.
11 Jun 2024
Emerging Global - Bruce Pannier - Turkmenistan Cornered
Bruce Pannier is a longtime journalist and correspondent covering Central Asia. He currently writes for Bne IntelliNews and appears regularly on the Majlis podcast for RFE/RL. Prior to joining RFE/RL in 1997, Bruce worked at the Open Media Research Institute in Prague.
You can also read more on the topic here: https://www.intellinews.com/pannier-russia-is-pushing-turkmenistan-out-of-the-natural-gas-market-326833/?source=asia (https://www.intellinews.com/pannier-russia-is-pushing-turkmenistan-out-of-the-natural-gas-market-326833/?source=asia)
24 May 2024
Emerging Global - Farzan Sabet - Iran After Raisi
Daniel Rad interviews Frazan Sabet about the future of Iran after the unexpected death of president Ebrahim Raisi.
Dr. Farzan Sabet is an expert on economic sanctions, nuclear non-proliferation, and Middle East politics. He is a Senior Research Associate of the Global Governance Centre and the Sanctions and Sustainable Peace Hub at the Geneva Graduate Institute.
15 Sept 2023
bne IntelliNews interviews Arash Azizi - One Year On - The Death of Mahsa Amini and Irans Future
One year after the tragic death of a young Iranian woman at the hands of the Iranian state led to a year of disturbances and challenges to the cleric-led state.
Dr. Arasha Azizi talks with bne IntelliNews on the one year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and Iran's future.
12 Apr 2023
Ben Aris and Professor Dr Axel Schneider - On China
China and the US are on a collision course while Beijing and Moscow are moving closer together and geopolitical tensions are rising. What exactly is China’s foreign policy and attitudes to its growing rivalry with the US? Are Russia and China in an emerging anti-Western alliance or is it just a marriage of convenience? Can Beijing broker a peace in Ukraine and will it invade Taiwan?
bne IntelliNews’ editor-in-chief Ben Aris talks to Professor Axel Schneider, the head of the sinology faculty at Goettingen University to discuss these issues and more.
Watch the conversation here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjAk57TyvyY).
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24 Mar 2023
WoE: Sanctions and the Sino-Russia Alliance
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin spent three days in Moscow to form a new deeper economic and pollical alliance. How important was the meeting and what do Xi and Putin get out of it.
How will it impact the West’s attempt to tighten the sanctions noose around Russia’s neck. And is a clash between Washington and Beijing inevitable?
Editor in chief Ben Aris talks to Nigel Gould-Davis, the former UK ambassador to Belarus and Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia with the International Institute for Strategic Studies, and Alexander Titov, a lecturer of Modern European History at the university of Belfast
Ben Aris - Editor in chief of bne IntelliNews in a panel discussion with two of the leading experts on Russia’s oil business:
Nigel Gould-Davis - The former UK ambassador to Belarus and Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia with the International Institute for Strategic Studies
Alexander Titov - A lecturer of Modern European History at the university of Belfast
10 Mar 2023
bneReporter: Ben Aris interviews Mack Tubridy - The Georgia Riots March 2023
Join Ben Aris and Mack Tubridy as they discuss the recent rioting in Georgia.
They discuss the Foreign agents bill, its withdrawal and the mass demonstrations in the centre of Tbilisi, where police used water cannons, tear gas, pepper spray and flash grenades to disperse crowds of protesters in front of parliament. Protests broke out after the the bill was passed in its first reading on March 7th.
23 Feb 2023
ONE YEAR ON: IMPACT OF SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA’S ECONOMY
The West has targeted Russia’s cash cow with two sets of dramatic sanctions. In December an embargo and price cap scheme was imposed on crude oil exports.
In February the more widely distributed oil products were hit with the same. But how big an impact will these sanctions have on the sector? Russia managed to export all the oil it previously sent to Europe to India and China instead. How effective are the sanctions? Will Russia be able to repeat the $280bn current account surplus this year now the oil price caps are in place and just how big is the sanctions leakage?
come along, ask questions, tune in and get the info from the experts!
Join Ben Aris - editor in chief of bne IntelliNews in a panel discussion with two of the leading experts on Russia’s oil business:
Chris Weafer - founder and CEO of Macro Advisory, and a former head of research at half a dozen Moscow-based investment banks;
Christoph Ruehl - Senior Research Scholar at the Centre on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University, and the former chief economist at BP.
16 Feb 2023
WoE: ONE YEAR ON: IMPACT OF SANCTIONS ON RUSSIA’S ECONOMY
The war in Ukraine started one year ago and Russia has been hit by some of the most extreme sanctions ever seen on such a large economy. But have they worked? The government’s revenue tumbled in recent months, but in 2022 Russia had the largest current account surplus ever. Now two rounds of oil export sanctions have been imposed but it is clear there is also ready significant leakage via India and China.
Join the bne IntelliNews webinar where an extremely distinguished panel of leading experts will chew over the results of the first year of war in Ukraine.
Ben Aris, editor in chief of bne IntelliNews
Elina Ribakova, deputy chief economists at Institute of International Finance (IIF)
Iikka Korhonen, the head of the Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies
Alexander Isakov the chief Russia and CEE Economist for Bloomberg Economics and previously chief economist for Russia and CIS at VTB Capital.
Ivan Tkachev, the economics editor at the Russian daily RBC
19 Jan 2023
bneInterview - Owen Matthews
Join us as Ben Aris, Editor in Chief of bne IntelliNews interview Owen Matthews about his new book and Russia.
18 Jan 2023
WoE: The standoff between Serbia and Kosovo in 2023
Tensions in northern Kosovo escalated dramatically in the second half of 2022, raising fears of a renewed conflict in the region, part of Kosovo but populated mainly by ethnic Serbs. While the situation has eased, a new flashpoint looms with the upcoming local elections in April. We look ahead to the next developments in this longstanding conflict in 2023, and the prospects of finding a lasting solution.
Bne IntelliNews’ news editor and Southeast Europe bureau chief, Clare Nuttall, talks to Valentina Dimitrievska, Western Balkans correspondent based in Skopje, North Macedonia.
18 Nov 2022
Uzbekistan ready for the People's IPO
Uzbekistan is will hold its first three “People’s IPOs” before the end of the year where the first stakes in three major enterprises will sold off via the Tashkent Stock Exchange. Small stakes will be sold in some of the most attractive companies in the country:
UzAuto is Uzbekistan’s major automotive complex and the maker of the ubiquitous Chevrolet cars that enjoy a 95% market share.
UzMetKombint is the country’s largest steel maker that accounts for a third of the metal consumed as well as significant exports to its neighbours. QQB is a top 10 bank and the Uzbekistan’s largest mortgage lender.
The IPOs are the first step in a grand plan to get the government out of business and place dozens of leading companies into the hands of private enterprises as part of the transformation begun by President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in 2016.
To discuss this and the broader economic revival Uzbekistan is going through this in detail our special guests include:
Karen Srapionov, Partner and Director of Avesta Investment Group that is advising on the UzMetKombinat IPO
Bekhruzbek Ochilov, Investment Bank with Freedom Finance thats is advising on the UzAuto IPO
Aziz Sodikov - Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan - Organizer of the IPO's
Eleanor Kramers, Head of International Communications, Artel Electronics LLC
Ben Aris, Editor in Chief and founder of bne IntelliNews.
14 Oct 2022
The coming European recession - how bad will it get?
The energy crisis and soaring inflation is going to tip Europe into recession this year, but how bad will it get?
join us as we delve into the possibilities and see how Emerging Europe will survive this next recession.
Guests:
Liam Peach - Senior Emerging Markets Economist - Capital Economics
Liam works with Capital Economics and specializes in macroeconomic research, analysis and forecasts on emerging markets, with focus on Russia, Turkey and CEE.
Tomas Dvorak - Senior Economist - Oxford Economics
Tomas has worked with Deloitte and KPMG in the past. His focus is macroeconomics and Macro econometric modelling & forecasting using high-frequency data, economic policy and computational economics. Additionally, he has experience working with the European Parliament.
Ben Aris, Editor-in-Chief, bne IntelliNews
Ben is an Eastern Europe specialist. He previously worked with the Daily Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal and Euromoney before starting bne IntelliNews and covering EE and CEE.
6 Oct 2022
WoE: Europe's energy crisis: how will it get through the winter?
bnePodcast: Europe's energy crisis: how will it get through the winter?
The energy crisis has already cost Europe at least half a trillion euros as governments across the Continent rush out support and relief for businesses and citizens as the temperatures start to fall. Can Europe afford it and what are the long term consequences.
Originally recorded - 28/09/2022 - 7pm GMT+1, 8pm CET, 2pm EST
Nicolas Véron - Senior Fellow at Bruegel
Nicolas Véron is a senior fellow at Bruegel and at the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC. His research is mostly about financial systems and financial reform around the world, including global financial regulatory initiatives and current developments in the European Union
In September 2012, Bloomberg Markets included Véron in its second annual 50 Most Influential list with reference to his early advocacy of European banking union.
Ben Aris, Editor-in-chief, Bne Intellinews
Ben is an Eastern Europe specialist. He previously worked with the Daily Telegraph, The Wall Street Journal and Euromoney before starting bne IntelliNews and covering EE and CEE.
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