The Global Story

BBC World Service

Podcast

Episodes

Latest Episodes

How can Europe defend itself without the United States?

2/18/2025 • 24 min

With the Trump administration threatening to redirect America's foreign defence spending from Ukraine and Europe to other parts of the world, European leaders are grappling with what the future of their security could be without US support. Jonny Dymond is joined by the BBC's diplomatic correspondent James Landale. They discuss the threat of Russia and how Euro… Play episode

War through the eyes of a child
The President’s Path: The push to end the war in Ukraine
Has one phone call sealed Ukraine's fate?
Antibiotics: A casualty of war?
El Salvador: Defeating the drug gangs, but at what cost?
Are the US and Canada still friends?
The World Cup kiss that's gripping Spain
The President’s Path: Trump's foreign policy disruption
Is the working from home era over?
Trump’s Gaza plan: The end of the two-state solution?
Can Trump win a trade war with China?
Syria's illegal drug empire
Will Germany lift the firewall around the AfD?
The President’s Path: Trump's plane crash response
Missing in Ukraine: Lyudmila’s search for her parents
Gaza ceasefire: How does it feel to return home?
DeepSeek: AI revolution or just hype?
Why does Trump want the Panama Canal?
Return to Auschwitz: 'I want the world to remember us'
The President’s Path: Shock and awe
Thailand: The first same-sex marriages in Asia's LGBT haven
Have we already found the fountain of youth?
How Trump 2.0 could reshape the Middle East
President Trump is back
Inside the White House on inauguration day
Path to the Presidency: Inauguration (weather) forecast
Biden's diplomatic legacy: Afghanistan, Ukraine and Gaza
Israel and Hamas agree to a ceasefire in Gaza
Hope and loss after 15 months of Israel-Gaza conflict
LA fires: “It was like watching the end of the world”
Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni: The saga explained
Path to the Presidency: Unconditional discharge
Why is Elon Musk meddling in European politics?
The fight for the Arctic
Beyond Trudeau: Canada's political future
Could Donald Trump reignite a peace deal for the Israel-Gaza war?
The global surrogacy boom
Path to the Presidency: New Orleans attack response
The 'Holy Grail' of shipwrecks
Has Canada soured on immigration?
Path to the Presidency: An incredible year in US democracy
Afghanistan: "Life was so beautiful when I would go to school"
Lab-grown meat: Why countries are banning it
Overtourism: Can travel hotspots cope with the crowds?
Are you ever too old to have a baby?
The undercover rebels in Myanmar's military
What to expect next year: Global predictions for 2025
Path to the Presidency: What next for Kamala Harris?
The rebel commander running Syria

The Global Story RSS Feed

Share: Twitter • Facebook • Embed

Copy embed code: