John Kampfner joins Eamon to talk about Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's recent speech addressing European security and the Russian threat, the Tory Leadership race and the impact of Brexit and the Italian Election. John Kampfner is an author and journalist and was Bureau Chief for the Daily Telegraph at the time of the dissolution of the Soviet Union. John is also an Executive Director at Chatham House, leading its UK in the World initiative.
Recorded on 2nd September 2022.
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