Start Your Year: What’s coming in 2021 with Arthur Snell

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🗓️ 4 January 2021

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Joe Biden’s in-tray is packed but will the 46th President’s energies be consumed by repairing the damage of Trumpism instead of his own agenda? What lies in store in flashpoints around the world from Taiwan to Turkey to the Western Sahara? And will the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks see the Taliban restored to power in Afghanistan? Arthur Snell plots out the year ahead. “Are we really in a place when many American voters don’t believe in democracy, or is it just when Trump is on the ballot paper?” “It’s extraordinary that we could get to the end in Afghanistan almost where we began, with the Taliban back in government.” “By the end of the year, there’ll be a new cast of people that we don’t recognise in control of politics.” Presented and produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producers Jelena Sofronijevic and Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:13.8	As regular listeners know, ordinarily on a Monday we start your week with a look at what's going
1:18.1	to matter in the next seven days, but today we thought we'd look further ahead and start your year with the major stories and events
1:23.8	that might shape 2021, unexpected pandemics and asteroid strikes notwithstanding.
1:28.9	So I've got our unofficial World Affairs Desk editor, former diplomat and man about the Planet Arthur Snell with me for some thoughts.
1:35.5	Hello Arthur, how you doing?
1:36.7	Hi Andrew, happy New Year.
1:38.3	Happy New Year to you too.
1:39.4	Are you recuperated and ready for what's going to definitely be a fantastic year for Britain like Boris Johnson said last year.
1:45.0	Well I follow that great philosopher Yas who told us that the only way is up.
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