The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim

Richard and Yalda are joined by one of the world's most eminent historians and political commentators to discuss culture wars, trade wars and the possibility of World War Three over Taiwan. Sir Niall says the US may be in the stage of "buyer's remorse" with the Trump presidency and predicts that by this time next year he could be "deeply underwater" in the polls.To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk  Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.   Click here to fill in our listener survey!   Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

Following Donald Trump's recent interview with NBC's Meet the Press in which the US president said "there are methods" for serving a third term, Richard and Yalda discuss whether this is a reality or a pipe dream. Also, continuing the theme of popular uprisings around the world, Yalda discusses claims that an illegal sonic weapon was used against protesters in Serbia and how she confronted the ambassador to the UK over its alleged use.To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk  Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.  Click here to fill in our listener survey!   Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

This week, Richard and Yalda discuss what she calls the WTF?! moment when it was revealed that the most senior US administration officials had shared details of a highly classified attack on Yemen to a US journalist.And with large-scale demonstrations in Turkey and Tel Aviv against President Erdogan and Prime Minister Netanyahu, they discuss when - if ever - will the American people take to the streets against Donald Trump.To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk  Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.    Click here to fill in our listener survey! This form should only take a few minutes to complete, and Sky anonymises the responses as much as possible. Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

As well as this week's usual World podcast, Yalda can also be found on Tortoise's News Meeting this week.She debates with Giles Whitell, Patricia Clarke and Cat Neilan as they each pitch a story that they think should lead the news.They debate if the disruptions at Heathrow airport reveal key weaknesses in the UK’s infrastructure, if the US looking to pull out of Ukraine so it can focus on a potential war with China, and what will happen to millions of people’s genetic data now that 23andMe has declared bankruptcy? Listen to the full episode here: https://www.tortoisemedia.com/listen/the-news-meeting/yalda-hakim-on-war-with-china-and-why-did-a-fire-shut-down-heathrow-airport 

This week, Richard and Yalda get together from opposite parts of the globe to dissect Donald Trump's phone call with Vladimir Putin.Richard is on the frontline with Ukrainian soldiers in Kharkiv who tell him that the Russian president is playing Mr Trump.Meanwhile, Yalda is in Delhi speaking to world leaders who all tell her the same thing - America is pivoting from Europe and preparing for conflict with China.To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk  Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.     Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.Help us understand more about our listeners by taking our survey!  Click hereThis form should only take a few minutes to complete, and Sky anonymises the responses as much as possible.

With diplomatic talks between Russia and America stalled, the killing on the battlefields continues.Richard reports from the frontline of Mykolaiv, witnessing continued Russian bombardment of the region, while Yalda reveals what the Russian ambassador in London told her about Moscow’s conditions for a ceasefire. To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes. Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

This week Richard and Yalda interview international best-selling author Elif Shafak. Elif - who was once put on trial for "insulting Turkishness" - issues a stark warning.   She tells The World that in countries across the world women’s rights, LGBTQ rights, human rights, freedom of speech and even democracy itself are under attack from the forces of intolerance and populism that are now increasingly dominating politics in Europe and America. To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.  Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

This week Richard and Yalda sit down with Matt Pottinger, former Deputy National Security adviser to Donald Trump and one of the leading US experts on foreign affairs.With an insider’s knowledge of the president’s decision making, Matt lays out what he believes is the rationale behind Trump's foreign policy.He predicts Europe and America will eventually work in tandem and call Putin's bluff, but he warns the real danger lies in the Pacific region and a potential clash with China, a superpower he declares is "already on a war footing”.To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk  Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.  Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

Fresh from his confrontation with President Trump in the Oval Office, Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks to Yalda. He tells her about continued Russian aggression, that there is presently no chance of a ceasefire, and his determination - still - to join NATO.In this special episode of The World, Yalda records her immediate reaction to what she heard and what she made of her face-to-face meeting with the Ukrainian president.To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk   Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.

As the US and Ukrainian presidents trade bitter insults in the Oval Office, Richard and Yalda examine the fallout from what may be the most serious public row for a generation. To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.  Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

Will Europe fill the defence vacuum left by the American withdrawal of support for the war in Ukraine?  What will a mineral deal between Ukraine and America look like? Richard and Yalda get together on the week of the third anniversary of the full scale invasion of Ukraine to discuss these questions and more.  Richard records from a bombed-out hotel in Odesa in the south of Ukraine where he has spent the week talking to those in the military and civilians to get their reaction to Trump beginning peace talks with Putin. Yalda reports on her latest discussions with diplomats and politicians from across the world. The two of them also talk about the recent German election which saw the far-right AfD become the second largest party in the country. To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk  Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.

The US has told Europe it needs to spend more on defence, while the EU appears to be sidelined from peace talks aimed at ending Russia's war in Ukraine. In this episode of The World, Richard and Yalda discuss the most significant foreign policy shift since the Second World War.Yalda is just back from the Munich Security Conference and gives the inside view on events there, as Richard gauges the reaction of the Ukrainian people. To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.

President Trump continues to tear up the rule book on the world stage. This week, he is doubling down on his plan to "take over" Gaza and threatens that "all hell" will break loose if all the hostages are not returned by the weekend. But what lies behind his thinking?Richard and Yalda take a deeper dive into the latest developments in the Middle East as well as asking where does the new age of constant disruption leave America’s long-standing allies in Europe?  To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.   Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

Does the key to understanding Donald Trump’s foreign policy lie in the President’s New York business dealings in the 1970s? That’s what Richard and Yalda ask themselves this week on the podcast.From tariffs to trade wars and a proposed slashing of the overseas aid budget, Richard and Yalda unpack another tumultuous week in which Trump threatens to rip up the old world order.To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

Two weeks after his inauguration, Yalda and Richard assess the impact of the US president's assault on the old world order and the implications for America's friends and foes alike. They discuss his "fiery" conversation with the Danish prime minister over Greenland, his spat with the Colombian president, and his Davos address.Yalda also talks to the head of the International Criminal Court and Richard recounts his recent trip to Syria and the "ticking time bomb" of ISIS. To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Click here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.  Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

Donald Trump returns to the White House vowing that his success will be judged by "the battles that we win but also by the wars that we end". Yalda in Washington DC and Richard fresh back from Jerusalem assess whether the world is a safer - or a more dangerous place - with the new president in the White House.  With a flurry of executive orders from designating cartels as terrorist organisations to renaming the Gulf of Mexico the Gulf of America, what does this tell us about Trump 2.0?  To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.ukClick here to visit their YouTube channel where you can watch all the episodes.  Episodes of The World with Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

After 15 months of bloodshed, have Israel and Hamas finally reached a lasting ceasefire?Richard in Jerusalem gauges the reaction of Israelis and Palestinians, while Yalda reports from Doha where the truce was negotiated.  To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk.Episodes of The World With Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

After the deadly New Year's Day terrorist attack in New Orleans, just how worried should we be about ISIS? That is what Richard and Yalda examine on this week's episode of The World.From the frontline to online, they discuss why the terrorist group may be deadlier than ever.Yalda also gives her take on the current row over whether England should refuse to play Afghanistan's cricket team because of the Taliban's treatment of women. You can watch the full episode on YouTube and click here to watch the NBC documentary Richard mentions in the episode.To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk Episodes of The World With Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms. 

In this special episode, Richard and Yalda recount their toughest moments while reporting on the road. For Richard, that was when he was kidnapped in 2012 for five days while in Syria reporting for NBC. Yalda then tells the story of how in 2017, during filming for a documentary while she was six weeks pregnant in Ukraine, she thought she might be losing her unborn baby.  To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk.       Episodes of The World with Richard Engel And Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

In this special episode, Richard and Yalda take a look back at the biggest world news stories of 2024.From reporting on the frontlines of Ukraine and Lebanon, to witnessing the election of Trump in Washington, Richard and Yalda have criss-crossed the world this year covering global events.       They take a look back at the most significant stories they have reported on, answer some listener questions and discuss what countries and conflicts they will be watching in 2025.       To get in touch or share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk.      

Richard and Yalda meet in rebel-held Damascus after the fall of one of the world’s most brutal dictators, Bashar al-Assad.    With gunfire echoing across the Syrian capital, they ask what the future holds for the country after his family’s 50-year reign of terror.    Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube.           To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk.          Episodes of The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

On this week’s episode of The World podcast, Yalda and Richard are joined by former MI6 'C' Sir Alex Younger who was head of the Service from 2014-20.   He warns how Russian cyberthreats will be a "feature of our life", gives his take on what peace between Russia and Ukraine could look like, and dissects the current rebel offensive in Syria.     Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube.            To get in touch or to share questions for Richard and Yalda, email theworld@sky.uk.           Episodes of The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.       

As the death toll rises in Ukraine, what is the endgame for Putin and Zelenskyy?  On this week’s episode of The World, Richard and Yalda discuss the possibility of World War III and dissect an alleged Iranian assassination attempt in the UAE.  Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube.        To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk.       Episodes of The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.   

Millions interned in camps? Assassinations? Political imprisonments? That is what one of America's leading liberal commentators Rachel Maddow, host of MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" - and also The World's first guest - says could happen during Trump's next stint in the White House.    Richard and Yalda also bring listeners up to date with the conflict in Ukraine and the latest developments in the Middle East, as both are just back from the region.    Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube.        To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk.       Episodes of The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.     

Donald Trump has already made it clear there will be a seismic shift in foreign policy when he is President. Will there be less funding for Ukraine? Where does Trump 2.0 leave the war in Gaza? What will that alleged Iranian assassination attempt on his life do to his stance on Tehran?  Yalda and Richard answer all that on this week’s episode as well as answering listener questions and giving their weekly predictions.  Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube.     To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk.

They said it was too close to call, but Donald Trump won decisively and is now set to return to the White House.In his victory speech he repeated his claim that he is the man who "will stop wars" and make the world a safer place. This week Richard and Yalda talk about what Trump's foreign policy could look like. When it comes to Ukraine, Israel, Iran and China how will he act?Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube.  To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk. Episodes of The World With Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.

It's six days until the US election and in this week's episode of The World, Richard and Yalda discuss the radically different foreign policy approaches of Donald Trump and Kamala Harris.      On Ukraine, Israel and Iran – how would each candidate approach these conflicts? What would that mean for the wider world?      They also analyse the implications of Israel's retaliatory strike on Iran over the weekend.     Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube.     To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk.    Episodes of The World With Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms.  

Sky News and NBC News have joined forces for a new podcast - The World With Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim.    In today's episode, Richard and Yalda examine the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and investigate the potential of reprisals against Western leaders.  They also assess recent reports that Kim Jong Un's troops could be used in the war against Ukraine and ask how much we have to fear from the "axis of evil" - North Korea, Russia, China and Iran.  Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube.  To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk. Episodes of The World With Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim will be available every Wednesday on all podcast platforms. 

Sky News and NBC News have joined forces for a new podcast - The World With Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim.     In this second episode, Richard and Yalda have just returned from the Middle East.   They ask whether this is the end of Hezbollah, examine allegations of Iranian assassination attempts against Donald Trump and provide tips on staying alive in a war zone.  Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube.  To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk.

Sky News and NBC News have joined forces for a new podcast - The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim.   For the first episode, Yalda is in Jerusalem and Richard is covering events in Lebanon.   They discuss what they are seeing and hearing on both sides of the border as the conflict appears to be "spiralling into an abyss".  And with the US election now four weeks away, they ask whether the economic and military consequences of the war could determine where it’s Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in the Oval Office.  Click here to watch the full episode on YouTube. To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk. 

Sky News and NBC News have joined forces to launch a new global affairs podcast - The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim.  Ahead of our first full episode launching next week, Richard in south Lebanon and Yalda in the capital Beirut share some of their experiences working from the frontline.  They introduce themselves, recount their unconventional routes into journalism, and tell you why you should subscribe to this podcast and listen each week.  Episodes will be available every Wednesday from 9 October. To get in touch or to share questions for Engel and Hakim, email theworld@sky.uk.

Sky News’ Yalda Hakim and NBC’s Richard Engel have covered world events for years. Now, they team up for a new podcast to share their experiences from the frontline.    They debrief from global flashpoints and discuss their encounters with the biggest decision makers. They’ll also be joined by some of those key players to help make sense of world events.  From conflict in the Middle East, to the US election, and the war in Ukraine there is no better place for analysis and expertise  New episodes from Richard and Yalda every Wednesday. Starting October 9th.