ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗
The Axis is a weekly podcast that explores the shifting balance of global power. From Washington to Moscow, Beijing to New Delhi, each episode dissects the strategies, rivalries, and alliances shaping our world. Blending clear analysis with accessible language, The Axis connects breaking news with long-term geopolitical trends, helping listeners understand not just what is happening, but why it matters.
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Update frequency:
every 5 days
Average audio length:
10 minutes
English
United States
63 episodes
since Aug. 16, 2025
episodic
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¿Qué ocurre cuando un movimiento político que creía que la historia avanzaba en su dirección descubre que su protector puede ser políticamente mortal? Una derrota republicana en las elecciones de medio término en Estados Unidos no pondría fin a la presidencia de Trump ni revertiría automáticamente …
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What happens when the fear of losing becomes so intense that the political opponent is no longer someone to defeat, but someone to remove? Trump’s remark about Iran being able to “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego may have been poorly phrased, but the language reveals something deeper. This analy…
The American empire has long appeared solid: military bases, alliances, aircraft carriers, financial power, technological reach. But perhaps its real structure is more fragile than it seems. Like a spider web, it depends on countless threads — words such as victory, deterrence, leadership, security…
Argentina está fortaleciendo su vínculo con Estados Unidos, reduciendo su dependencia de Chile y reactivando con más fuerza la cuestión de las Malvinas. Pero 1982 deja una advertencia difícil de ignorar: estar cerca de Washington no significa necesariamente que Washington vaya a adoptar los conflic…
After more than two decades, the last U.S. forces have left Iraq. But does the departure of American soldiers really mean the end of American power in the Middle East?
This analysis looks beyond the military withdrawal to examine a deeper transformation: from occupation and permanent ground presenc…
Chile habla de multipolaridad, soberanía y autonomía estratégica en Naciones Unidas, pero al mismo tiempo se incorpora al Escudo de las Américas, una iniciativa de seguridad impulsada por Estados Unidos. ¿Son ambas decisiones compatibles o estamos viendo el inicio de una tensión más profunda en la …
What happens when power encounters a reflection it does not like?
Trump’s confrontation with the press and his confrontation with Iran are radically different in scale, but both reveal the same deeper problem: power does not always produce obedience. Journalists can resist, courts can intervene, an…
Donald Trump has spent years attacking socialism. Yet his government intervenes in prices, protects industries, acquires stakes in private companies, uses tariffs strategically, supports farmers and now even proposes direct payments to Americans.
So, is Trump becoming a socialist?
Perhaps that is t…
What if the monuments, gold, AI fantasies and politics of fear surrounding Donald Trump are not signs of strength, but ways of covering weakness?
In “Golden Taps, Muddy Water,” The Axis examines how architecture, political spectacle and imaginary victories can create the appearance of greatness whi…
Is Donald Trump's foreign policy madness, incompetence—or something deeper?
As the United States struggles to convert military superiority over Iran into a decisive political outcome, China is presenting itself as an alternative centre of global influence. Washington can still bomb, sanction a…
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