What is her fate . Kim aris, welcome to hardtalk. Hi, allan, how do you do . Youve been silent all your life, And youre in your mid 40s now, And youve finally decided to seek the limelight And to speak out. Why did you stay quiet for so long . And why have you decided to seek a platform now . Well, ijust feel that the situation in burma is so desperate, And theres so little news coming out on whats going on over there, someone needs to be saying something. And again, my mothers been locked up for completely false charges in prison, And i cant imagine what the conditions are like for her. So, i need to do what i can to try And get her out of there. Unlike her, youre not used to the limelight. Do you find it daunting . It is a little, but you have to do what you can. Until you were ten, you had a pretty normal suburban upbringing. Your mother Was a kind of classic school gates, full time mum at home. And then, things changed dramatically. What are your memories of Family Life in oxford b
The younger of those sons who, after decades of silence, has finally decided to speak out. Leader is approaching 80 And in declining health. What is her fate . Kim aris, welcome to hardtalk. Hi, allan. How do you do . Youve been silent all your life, And youre in your mid 40s now, And youve finally decided to seek the limelight And to speak out. Why did you stay quiet for so long . And why have you decided to seek a platform now . Well, ijust feel that the situation in burma is so desperate, And theres so little news coming out on whats going on over there, someone needs to be saying something. And again, my mothers been locked up for completely false charges in prison, And i cant imagine what the conditions are like for her. So, i need to do what i can to try And get her out of there. Unlike her, youre not used to the limelight. Do you find it daunting . It is a little, but you have to do what you can. Until you were ten, you had a pretty normal suburban upbringing. Your mother Was a
The job of president of the United States is one which has long stretched beyond its national borders. But this Years President ial candidates, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, have very different ideas about how to manage americas complicated relationship with other powerful nations. The outcome of the 2024 us election could have far reaching impacts on people across the globe. So what is Americas Place in the world today, and how would Donald Trump and Kamala Harris shape that role . Im speaking with our chief international correspondent lyse doucet. Hi, lyse. Hello, sumi. Really good to, well, not face to face, but at least speak to you down the line. Indeed. And we also have our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. How are you, james . Very well, sumi. Good to be here. Great to have you both. And i want to start with the fact that many of our listeners will know you, our viewers will know you, you attend summits, you travel the world, you speak to diplomats, you speak to lawmake
Indeed. And we also have our diplomatic correspondent, james landale. How are you, james? very well, sumi. Good to be here. Great to have you both. And i want to start with the fact that many of our listeners will know you, our viewers will know you, you attend summits, you travel the world, you speak to diplomats, you speak to lawmakers. In these conversations, what is the broad sense you re getting on how people right now see america on the world stage? i think the one word i would use is uncertainty. I think that, in the short run, the world is watching and waiting for the outcome of the election in november to see what impact that will have on us policy. And i think more broadly, i think they re just looking at the united states, thinking this is a country that is in transition, that it s moving, and it s a country that is having a debate with itself about what role it should play in the world, and it s been doing that for many years. And it continues. And i think so the world is