Of the national in abu dhabi. Ned temko, from the christian science monitor, was born in the United States but has spent much of his Career Reporting from the uk. With me in the studio, the british political Commentator Steve richards, who hosts the podcast rock n roll politics. Welcome to you all. A pandemic of the un vaccinated. The phrase used by us president Joe Biden on thursday illustrates a growing frustration among political leaders in countries fortunate enough to have stocks of covid vaccine that this hasnt been the Escape Hatch from Pandemic Theyd hoped for. In france, President Macron has told the unvaccinated they wont be allowed into restaurants. In the uk, they could be excluded from football stadia. President biden announced that employees of the federal government who decline to be vaccinated will have to wear masks, keep physically distanced from their colleagues and be tested once or twice a week. Earlier, hed praised the republican governor of alabama, kay ivey. Sh
Minister went to see president biden before that. he had minister went to see president biden before that. he had been. - minister went to see president biden before that. he had been. it s- minister went to see president biden before that. he had been. it s a - before that. he had been. it s a different before that. he had been. it s a different story before that. he had been. it s a different story from before that. he had been. it s a different story from afghanistan, | different story from afghanistan, which different story from afghanistan, which could different story from afghanistan, which could be different story from afghanistan, which could be much different story from afghanistan, which could be much more - which could be much more complicated. which could be much more complicated. there - which could be much more complicated. there is- which could be much morel complicated. there is some which could be much more complicated. there is some american presence
The tories euphoria of the vaccine roll out, the tories were miles ahead as the a comment the tories were miles ahead as the a comment. now whetherthere the tories were miles ahead as the a comment. now whether there are doubts comment. now whether there are doubts about opening up and some of the incoherence of policymaking is a bit clearer, the incoherence of policymaking is a bit clearer, the polls are narrowing. to make sense of politics in any narrowing. to make sense of politics in any democracy at the moment, you have to in any democracy at the moment, you have to weigh in the freakish conditions we ve all been living in for the last conditions we ve all been living in for the last 18 months. we aren t out of for the last 18 months. we aren t out of vet for the last 18 months. we aren t out of yet- out of yet. how is it going in and ira: ? out of yet. how is it going in and lraq? that s out of yet. how is it going in and iraq? that s democracy - out of yet. how
Americans have written off afghanistan as an area of interest and their focus remains on afghanistan as an area of interest and theirfocus remains on iraq? i and their focus remains on iraq? i think it s probably a bit more complicated than that. i think there is a real sense of retreat, like after the vietnam war. still hanging over from the iraq war. after the vietnam war. still hanging overfrom the iraq war. in washington, it s very hard to get consensus in favour of significant military involvement, particularly in the middle east. i think in that sense, it s kind of a political triumph to leave some presents in iraq. i think the more general shift is away from the middle east and europe to a certain extent, and this new primary forest policy focusing on the asia pacific region foreign policy. on the asia-pacific region foreign policy- foreign policy. that s one for another day. and now to the any other business at the end of every agenda.
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