The Globalist - Friday 14 August




The Globalist show

Summary: As Hungary completes a border fence with Serbia, ostensibly to stop illegal migrants, we ask what its real function may be. Also, after reports that President Putin called an emergency security meeting this week, we discuss whether he is worried about US troops in Ukraine. Plus: we ask what impact China’s growing wine market might have on global wine tastes and head to Melbourne for the final venture in our cycling series.