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Global politics, weekly — master English & Spanish with a bilingual podcast.
A weekly bilingual podcast covering global news while learning English and Spanish — Un pódcast bilingüe semanal que aborda noticias internacionales mientras se aprende inglés y español.
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Learn while shadowing
Weekly news in Spanish and English with translations (audio + pdf files).
🎧 Shadowing-friendly audio
Listen and repeat key sentences to sharpen pronunciation and rhythm in both languages.
📄 Translations + PDF files
Follow along with bilingual notes: essential phrases, definitions, and political vocabulary.
🧭 Advanced geopolitics vocabulary
Learn English and Spanish with advanced vocabulary in politics, global political economy, geonomics, economics, business language and more.
Accents you’ll hear (and master)
Our weekly podcasts cover real-world accents across the Spanish-speaking world and English-speaking countries.
🇪🇸 Spanish accents (Español)
Mexican Spanish, Iberian/Peninsular Spanish, Colombian Spanish, Argentine, Bolivian, Ecuadorian — and many more.
🇬🇧 English accents (English)
UK, Canadian, American, Australian, Irish, South African, Kiwi (New Zealand) — and more.
Suitable for B2–C2 students (CEFR)
Suitable for B2–C2 students (The Common European Framework).
Apto para estudiantes de nivel B2–C2 (según el Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las Lenguas).
Pressing themes you will master (EN/ES)
Here is the updated list of the 30 pressing themes with their Spanish translations.
- Multipolarity vs. Unipolarity — Multipolaridad vs. Unipolaridad
- De-risking & Decoupling — Reducción de riesgos y Desacoplamiento
- The Rise of the Global South — El ascenso del Sur Global
- Energy Transition Geopolitics — Geopolítica de la transición energética
- AI Sovereignty — Soberanía de la Inteligencia Artificial
- Weaponization of Finance — Instrumentalización financiera
- Cross-Strait Tensions — Tensiones en el Estrecho (Taiwán)
- Resource Nationalism — Nacionalismo de recursos naturales
- Democratic Backsliding — Retroceso democrático
- Cyber Warfare — Guerra cibernética
- Supply Chain Resiliency — Resiliencia de la cadena de suministro
- Climate Migration — Migración climática
- Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) — Monedas digitales de bancos centrales
- Food Insecurity — Inseguridad alimentaria
- Space Weaponization — Militarización del espacio
- BRICS+ Expansion — Expansión de los BRICS+
- Strategic Autonomy — Autonomía estratégica
- The Semiconductor Race — La carrera de los semiconductores
- Information Warfare — Guerra de la información
- Demographic Decline — Declive demográfico
- Maritime Chokepoints — Puntos de estrangulamiento marítimo
- The “Middle Power” Influence — La influencia de las “potencias medias”
- Global Debt Distress — Crisis de deuda global
- Proxy Conflicts — Conflictos por delegación
- The Arctic Scramble — La disputa por el Ártico
- Green Protectionism — Proteccionismo verde
- Urban Warfare — Guerra urbana
- Techno-Nationalism — Tecno-nacionalismo
- Non-State Actors — Actores no estatales
- Global Health Security — Seguridad sanitaria global
Geopolitical vocabulary breakdown
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Sanctions | Sanciones |
| Trade War | Guerra comercial |
| Supply Chain | Cadena de suministro |
| Border Dispute | Disputa fronteriza |
| Summit | Cumbre |
| Foreign Policy | Política exterior |
| Bilateral Agreement | Acuerdo bilateral |
| Emerging Markets | Mercados emergentes |
| Election Interference | Interferencia electoral |
| Global Warming | Calentamiento global |
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Leverage | Ventaja estratégica / Influencia |
| Sovereign Debt | Deuda soberana |
| Brinkmanship | Táctica al borde del abismo |
| Hegemony | Hegemonía |
| Proxy War | Guerra por delegación |
| Soft Power | Poder blando |
| Interdependence | Interdependencia |
| Protectionism | Proteccionismo |
| Civil Unrest | Disturbios civiles |
| Diplomatic Stalemate | Callejón sin salida diplomático |
| English | Spanish |
|---|---|
| Zero-sum Game | Juego de suma cero |
| Statecraft | El arte de gobernar |
| Rapprochement | Acercamiento |
| Geostrategic Pivot | Pivote geoestratégico |
| Contagion Effect | Efecto contagio |
| Status Quo Ante | El estado de las cosas anterior |
| The Thucydides Trap | La trampa de Tucídides |
| Decoupling | Desacoplamiento |
| Strategic Ambiguity | Ambigüedad estratégica |
| Vested Interests | Intereses creados |