Jul 9

Explainer 475: Why has Russia recognised the Taliban?

Russia has become the first country to recognise the Taliban as Afghanistan’s government. Andrew Mueller explains why. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6m 44s

Jul 5

How to topple a tyrant

As last year’s rapid descent of Syria’s president Bashar al-Assad attests, when a dictator falls, they fall fast. But what are the conditions under which that fall occurs? And how can they be sparked?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

35m 32s

Jul 2

Explainer 474: Tuvalu’s climate-change escape to Australia

Andrew Mueller explains the relocation ballot being offered to Tuvaluans by Australia and what’s in it for the host nation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6m 32s

Jan 2024

Could Brits really be called up to serve in the army?

The head of the British Army has said we should "train and equip" a "citizen army" to prepare the country for any potential land war. The comments from General Sir Patrick Sanders, who stands down as chief of the general staff in six months, are being seen as a warning that Briti ... Show More

23m 26s

Jun 2024

هل نحن على حافة الحرب العالمية الثالثة؟

‏لم يعرف العالم سلاماً أطول مما عاشه منذ نهاية الحرب العالمية الثانية حتى الآن، فقد نجت البشرية طيلة تلك الفترة، ولا سيما خلال الحرب الباردة، من مخاطر اصطدام الدول الكبرى، لكن في السنوات الأخيرة عادت أجواء الحرب تطرق أبواب العالم من جديد، إذ تشتعل التوترات المسلحة في بقاع عديدة، ... Show More

45m 20s

Jan 2024

Why is everyone starting to talk about World War III?

The Telegraph editor began the morning by asking how ‘everyday British life would change in a global conflict’. Trump has already called it for WW3. On today’s episode we ask why the language has ratcheted up and whether we are already in a war without fully realising. How will P ... Show More

36m 51s

Mar 2017

Could Trump Start World War III?

Donald Trump has not started any new wars… yet. But his administration is pouring gasoline on several initiated by his predecessors. This week on Intercepted: US forces are deploying in Syria, as drone strikes expand in Yemen. And Russia and Iran loom over everything. We talk to ... Show More

58m 8s

Feb 2024

Will the US and Iran go to war?

Negar Mortazavi speaks to Benjamin Friedman, policy director at Defense Priorities in Washington. Friedman previously worked as a defense analyst at the Cato Institute and at the Center for Defense Information. He has edited three books on defense policy and strategy and has publ ... Show More

29m 57s

Mar 2021

When The Grey Zone Becomes A War Zone | Grey Zone Ep 8

What happens when the grey zone becomes a war zone and what might future wars look like, with hypersonic missiles, artificial intelligence and cyber changing calculations? These are questions Sky News journalist Deborah Haynes explores in this episode, in part, by looking at Russ ... Show More

43m 28s

May 2023

The Economist: Kissinger on avoiding world war

Henry Kissinger was one of the most influential and controversial diplomats of the 20th century. He was National Security Advisor and Secretary of State to two American presidents. Now, with China’s growing influence and the prospect of powerful technology that could change the n ... Show More

52m 34s

May 2023

Why the world needs to understand Russia

What do the Russian people really think about the war?Former Russian diplomat, Alexander Baukov, and Russia expert, Dr Jade McGlynn, talk through how the war could end. And we get the latest from the frontline in the Donbass with BBC defence correspondent Jonathan Beale.Today’s e ... Show More

32m 56s

Jun 2018

The military’s biggest challenge? Trump.

Jenn sits down with returning guest Alex Ward and special guest Loren DeJonge Schulman, a defense expert at the Center for a New American Security, to talk about why the hell the Pentagon keeps getting caught off guard by big decisions coming from the White House. From Trump canc ... Show More

29m 52s

Imagining a Third World War