What’s it like to live next to the world’s worst neighbour: Vladimir Putin’s Russia? In 2024, pro-democracy Georgians are beaten for resisting their pro-Moscow government from enacting a Putinesque “foreign agents” law. Poland is rearming against the Russian threat, and the Baltic states of the former USSR are subjected to hybrid warfare from their former oc ... Show More
Sep 24
Chaos, rare earths and ethnic cleansing – The major conflict you know nothing about
The civil war in Myanmar is Asia’s deadliest ongoing conflict – yet despite violence which has killed more than 100,000 people it rarely dominates international headlines. In today’s episode Oz Katerji talks to Matthew Campbell, reporter at Bloomberg Businessweek, about the drive ... Show More
34m 45s
May 2024
The Weekend Intelligence: Georgia... the day after tomorrow
The introduction laws cracking down on supposed foreign agents has become a common tactic for autocratic leaders. Activists in Georgia, who oppose the introduction of such a law, refer to theirs as “the Russian law”. They see it as moving their country closer to Putin, and away f ... Show More
44m 59s
Mar 2022
How Putin’s war is reshaping Europe’s alliances
<p>Europe has been united by opposition to Putin’s war in Ukraine, but will this new found unity last and will Russia be permanently isolated? Gideon talks to Alexander Stubb, former prime minister of Finland, about how the conflict is reshaping Europe’s alliances with the rest o ... Show More
18m 51s
Jul 2024
Sabotage & armed struggle: resistance in occupied Ukraine
Day 861.Today, as well as diplomatic and battlefield updates, we look at the who, how, where and why of Ukrainian resistance movements behind Russian lines.
Contributors:Dominic Nicholls (Host). @DomNicholls on X.Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on X. ... Show More
44m 58s