The Gulf at War: What Comes Next?

The IISS Manama Dialogue 2026, held from 30 October to 1 November, came after months of conflict in the Middle East. In this episode, Air Marshal (retd) Martin ‘Sammy’ Sampson, Emile Hokayem and Tomisha Bino discuss how this year’s themes compared with last year’s and how Gulf st ... Show More

As European rearmament accelerates and NATO's defence ambitions expand, what progress has actually been made and where do the gaps remain? Meia Nouwens is joined by four IISS experts to reflect on the key discussions from the third IISS Prague Defence Summit, covering South Korea ... Show More

Czech ammunition output surpassing US production capacity, sovereign AI systems pushing back against American platforms and a growing Chinese challenge in quantum submarine detection: these are the fault lines shaping Europe's defence transformation. As Washington's strategic pri ... Show More

In this episode of the ChinaPower podcast Meia Nouwens joins us to discuss the major themes and takeaways from the 2024 Shangri-La Dialogue. She discusses this year’s record number of high-level participants and the significance of the dialogue for regional security. Nouwens unpa ... Show More

FROM THE SEA is the first podcast from Vietnam to focus on geopolitical and security developments with regard to the South China Sea as a connected area in the regional maritime landscape. This program is produced by South China Sea Studies. In today's episode, Dr. Hoo Chiew Ping ... Show More

<p>The leaders of both countries will meet for dinner at the White House tonight. In light of <a href="https://www.economist.com/asia/2024/04/09/to-keep-the-peace-in-asia-japan-plans-for-war?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=disc ... Show More

This week, Mike and Jude are joined by Kurt M. Campbell, Coordinator for Indo-Pacific Affairs in the National Security Council, and Mira Rapp-Hooper, Senior Adviser on China at the U.S. Department of State's Policy Planning Staff. They begin by discussing educational and professi ... Show More

<p>This week, Alan, Quinta and Scott were joined by special guest,&nbsp;Rational Security editor Jen Patja Howell! They sat down to discuss:</p><ul><li>“Our Stand on Havana”: While pressure is building on the Biden administration to take a stand on <a href="https://www.nytimes.co ... Show More

<p><span class="yt-core-attributed-string--link-inherit-color" dir= "auto">As the world watches the Transatlantic Alliance continue to strain, America's allies to the West are wondering what it all means for them. Analysts Victoria Herczegh and Ronan Wordsworth joined host Christ ... Show More

This week, Mike and Jude are joined by Mr. Choi Shing Kwok, Director & Chief Executive Officer of the ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute, and head of the ASEAN Studies Centre and Singapore APEC Study Centre, to discuss ASEAN perspectives on issues in the Indo-Pacific. The conversation ... Show More

<p>In this episode of<em> Hold Your Fire!</em>,<em> </em>Richard is joined by Crisis Group’s China and Philippines experts Amanda Hsiao and Georgi Engelbrecht to talk about friction between China and the Philippines in the South China Sea. They discuss recent incidents involving ... Show More

Ben and Tommy talk about Israeli PM Bibi Netanyahu’s attack on Israel’s judicial system, the ongoing US war against Chinese balloons and UFOs, Kim Jong Un’s likely successor, Saudi influence peddling, the latest in Ukraine as we approach the one year anniversary of Russia’s invas ... Show More