Russia's dirty money: the Nordic connection
I spoke to the Swedish journalist Axel Gordh Humlesjö about his work investigating Russian dirty money in Sweden, especially in relation to Swedbank, Sweden's largest bank, whose CEO has been imprison...
25 Loka 202443min
Digital war - from Ukraine, to the Sahel
In the chaotic world we inhabit, the smartphone has become a key element of warfare, even in societies where we might imagine that connectivity is limited by reduced technological sophistication. I wa...
21 Loka 20241h 12min
SPECIAL UKRAINE EPISODE #VPDFO 1
A special episode in support of the Vladimir Putin Do F*ck Off - #VPDFO - festival. This event, held in Kyiv earlier in October brought together soldiers, journalists, activists and politicians with t...
17 Loka 20241h
The Red Emperor
Veteran China correspondent Michael Sheridan has published a biography of Xi Jinping, China's leader, entitled The Red Emperor, published by Headline. You can find details of his book here: https://ww...
11 Loka 202436min
Iran - where are they headed?
Charlie Gammell is an Iran expert, former British diplomat and historian. I spoke to him about the latest developments with Iran and the war now sweeping across the Middle East. Check out our Bookshop...
5 Loka 202443min
The Bangladesh Spring with David Bergman
In July this year, the well entrenched autocratic regime that ruled Bangladesh, a country of nearly 200 million people, was toppled entirely unexpectedly by a student-led democracy movement, ushering ...
27 Syys 20241h 1min
What's the point of the UN?
With the UN General Assembly taking place in New York I spoke to the International Crisis Group's UN Director Richard Gowan about the the organisation, its current challenges and where it might be hea...
20 Syys 20241h 15min
EMERGENCY EPISODE: EXPLOSIVE CRISIS IN LEBANON
I spoke to Charlie Gammell, author, former diplomat and Iran expert on the unfolding crisis in Lebanon after the explosions of Hizbullah communications equipment. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate ...
18 Syys 202426min
