How Protectionism is Reshaping Global Trade in 2025 - Special Episode 49
Rise of tariffs and quotasSubsidies and industrial policyNon-tariff barriersNational security concernsImpacts on global supply chains
25 Touko 202539min
Hybrid Warfare: What Is It and How Will It Evolve? - Special Episode 48
Blurred lines of war and peaceMulti-domain operations (military, cyber, information)Cognitive and disinformation campaignsProxy actors & plausible deniabilityEmerging technologies: AI, drones
16 Touko 202530min
BRICS: Expansion and the Dollar Challenge - Special Episode 47
• Historic BRICS membership growth• De-dollarization: national currencies & BRICS Pay• New Development Bank & Contingent Reserve Arrangement• Geopolitical implications & US dollar challenge• Brazil’s ...
15 Touko 202535min
The Role of AI in Asymmetric Threats and Military Modernization - Special Episode 46
AI’s impact on asymmetric threatsAI in command & decision supportAutonomous drone swarm technologiesAI-driven cyber & disinformation warfareEthical, legal & governance challenges
14 Touko 202528min
The Istanbul Talks: Russia-Ukraine Scenarios - Special Episode 45
Diplomatic ceasefire push versus Russia’s counterofferEchoes of 2022 Istanbul negotiationsCeasefire precondition disputeMotivations of key actors: Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, US/EUPossible scenarios: col...
12 Touko 202517min
Putin-Xi Summit - Special Episode 44
80th WWII Victory AnniversaryComprehensive Strategic PartnershipGlobal Strategic StabilityEconomic & Energy CooperationSpace & Technological Initiatives
9 Touko 202510min
The Rise of the United Arab Emirates - History and Geopolitics - Special Episode 42
Early human settlement and archaeological heritageAncient maritime trade networks linking the Gulf to Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and East AfricaArrival of Islam and integration into the Umayyad/Ab...
6 Touko 202533min
