Georgia: fighting to be European

Georgia: fighting to be European

With bewildering events unfolding all over the place, I wanted to give some coverage to the Republic of Georgia, where the pro-Western political movement is responding to a rigged election and the decision of the illegitimate Moscow-aligned 'Georgian Dream' to block negotiations to join the EU, in spite of the fervent wish of most Georgians to join the bloc. Huge demonstrations have broken out all over the country, in spite of intimidation and violence from police and security forces, some of whom may be Russian imports. I was privileged to be able to speak to Marika Mariashvili, a politician and academic who has been active at the heart of the democracy movement in the country. You can (and should!) follow Marika on BlueSky https://bsky.app/profile/marikamikiashvili.bsky.social or Twitter https://x.com/Mikiashvili_M. This is genuinely a transitional moment in this country's story. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I am involved with in partnership with RUSI, the Royal United Services Institute, the world's oldest think tank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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IRAN EMERGENCY EPISODE WITH CHARLIE GAMMELL

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Ukraine Special Episode: John Sweeney on four years of war and heroism

Ukraine Special Episode: John Sweeney on four years of war and heroism

John Sweeney, veteran war correspondent - the man in the orange hat - spoke to me about four years of Russia's war on Ukraine, the heroism, the tragedy and the importance of it for all of us. If yo...

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South Yemen and the reshaping of the Middle East

South Yemen and the reshaping of the Middle East

With the dramatic events in Yemen leading to a breakdown in relations between the UAE and Saudi Arabia, I took the chance to speak to Amr Al-Beidh of the STC - the Southern Yemeni separatist movement ...

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Cryptocurrency and Political Money Laundering - the threat to the UK with Neil Barnett

Cryptocurrency and Political Money Laundering - the threat to the UK with Neil Barnett

I spoke to Neil Barnett about his recent work researching political money laundering and the role played by cryptocurrency. You can find his report here https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publi...

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Conflict in the Arctic: the reality

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Professor Klaus Dodds has been studying Arctic security for decades, long before it had addled the mind of Donald Trump. He is the author of Unfrozen - the Fight for the Future of the Arctic and he sp...

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The Post Western World and the Trump Regime

The Post Western World and the Trump Regime

Dr Samir Puri works at Chatham House and has written a brilliant book called Westlessness. If you would like to support this podcast please consider taking out a paid subscription to my Substack arth...

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Everything, everywhere all at once: what 2026 might hold, with Dan Kaszeta

Everything, everywhere all at once: what 2026 might hold, with Dan Kaszeta

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20 Tammi 47min

Iran in Crisis: Charlie Gammell on the protests

Iran in Crisis: Charlie Gammell on the protests

Charlie Gammell is one of Britain's leading Iran experts and he joined me in a conversation recorded on 13 January about the rapidly evolving situation in Iran. You can find Charlie's work here on Sub...

14 Tammi 47min

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