Behind The Lines Ep 6 - Still Beautiful? The Cynical World of Globalised Football
We’re living in an age of the self-confident autocrat: China is rising, President Erdogan coasted to a managed re-election and in the Gulf, the Arab monarchies are riding high on oil prices boosted by...
28 Syys 20231h 3min
Behind The Lines Ep 5 - Libya and the Disordered World
Storm Daniel passed through the Mediterranean in early September, one of a bewildering number of extreme weather events in recent months. When it hit Libya on 10 September, torrential rainfall led to...
22 Syys 202344min
Behind The Lines Ep 4 - The Threats To Global Democracy
On the 30th August a military coup took place in Gabon in West Africa, dislodging the president Ali Bongo, whose family has controlled the country for nearly 60 years. That military takeover in Gabon ...
15 Syys 202345min
Behind The Lines Ep 3 - Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Dictatorship
Since independence in 1980, Zimbabwe has been controlled by one political movement - ZANU-PF. Outside the country this was often seen as the personal fiefdom of one man, Robert Mugabe. Undoubtedly he ...
8 Syys 20231h 3min
Behind The Lines Ep 2 - Ukraine's Radical War
Ukraine’s Radical War Thanks to all of you that have listened to the first episode of Behind the Lines and to all of those of you that are joining this new podcast for the first time. We are taking a...
31 Elo 202353min
Behind The Lines Ep 1 - Prigozhin's Fall
Behind the Lines with Arthur Snell is a new geopolitics podcast. Every week we give the listener access to the best informed people to help you understand this turbulent world and get a feel for the t...
25 Elo 202339min
