The Chemical Warrior: Hamish de Bretton-Gordon

The Chemical Warrior: Hamish de Bretton-Gordon

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, Theo Allthorpe-Mullis is joined by Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon OBE, one of the UK’s leading authorities on chemical weapons and modern deterrence. Drawing on more than three decades of service and frontline experience, Hamish reflects on why he joined the British Army, what service means in a democracy, and how Syria shaped his understanding of power, responsibility and Western failure. The conversation moves from t...

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Jason Pack on Disorder, Institutional Failure and Why Democracy is Still Worth Fighting For

Jason Pack on Disorder, Institutional Failure and Why Democracy is Still Worth Fighting For

Send us Fan Mail Jason Pack, host of the Disorder podcast, joins Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight to discuss his idea of “enduring disorder” — a world where democracies struggle to coordinate, inst...

23 Apr 1h 2min

Chechen Prime Minister in Exile Akhmed Zakayev on War, Resistance, and Russia

Chechen Prime Minister in Exile Akhmed Zakayev on War, Resistance, and Russia

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Why We Fight, I speak with Akhmed Zakayev, the exiled Prime Minister of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. Zakayev lays out his case that Chechnya remains under Russ...

17 Apr 27min

No War, No Appeasement: Zolal Habibi on Iran’s Fight for Freedom

No War, No Appeasement: Zolal Habibi on Iran’s Fight for Freedom

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, We speak with Iranian human rights activist Zolal Habibi of the National Council of Resistance of Iran. Born into a family shap...

3 Apr 1h 11min

Jaden Braves on Gen Z, Power, and the Future of Democracy

Jaden Braves on Gen Z, Power, and the Future of Democracy

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, We sit down with Jaden Braves a young Canadian political organiser and director at the Sephira Institute. They explore how a ne...

27 Mar 56min

Is Democracy Broken? Metin Peckin’s Radical Case Against Political Parties

Is Democracy Broken? Metin Peckin’s Radical Case Against Political Parties

Send us Fan Mail Are political parties actually undermining democracy? In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, We sit down with businessman-turned-author Metin Peckin, whose new book B...

22 Mar 1h

Dr. Roberto Foa: Why Faith in Democracy Is Eroding — and How It Can Be Saved

Dr. Roberto Foa: Why Faith in Democracy Is Eroding — and How It Can Be Saved

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, We speak with Dr. Roberto Foa, one of the world’s leading political scientists studying democratic legitimacy and populism. Dr...

28 Feb 57min

Dmytro Koziatynskyi: Fighting Corruption While Fighting a War

Dmytro Koziatynskyi: Fighting Corruption While Fighting a War

Send us Fan Mail *Note from the host - I apologize for the missed weeks, a combination of holiday and family concerns. Also, my audio in this one is a little poor, unfortunately my good mic has develo...

13 Feb 50min

The Uyghur Journalist: Mamatjan Juma

The Uyghur Journalist: Mamatjan Juma

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Dictators v Democrats: Why We Fight, we speak with Mamatjan Juma, a veteran Uyghur journalist and one of the most important voices documenting China’s repression in...

23 Jan 57min

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