The battle for Darfur + Chinese weapons in Sudan
As the war for Sudan's Darfur region heats up, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) are stepping up their brutal siege on the last remaining army stronghold of El Fasher, with new satellite pictures showing...
1 Sep 202532min
Famine denials, dead journalists and disinformation: the war on truth in Israel
As the old cliché goes, the first casualty when war comes is truth.In the past week, Israel has denied that it has caused a famine in Gaza, accusing the UN-backed body behind the report of a “blood li...
29 Aug 202548min
‘We can’t future-proof our defence, but we can be future-ready’
How can Nato make itself future-ready? What are the biggest threats facing Western democracy? And what black swan event helped change the course of the First World War?To find out, Venetia chats to Dr...
25 Aug 202527min
Did Trump really stop six wars?
In his desperate attempt to win the Nobel Peace Prize, President Trump claims to have ended at least six wars around the world. But how does that stack up in reality? In this episode Roland Oliphant h...
22 Aug 202532min
Remembering WWII's 'forgotten army': VJ Day
Eighty years on from Victory over Japan day in 1945, the contribution of British and Commonwealth soldiers in a brutal battle against the Imperial Japanese armed forces is often overlooked. The fact t...
18 Aug 202544min
What Ukrainians want from Trump and Putin's meeting
As US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin get ready to meet in Alaska, there has been lots of talk about what Washington, Moscow and even Europe want from the historic summit.But what a...
15 Aug 202540min
Frenemy: why Australia can't live without China
Australia holds a unique position in global geopolitics - on the other side of the world but still very much a 'Western' country.To that end, Roland Oliphant speaks with former Australian Defence Mini...
11 Aug 202538min
How Putin, Xi and Trump sparked a new nuclear arms race
Nuclear weapons are back. This week, Moscow announced that it would no longer abide by the once hugely significant Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Last week, President Donald Trump ann...
8 Aug 202545min
