How tyrants fall
The tyrant was once thought to be an endangered species. From Vladimir Putin to Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un, there is a new generation of leaders for life. But are they as strong as they look? Marcel D...
31 Jul 202433min
The future of the Israel-Gaza war & the geopolitics of the Olympic Games
On today's episode we examine the situation in Gaza and Israel, asking whether the war could spread beyond its current limits. Then, with the opening ceremony of Paris 2024 just a few hours away, we l...
26 Jul 202441min
How close is the world to nuclear war?
On today's special episode of Battle Lines we speak to International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi. As China rapidly expands its nuclear arsenal and Iran inches closer to a bomb ...
24 Jul 202438min
Political extremism in America, China's secret military base in Tajikistan
On today's episode, we check in with Deputy US Editor Rozina Sabur about what the assassination attempt against Donald Trump tells us about political extremism in the United States. Then Senior Foreig...
19 Jul 202441min
How to catch a Russian submarine
A Navy frigate commander and a British submarine captain on playing cat and mouse in a ‘little bubble of GCHQ’"When a torpedo starts coming straight at you, there’s only one thing a submarine crew can...
18 Jul 202440min
How will Labour govern, a look inside the NATO summit, shock French election
On today's episode of Battle Lines, we look at the UK's new Labour government and its defence policy with our defence editor Danielle Sheridan. We also pop over to the NATO summit and ask Brussels cor...
12 Jul 202435min
Chaos in an unprecedented US presidential race & the West Bank's medical crisis
On today's episode of Battle Lines, we speak to US editor Tony Diver on the state of the presidential race after a disastrous debate for Joe Biden and the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling....
5 Jul 202440min
Wikileaks' impact, China's crackdown in Tibet, Gaza update
In this episode of Battle Lines we're going to explore the impact of WikiLeaks from a conflict and security perspective and ask the Telegraph's Gordon Rayner and journalist Colin Freeman what founder ...
28 Jun 202437min
