Israel and Hezbollah: Is all-out war inevitable?
Recent deadly missile exchanges are the largest escalation between Israel and the Lebanon-based Islamist paramilitary group Hezbollah since the outbreak of the war in Gaza. Many fear it’s a precursor ...
28 Aug 202447min
Hotter Seas, Higher Tensions
Climate change doesn’t just mean dire consequences for food, water, human migration and long-term human survival. As the seas heat up they create critical security issues, from impacts on military son...
21 Aug 202445min
Ukraine’s Gamble: The Invasion of Russia
The course of the war in Ukraine changed dramatically on Tuesday 6th August when Ukraine launched an unprecedented incursion on Russian territory. The Kursk Offensive took Moscow entirely by surprise,...
14 Aug 202438min
Putin is beating our sanctions. Here’s how to stop him.
Russia is the most sanctioned country in the world. The Ukraine war might have left her internationally isolated and starved of resources – but Putin and his oligarch court are adept at avoiding finan...
7 Aug 202440min
The West in retreat?
The days of Western economic, cultural and military dominance are fading. China’s influence and military assertiveness are growing. Rising economies like Brazil, Indonesia and India are increasing pow...
31 Jul 202442min
The Dictators’ Cartel and What It Wants – Anne Applebaum talks to Gavin Esler
The existential threats to world stability are working together. Autocrats in Moscow, Beijing, Tehran and Pyongyang are moving in concert with both their clients and fellow travellers in Zimbabwe, Ven...
24 Jul 202435min
America’s crisis is the world’s crisis
The US is currently suffering a crisis in democracy, and its effects are far-reaching. But how does it relate to the global rise in authoritarianism and conflict? In the wake of compounding concerns c...
17 Jul 202450min
Can Europe’s centre hold?
Europe’s most powerful countries are in political crisis. Emmanuelle Macron’s big gamble to halt the progress of Marine le Pen’s Rassemblement National seems to have paid off – for now. But Germany’s ...
10 Jul 202443min
