Trump, Putin and the fate of Ukraine – Where next?
After a frantic week of international diplomacy, where has the Trump-Putin summit left the prospect of an end to Russia’s war on Ukraine? Following Trump’s red carpet welcome for Putin in Alaska, Eur...
20 Aug 202536min
Trump, cartels and the war on fentanyl
The highly potent opioid fentanyl is a major cause of death in the US – and the global trade of the drug is also a cause of growing geopolitical division. Trump has claimed tariffs on Mexico and Can...
14 Aug 202542min
Iran vs. Israel and America – What next after the 12 day war?
After the 12 day war, which saw Israel and the US bomb Iran and its nuclear facilities, where next for the Iranian regime? Questions remain over the Tehran regime’s ability to stay in power after ...
7 Aug 202534min
Why are peace deals so hard to reach?
Why is it so difficult to end wars and what makes peace settlements so likely to be rejected? These questions echo across the globe in an era of conflict and political division, with attempts to brok...
31 Jul 202531min
How Putin stole Russia's future
After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, a generation of young Russians hoped for a better future of economic prosperity and personal freedom. Yet three decades later Russia has invaded Ukraine and ...
24 Jul 202531min
Trump’s Putin ultimatum — Can he force an end to the war?
Trump’s position on the war in Ukraine looks to be changing, with his decision to send new weapons to Ukraine and a 50-day ultimatum for Vladimir Putin to halt Russian attacks. But will Trump’s thr...
17 Jul 202526min
Appetite for corruption – How Trump is letting kleptocrats destroy the world
Trump has opened the doors to kleptocrats the world over as he launches a new era of corruption the likes of which we’ve never seen. Oliver Bullough, writer of the Coda Story newsletter as well as the...
10 Jul 202535min
Inside the battle for truth – with Bellingcat’s Eliot Higgins
From ‘alternative facts’ to political lies to the disinformation that courses through social media, the ‘post-truth’ phenomenon threatens the foundations of democracy. Politicians and ideologues are...
3 Jul 202546min
