Russia’s war “will last as long as Putin lives”
Russia is holding its first State Duma election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but the Kremlin has worked to ensure the outcome is never truly in doubt. Nina Khrushcheva, great-granddaughte...
16 Sep 37min
Who really blew up the Nord Stream pipeline?
It was one of the most audacious acts of sabotage in modern history - in September 2022, explosions ripped through the Nord Stream pipelines carrying natural gas from Russia underneath the Baltic Sea....
9 Sep 44min
EXPLAINER: Could Russia Attack NATO by 2030?
Across Nato’s eastern flank, defence planners are increasingly focused on one date: 2030. War games, military assessments and troop deployments are being shaped around a stark question – could Moscow ...
8 Sep 7min
The new Middle East: Can a ‘NATO of the East’ work?
Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan have signed the Mecca Pact, a new defence alliance built around the promise that an attack on one is an attack on all.Together they bring Saudi money and religious au...
2 Sep 38min
The new Middle East: The battle to shape a region
For more than a century, the Middle East has been made and remade by collapsing empires, colonial borders, revolutions, wars and powerful rulers. Now, Iran is weakening, Gulf states are becoming more ...
26 Aug 45min
EXPLAINER: Why Russia Is Burning Through 35,000 Soldiers A Month
Ukraine’s drone campaign is reaching deeper into Russia than ever before, striking oil terminals, ships and targets around Moscow and St Petersburg. As casualties rise and attacks put growing pressure...
23 Aug 7min
How Putin made North Korea richer – and more dangerous
North Korea has supplied Russia with millions of artillery rounds, thousands of troops and workers for its drone factories to support its war in Ukraine. In return, Russian money, food, energy and wea...
19 Aug 41min
