Sean McFate - Terror Weapons and Terrorism - is Putin Grasping at Straws in Desperation not to Lose?
Dr Sean McFate is a strategist and expert on international relations. He is a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council, and a professor at: Georgetown University’s Walsh School of Foreign Service, Syra...
23 Apr 202352min
Robin Horsfall - The Spring Offensive has Begun - Can Ukraine Surprise with Bold and Decisive Gains?
GUEST: Robin Horsfall, soldier, writer, campaigner and keynote speaker. ---------- Russia's much vaunted 'new offensive', started without huge fanfare, and seems to have petered out with little tangi...
21 Apr 202355min
Dinara Khalilova - The Forced Deportation and Filtration of Ukrainians from the Occupied Territories
Hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians have had to evacuate through Russia or were forcibly deported there. They have experienced terrible things like the “filtration” camps on the borders, separation ...
21 Apr 202354min
Scott Lucas - Russia's Failed Invasion - What Helped Crucial Ukrainian Resilience in February 2022
GUEST: Scott Lucas - political analyst, journalist and researcher. ---------- The Western alliance has played a crucial role in helping to supply Ukraine with materials and modern weapons to fight ...
21 Apr 202354min
Maria Nizzero - Why it May be Impossible to use Frozen Russian Assets to pay for Rebuilding Ukraine.
“As the UK government mulls the idea of using frozen Russian assets to help pay for the rebuilding of war-torn Ukraine, ministers appear to have failed to realise that a simple weapon against sancti...
14 Apr 20231h 1min
Paul Mason - The British Left and the Struggle Between Open Society and Aggressive Authoritarianism.
Putin undoubtedly feared an independent, democratic, and affluent Ukraine on his doorstep, which is compelling reason why he started the war. Rather than a struggle caused by geopolitics, the Ukrain...
14 Apr 202347min
David Satter - Russia Starts to Clamp down on Free Speech of Foreigners with Arrest of US Journalist
Pick the worst periods of Russian history and you will find echoes of them in the present day – whether that be the economic and mafia chaos of the 90s, the privations and repression of the Soviet p...
12 Apr 202343min
Olha Poliukhovych - Ukrainian Literature has been Influenced by its Complex History and Colonialism.
Today we are exploring the cultural aspects of the David and Goliath struggle between Ukraine, a young democracy versus Russia an old imperial autocracy. Russian propaganda ties to play up the simil...
11 Apr 202359min
