Could we change the weather?
The idea that people can change weather has a long history - both as part of mythology and as part of modern day conspiracy theory. But the science of geoengineering is one that some scientists think ...
31 Jan 202549min
The Gulf countries and a post-oil future?
How would the Gulf countries transition to a post oil economy? Could they do so and what happens if they don't? I spoke to Dr David Roberts, author of Security Politics in the Gulf Monarchies about th...
25 Jan 202547min
Disinformation in the Trump 2.0 era with Nina Jankowicz
This is a co-host with the Disorder Podcast. You can find their details here: https://tr.ee/ksicr-3Wty Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at ar...
21 Jan 20251h 1min
Justice in Syria: on the trail of Assad's henchmen
Since 2011, war crimes investigator Bill Wiley has been on the trail of the criminal elements of the Assad regime who have carried out extraordinary amounts of killings, torture and other crimes. His ...
18 Jan 202559min
France in the Age of Populism
How does a society like France grapple with the challenge of populist politics? I spoke to Thom Reilly, former British Ambassador to Morocco who was a candidate in the European parliamentary elections...
10 Jan 202553min
BONUS EPISODE - CRISIS IN GEORGIA
Marika Mariashvili returns for a special bonus episode as Georgia faces a constitutional crisis - the existing president refusing to cede power after a stolen election, and a new puppet in place takin...
30 Dec 20241h 13min
Charles Gammell on Iran post-Assad
What does the fall of Assad mean for the mad Mullahs running Iran? I spoke to Charles Gammell. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnel...
26 Dec 202452min
Christmassy Episode: Miguel Delaney on the geopolitics of football
Miguel Delaney, Chief Football Writer at the Independent is the author of states of play, a book about the geopolitics of football. You can find him on Bluesky and Twitter. migueldelaney Check out our...
21 Dec 202457min
