Inside HTS: what does Al-Jolani want and how will they rule?
There are literally a tiny number of people in this world who can speak with authority and insight on Hay'at Tahrir Al-Sham - or HTS - the militant group that swept into Damascus a week ago. One of th...
16 Dec 20241h 10min
The history of Syria, from the Pharaohs to the Pharaonic
I spoke to the brilliant historian James Barr about the history of Syria from the Pharaohs to the present day. You can find James on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/jamesbarr.bsky.social and his book...
12 Dec 202455min
Georgia: fighting to be European
With bewildering events unfolding all over the place, I wanted to give some coverage to the Republic of Georgia, where the pro-Western political movement is responding to a rigged election and the dec...
4 Dec 202458min
EMERGENCY EPISODE: The Fall of Aleppo
The extraordinary turn of events in Syria in recent days saw the city of Aleppo, once Syria's largest and a key part of the earlier story of Syria's revolution, fall to Syria's rebels, with the soldie...
1 Dec 202438min
Out of the shadows: MI6 Russia expert Christopher Steele on Trump and the new world order
Christopher Steele needs almost no introduction. But if you are interested in learning more about him you can buy his new book, Unredacted, here https://www.amazon.com/Unredacted-Russia-Trump-Fight-De...
29 Nov 202449min
What's going on in Iran
Charlie Gammell is a historian and Iran expert. His latest article on Iran can be found here: https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-winds-of-change-are-blowing-in-iran/ Check out our Bookshop.org a...
23 Nov 20241h 3min
The age of bilateralism
Dr Jonathan Terra is an American academic and analyst who has been based in Prague for 30+ years. We spoke about the impact of a Trump presidency on Eastern Europe and the wider geopolitical context. ...
17 Nov 20241h 9min
The New World Order
I spoke to Mike Martin, military expert, writer, former soldier and now Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells about the new world (dis)order that lies before us under a Trump presi...
9 Nov 202450min
