Ep 136. Trump's High Summer of Disorder: Can Big Global Government actually regulate AI?
Like it or not, Trump and his surreal version of a libertarian patrimonial America is reshaping the world. At least in what the FT’s Janan Ganesh dubs “the high summer of Donald Trump”. I teamed up wi...
14 Aug 202549min
Ep 135. Are Drones replacing Air Forces; and is NATO ready for it?
As Ukraine and Russia master new forms of drone warfare, are NATO and Europe being left behind? Is the West willfully clinging to older 20th century ways of equipping and preparing for war? In this...
12 Aug 202549min
Ep 134. Why Spying is vital in our age of Disorder
For as long as there’s been wars and diplomacy, there have been spies. Some call it the world’s second oldest profession. But from their peak during the Cold War until now have the West’s spying capab...
5 Aug 202546min
Ep 133. Could Epstein Bring Down Trump?
It’s that time of the month (ha), as we take listener questions! Jason and Jane discuss why the Epstein scandal WILL genuinely hurt Trump with his conspiracy loving base, the complexities of the U...
29 Juli 202559min
Ep 132. Why Backgammon Can Help us Order the Disorder
We’ve heard about Putin bluffing. Abraham Lincoln was an accomplished poker player and Churchill dabbled at chess. But to our mind it is Backgammon that best reflects both politics and life decisions....
24 Juli 202554min
Ep 131. Have You Got What It Takes to Become British?
Each time someone wants to become a British Citizen, they have to pass the ‘Life In The UK’ Test. The aspiring Britisher (such as Jason) might hope that this test would be comprised of a series of que...
22 Juli 202541min
Ep 130. Is International Diplomacy Dead? With Stephanie Williams
The UN is demonstrably powerless in Gaza; unable to facilitate elections in Libya; and blocked by Russia from doing anything meaningful on major issues, like Ukraine, Climate Change, Tarriffs, or the ...
15 Juli 202549min
Ep 129. What Does British Foreign Policy Actually Mean?
In his roll as UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy has often talked of his concept of progressive realism, but what does that mean? And how has that impacted British foreign policy over the past 12 mont...
8 Juli 20251h 7min
