33 - The Geopolitics of Tajikistan
No country could possibly feel more like "the edge of the known world" than the Central Asian republic of Tajikistan. A nation where the president has been in power since '92 and has ruled the count...
27 Dec 20201h 28min
32 - Colombia (FARC, Paramilitarios and Cocaine)
Colombia has always been closely associated with the international Cocaine trade, but the situation there is far more complicated with wider ramifications for the entire region. The government of Bo...
13 Dec 20201h 34min
31 - Nagorno-Karabakh II (A Frozen Conflict Goes Hot)
Like many of the ex-soviet republics, Azerbaijan and Armenia have been part of the frozen conflict now since the early '90s, but Azerbaijan has spent the last few years building up a massive modern ar...
29 Nov 20201h 48min
30 - The Geopolitics of Indonesia
With a new cold war between the USA and China looming on the horizon the balance of power in Asia is being drawn up, with Beijing and Washington vying for influence in the region. Of all the nations o...
15 Nov 20201h 17min
29 - Who Controls the Caspian Sea?
What was once considered a Soviet lake is now quickly becoming one of the most important strategic locations in the region, with Russia working hard to maintain its grip over the sea. The important pa...
1 Nov 20201h 13min
28 - How to Manipulate an Election (Trump, Murdoch and Brexit)
This week we take a deep dive into how to manipulate elections, whilst breaking open a large story connecting Brexit and the Russian ambassador. We also go through how Murdoch consolidates media outle...
18 Okt 20201h 25min
27 - The Geopolitics of Mongolia
Smashed between Russia and China, Mongolia has a difficult position to begin with; but it was from that position that it once managed to create the largest contiguous empire known to man. What is th...
4 Okt 20201h 6min
26 - Will the Afghan Peace Deal Actually Work?
The US has now been at war in Afghanistan for almost 20 years, and three administrations have all failed to find a solution to this war. Now the clock is ticking, with the Taliban gaining more and mor...
20 Sep 20201h 17min
