This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler
Exploring threats to global stability from Ukraine to China to the Middle East with host Gavin Esler – former BBC News presenter, Washington correspondent and host of Newsnight – plus Ukraine-based war reporter Oz Katerji and independent conflict analyst Emma Beals. This Is Not A Drill dives deep into the dangers, corruption, conflicts, disinformation, rivalries and ruthless realpolitik that are making our world ever more dangerous.
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The Israel/Hamas Ceasefire – Can it hold?
20 min
2
2025: Trump’s Year of Living Dangerously
28 min
3
Meet the Climate Conmen – How fossil fuel’s fix...
40 min
4
“It’s Syria’s future now”
37 min
5
Islamic State – How global chaos is bringing te...
37 min
6
Trump's trade war: How risky a game is he playing?
36 min
7
Trump against the world – Can diplomats handle ...
25 min
8
Europe’s wake-up call – The coming war with Putin
Why the West must prepare to fight it or expect to lose it – with guest Keir Giles
31 min
9
Ukraine-Russia update: Has Zelenskyy’s Kursk ga...
38 min
10
Kleptocracy Now – How the Global Corruption Mac...
38 min
11
Taster – ‘Why do people join cults?’ – from the...
10 min
12
How one island shapes the US-China rivalry
38 min
13
Can democracies trust the Tech Titans?
32 min
14
Israel/Iran: Can America Stop A Regional War?
25 min
15
Israel / Iran: What the escalation means
20 min
16
Israel and Hezbollah latest: Netanyahu's deadly...
24 min
17
Are we facing a new nuclear arms race?
31 min
18
How to take down the tyrants
28 min
19
The A.I. Trap
41 min
20
Israel and Hezbollah: Is all-out war inevitable?
42 min
21
Hotter Seas, Higher Tensions
40 min
22
Ukraine’s Gamble: The Invasion of Russia
33 min
23
Putin is beating our sanctions. Here’s how to s...
35 min
24
The West in retreat?
38 min
25
The Dictators’ Cartel and What It Wants – Anne ...
30 min