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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Trump against the world – Can diplomats handle ...
25 min
2
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
3
Ukraine-Russia update: Has Zelenskyy’s Kursk ga...
38 min
4
Kleptocracy Now – How the Global Corruption Mac...
38 min
5
Taster – ‘Why do people join cults?’ – from the...
10 min
6
How one island shapes the US-China rivalry
38 min
7
Can democracies trust the Tech Titans?
32 min
8
Israel/Iran: Can America Stop A Regional War?
25 min
9
Israel / Iran: What the escalation means
20 min
10
Israel and Hezbollah latest: Netanyahu's deadly...
24 min
11
Are we facing a new nuclear arms race?
31 min
12
How to take down the tyrants
28 min
13
The A.I. Trap
41 min
14
Israel and Hezbollah: Is all-out war inevitable?
42 min
15
Hotter Seas, Higher Tensions
40 min
16
Ukraine’s Gamble: The Invasion of Russia
33 min
17
Putin is beating our sanctions. Here’s how to s...
35 min
18
The West in retreat?
38 min
19
The Dictators’ Cartel and What It Wants – Anne ...
30 min
20
America’s crisis is the world’s crisis
46 min
21
Can Europe’s centre hold?
38 min
22
Volt Typhoon and the new cyber war
38 min
23
The Battle for Kyiv and beyond
43 min
24
Defence of the Realm – How will Britain’s next ...
40 min
25
The Trump Legacy – How will the Felon President...
34 min