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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1
Inside the NATO conference – A breakdown from A...
26 min
2
Expensive Lessons – What America vs Iran taught...
30 min
3
Ukraine Strikes – Is Russia’s war machine falte...
29 min
4
Trump’s Iran deal — Does it reveal a US divide ...
30 min
5
Germany braces for war – Can rearmament secure ...
24 min
6
Xi and Putin – What do they really want from ea...
19 min
7
Order vs. Chaos – Who is thriving in a world of...
31 min
8
All guns blazing – How the arms trade went into...
28 min
9
Drone masters – How Ukraine reinvented modern w...
32 min
10
Poison arsenal – The deadly return of bioweapons
21 min
11
Inside Russia’s web of terror – How Kremlin pro...
27 min
12
America against the World Part 4 – The New Normal?
35 min
13
America against the World Part 3 – Who will fil...
27 min
14
America against the World Part 2 – Is Washingto...
33 min
15
New Mini-Series – America against the World – P...
34 min
16
America against the World - trailer
1 min
17
China vs America – Who will be the soft power s...
27 min
18
After Iran, A New Age of Terror?
36 min
19
Iran vs. the Gulf – Is there any going back to ...
27 min
20
Trump says he wants to end the Iran war. Can he?
25 min
21
Despatch from Beirut – Oz Katerji reports as Tr...
27 min
22
Trump's Iran doom spiral – Where does this end?
25 min
23
Trump’s deadly Iran gamble – Emergencycast with...
26 min
24
Does Putin really think he can still win in Ukr...
25 min
25
Friend or foe? – Do Rubio's words in Munich cha...
20 min