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
How America lost its New World Order… and what ...
35 min
2
Gold Wars, Russia’s Africa Corps… and the bigge...
42 min
3
Emergency Edition: Iran attacks Israel – what n...
21 min
4
Guns, Drugs and Crypto – Who’s funding the retu...
34 min
5
Dangerous Waters – How the world shipping syste...
35 min
6
Update: Russia after the Crocus Hall massacre
13 min
7
The new Dark Age of Espionage
37 min
8
Defeating Russia’s Information War Machine – wi...
39 min
9
Iran and the US – Inside the Shadow War
38 min
10
Ukraine two years on – Ukraine’s years of defia...
29 min
11
Ukraine two years on – Inside Russia’s state of...
43 min
12
New Power in the Gulf – The rise of “MBZ”
34 min
13
Trump vs NATO: Could Europe survive alone?
33 min
14
North Korea: Kim Jon Un’s journey to the edge
30 min
15
The world rearms – Panel special with Gavin Esl...
37 min
16
Ukraine vs Russia: Are “peace talks” just a Put...
43 min
17
Dire Straits – After Taiwan’s election, could C...
32 min
18
🚨 UPDATE 🚨 Red Sea latest as airstrikes hit Yemen
7 min
19
Iran, the Houthis and war in the Red Sea explai...
22 min
20
The Final Countdown: Can anything stop Trump? –...
29 min
21
2024: A dangerous year ahead – with former Nati...
28 min
22
Putin wants to spread chaos in Europe. Here’s h...
39 min
23
Exodus and revelations: The truth about migrati...
29 min
24
Are we stumbling into World War Three?
39 min
25
Ukraine in stalemate: What Kyiv needs in order ...
37 min