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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Far Right on the march – What Europe’s populist...
33 min
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The Bear On The Doorstep – Poland, Georgia, and...
35 min
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“China is now Putin’s master” – Ex-defence secr...
36 min
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Will technology kill democracy?
39 min
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What does Xi want?
31 min
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How America lost its New World Order… and what ...
35 min
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Gold Wars, Russia’s Africa Corps… and the bigge...
42 min
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Emergency Edition: Iran attacks Israel – what n...
21 min
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Guns, Drugs and Crypto – Who’s funding the retu...
34 min
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Dangerous Waters – How the world shipping syste...
35 min
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Update: Russia after the Crocus Hall massacre
13 min
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The new Dark Age of Espionage
37 min
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Defeating Russia’s Information War Machine – wi...
39 min
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Iran and the US – Inside the Shadow War
38 min
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Ukraine two years on – Inside Ukraine’s defence.
29 min
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Ukraine two years on – Inside Russia’s state of...
43 min
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New Power in the Gulf – The rise of “MBZ”
34 min
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Trump vs NATO: Could Europe survive alone?
33 min
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North Korea: Kim Jong Un’s journey to the edge
30 min
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The world rearms – Panel special with Gavin Esl...
37 min
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Ukraine vs Russia: Are “peace talks” just a Put...
43 min
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Dire Straits – After Taiwan’s election, could C...
32 min
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🚨 UPDATE 🚨 Red Sea latest as airstrikes hit Yemen
7 min
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Iran, the Houthis and war in the Red Sea explai...
22 min
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The Final Countdown: Can anything stop Trump? –...
29 min