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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Defence of the Realm – How will Britain’s next ...
40 min
77
The Trump Legacy – How will the Felon President...
34 min
78
Far Right on the march – What Europe’s populist...
33 min
79
The Bear On The Doorstep – Poland, Georgia, and...
35 min
80
“China is now Putin’s master” – Ex-defence secr...
36 min
81
Will technology kill democracy?
39 min
82
What does Xi want?
31 min
83
How America lost its New World Order… and what ...
35 min
84
Gold Wars, Russia’s Africa Corps… and the bigge...
42 min
85
Emergency Edition: Iran attacks Israel – what n...
21 min
86
Guns, Drugs and Crypto – Who’s funding the retu...
34 min
87
Dangerous Waters – How the world shipping syste...
35 min
88
Update: Russia after the Crocus Hall massacre
13 min
89
The new Dark Age of Espionage
37 min
90
Defeating Russia’s Information War Machine – wi...
39 min
91
Iran and the US – Inside the Shadow War
38 min
92
Ukraine two years on – Inside Ukraine’s defence.
29 min
93
Ukraine two years on – Inside Russia’s state of...
43 min
94
New Power in the Gulf – The rise of “MBZ”
34 min
95
Trump vs NATO: Could Europe survive alone?
33 min
96
North Korea: Kim Jong Un’s journey to the edge
30 min
97
The world rearms – Panel special with Gavin Esl...
37 min
98
Ukraine vs Russia: Are “peace talks” just a Put...
43 min
99
Dire Straits – After Taiwan’s election, could C...
32 min
100
🚨 UPDATE 🚨 Red Sea latest as airstrikes hit Yemen
7 min