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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Putin is beating our sanctions. Here’s how to s...
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The West in retreat?
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The Dictators’ Cartel and What It Wants – Anne ...
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America’s crisis is the world’s crisis
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Can Europe’s centre hold?
38 min
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Volt Typhoon and the new cyber war
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The Battle for Kyiv and beyond
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Defence of the Realm – How will Britain’s next ...
40 min
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The Trump Legacy – How will the Felon President...
34 min
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Far Right on the march – What Europe’s populist...
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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?
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What does Xi want?
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How America lost its New World Order… and what ...
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Gold Wars, Russia’s Africa Corps… and the bigge...
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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...
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Update: Russia after the Crocus Hall massacre
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The new Dark Age of Espionage
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Defeating Russia’s Information War Machine – wi...
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Iran and the US – Inside the Shadow War
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Ukraine two years on – Inside Ukraine’s defence.
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Ukraine two years on – Inside Russia’s state of...
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