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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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
129
Update: Russia after the Crocus Hall massacre
13 min
130
The new Dark Age of Espionage
37 min
131
Defeating Russia’s Information War Machine – wi...
39 min
132
Iran and the US – Inside the Shadow War
38 min
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Ukraine two years on – Inside Ukraine’s defence.
29 min
134
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
138
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
144
2024: A dangerous year ahead – with former Nati...
28 min
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Putin wants to spread chaos in Europe. Here’s h...
39 min
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Exodus and revelations: The truth about migrati...
29 min
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Are we stumbling into World War Three?
39 min
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Ukraine in stalemate: What Kyiv needs in order ...
37 min
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The Israel/Hamas War: Netanyahu’s crisis, Iran’...
46 min
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New Series: Twelve months to save American demo...
44 min