Podcast Episodes

134 - How Important are Strategic Bombers in 2025?

Season 6 Episode 7

Once the spearhead of Allied victory in World War II and the backbone of nuclear deterrence in the early Cold War, strategic bombers are often dismissed today as relics of a bygone era. Yet three pow…

Published on 1 day, 5 hours ago

133 - Wargaming: A Turkish Invasion of Northern Cyprus

Cyprus sits at a persistent impasse, divided between the Republic of Cyprus in the south and the Turkish-backed administration in the north. Despite decades of negotiations, reunification remains elu…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

132 - Abkhazia: Client or Catalyst?

Season 6 Episode 5

Abkhazia stands at a critical juncture, caught between its historical dependence on Russia and the uncertain allure of reconciliation with Georgia. Long overshadowed by Moscow's influence, recent yea…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

131 - Who Controls Eastern Congo?

Season 6 Episode 4

The last few years have seen a dramatic shift in the balance of power in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with Rwandan-backed militias advancing in North Kivu, Ugandan forces launc…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

130 - EXCLUSIVE: We Acquired Blueprints for Russia’s Next-Gen Artillery System

Season 6 Episode 3

Through one of our contacts in Russia, we have managed to acquire a packet of Russian Ministry of Defence documents smuggled out of Moscow. The packet pertains to a new weapons system that is about t…

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

129 - Frozen Flashpoints: Greenland, Svalbard, and the Next Arctic Standoff

Season 6 Episode 2

The last few months have seen major shifts in the balance of power in the far north, with the US making threats toward Greenland, Russia exerting pressure on Svalbard, and Arctic shipping routes, onc…

Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago

128 - Timor Leste: Oil, Occupation and Obstruction

Season 7 Episode 1

Timor-Leste stands at a crossroads, grappling with the legacies of Indonesian occupation, economic dependence on dwindling oil reserves, and the encroaching geopolitical pressures shaping its future.…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

127 - Sunk Cost: The US. Navy's Shipbuilding Crisis

Season 6 Episode 15

Many of the U.S. Navy’s shipbuilding programs are currently running over budget and behind schedule, raising serious concerns about the Navy's future operational strength and the broader capacity of …

Published on 8 months, 2 weeks ago

The Armed Forces of Central Asia - Part 2 : Wargaming Regional Conflicts

Season 6 Episode 15

As part of our wider project examining the armed forces of Central Asia, the research team sat down with experts from government, military, and academia. We brought together all of our findings and r…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

126 - Armenia’s Changing Relationship with Russia

Season 6 Episode 14

The evolving relationship between Armenia and Russia has seen dramatic shifts in recent years, particularly in the wake of Armenia's devastating defeat in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Once heavily …

Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago