Podcast Episodes

Why is the Home Office the ultimate political poisoned chalice?

Season 1 Episode 17

Another week, another Home Secretary - so what makes this great office of state so difficult and treacherous for politicians of all parties? This week, Amber reveals how a reshuffle really works - an…

Published on 8 hours ago

Robot wolves & underwater drones: should we fear China's military might?

Season 1 Episode 16

World leaders - including Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong Un - flocked to Beijing this week to hold hands with President Xi and watch a massive military parade. China showed off an arsenal including nucl…

Published on 1 week ago

The end of the rules-based order: is Trump leading the charge?

Season 1 Episode 15

Does the idea of a rules-based world order still cary any weight? Or, in the age of Donald Trump, is it just a comforting but outdated concept? This week, Amber, Mark, and Marc debate whether Trump's…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Does Labour have a solution to the asylum hotel crisis?

Season 1 Episode 14

Europe's leaders averted a disaster in their White House summit with President Trump. But what comes next in the West's efforts to end the war in Ukraine? Can the UK's hollowed-out armed forces reall…

Published on 3 weeks ago

Who is playing who? Trump, Putin, and the Alaska ‘Peace Summit’

Season 1 Episode 13

The world is holding its breath as Presidents Trump and Putin prepare to meet in Alaska - but will the leaders take a step towards a landmark peace deal, or will this go down as a diplomatic disaster…

Published on 4 weeks ago

The future of espionage: is AI making spies redundant?

Season 1 Episode 12

In a time of AI, facial recognition and rapid technological advances - is the era of human intelligence-gathering over? Could AI soon put James Bond out of a job?

This week, in a special episode, The…

Published on 1 month ago

What will Trump make of Starmer's decision to recognise Palestine?

Season 1 Episode 11

This week, Keir Starmer followed in the footsteps of President Macron and declared that the UK will recognise a Palestinian state by September, unless Israel holds to a ceasefire. Did he make the rig…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Should the UK follow France in recognising Palestine?

Season 1 Episode 10

As famine spreads in Gaza, the team discuss whether the international community - and particularly the US and the UK - should be taking stronger action against Israel. And they ask: would officially …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Which world leader is best at dealing with Donald Trump?

Season 1 Episode 9

It's one of the big diplomatic dilemmas of the modern era: how do you solve a problem like President Trump? It's a dilemma that world leaders from Keir Starmer, to Emanuel Macron, to Mark Carney have…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

One in, one out: is this really a solution to the migrant crisis?

Season 1 Episode 8

'This can't go on' - that's what Keir Starmer and President Macron have said about the migrant crisis this week. But will their new 'one in, one out' deal make any real difference to stopping the boa…

Published on 2 months ago