Podcast Episodes

Frenemy: why Australia can't live without China

Australia holds a unique position in global geopolitics - on the other side of the world but still very much a 'Western' country.

To that end, Roland Oliphant speaks with former Australian Defence Min…

Published on 1 month ago

How Putin, Xi and Trump sparked a new nuclear arms race

Nuclear weapons are back. 

This week, Moscow announced that it would no longer abide by the once hugely significant Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty. Last week, President Donald Trump an…

Published on 1 month ago

Israel's growing isolation - and why it benefits Hamas

Amid growing international outrage over an unfolding famine in Gaza, lack of aid supplies and the high death toll in the ongoing war, Israel is increasingly isolated on the world stage. 

Last week, se…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

China’s military (3/3): Why, when and how it might invade Taiwan

Will China invade Taiwan? If so, when and what signs should we look for that will show it is imminent? How exactly could Beijing seize the island? And what would the US do in response? These question…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

China’s military (2/3): Its three major flaws and how Xi is trying to fix them

China’s military is not a real army - it’s the armed wing of the Chinese Communist Party. Ideology is paramount and corruption is endemic. 

Plus, the People’s Liberation Army hasn’t fought a war since…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

China's military (1/3): How it went from obsolete to world-class

Dive into the strengths and weaknesses of China’s military and its remarkable transformation over the last few decades from obsolete to world-class in a new special series on Battle Lines.

How signifi…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Why Gaza is starving, plus Thailand-Cambodia conflict explained

What exactly is going on inside the Gaza strip? Amid growing reports of children starving to death and fears of full-blown famine, the international community appears to be becoming more critical of …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

War with China: Inside Taiwan's biggest ever drills

Amid growing speculation around China’s invasion of Taiwan, the island nation has held its largest ever military exercises. 

Fresh from reporting on live fire drills off the Taiwanese coast, The Teleg…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

'If it flies it dies': Why America's ever-evolving Patriot missiles are so popular

Donald Trump—never one to shy away from controversy—has done another dramatic U-turn. After flatly refusing to send any more Patriot missiles to Ukraine, he’s now decided to send them anyway. So what…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

'Prepare for war with Russia by 2030': ex-army chief Gen Sir Patrick Sanders on Putin, Iran and troop cuts

General Sir Patrick Sanders has a stark warning: Britain must prepare for war with Russia within five years and start building bunkers and better air defences.

Speaking exclusively to our Defence Edit…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago