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Mass protests in Israel & what's behind the rise of the far-right in Germany
This week on Battle Lines we speak to Middle East correspondent Jotam Confino for the latest updates from Israel, where Israelis took to the streets …
1 year, 6 months ago
Naval lessons from the Black Sea & how China’s enormous new invasion mothership rewrites the rules of war
Ukraine has stunned the world in the Black Sea, pushing back the Russian fleet and sinking numerous vessels. Is it really true that drones have funda…
1 year, 7 months ago
Israel's West Bank raid & Al Qaeda linked attack in Burkina Faso
This week we discuss the biggest Israeli military operation in the West Bank since the Second Intifada and Hezbollah's rocket attack against Israel. …
1 year, 7 months ago
Ceasefire deal looms over the DNC, Taliban soldiers long for war
In this episode of Battle Lines we speak to Tony Diver about his conversation with families of the Israeli hostages who are desperate for a ceasefire…
1 year, 7 months ago
How does climate change lead to violence?
On this bonus episode of Battle Lines we talk to Peter Schwartzstein, author of the upcoming book The Heat and the Fury. From ISIS training grounds i…
1 year, 7 months ago
Diplomatic efforts to avoid full-scale war in the Middle East, Ukraine's incursion into Russia
On today's episode, Global Health Editor Paul Nuki joins me from Tel Aviv to report on the mammoth diplomatic effort to avert a full scale war betwee…
1 year, 7 months ago
Israel prepares for Iranian strikes, France’s view of Britain’s riots & political turmoil in Bangladesh
In this episode of Battle Lines, we look at how Israel is preparing for a possible war with Iran and a deep dive into how Hamas fights with Middle Ea…
1 year, 7 months ago
Assassinations of top Hamas and Hezbollah leaders rock the Middle East amid anarchy in Israel & Venezuela's disputed election
This week on Battle Lines we look at the assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in the Middle East that are raising fears of a wider war throu…
1 year, 8 months ago
How tyrants fall
The tyrant was once thought to be an endangered species. From Vladimir Putin to Xi Jinping and Kim Jong Un, there is a new generation of leaders for …
1 year, 8 months ago
The future of the Israel-Gaza war & the geopolitics of the Olympic Games
On today's episode we examine the situation in Gaza and Israel, asking whether the war could spread beyond its current limits. Then, with the opening…
1 year, 8 months ago