Podcast Episodes

Project Vault: Trump's battle to break China’s critical mineral stranglehold

Donald Trump has moved the war for critical minerals from the margins of policy to the heart of great power rivalry. In this episode of Battle Lines,…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

'Copy Ukraine's defence model and reduce China dependency to survive'

Was Peter Mandelson's appointment as UK ambassador to the US a national security risk? Should the US and UK bomb Iran to spark regime change? Will Na…

3 months, 2 weeks ago

'No limits': Russia, China and US enter new nuclear arms race

This week, the New START treaty expires, ending the last remaining major nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia. With no…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump masses 'large armada' to force Iran into nuclear deal

The United States appeared poised for a major military confrontation with Iran after Donald Trump ordered a powerful naval force into the region in r…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Nuclear secrets leak or paranoia? Why Xi really purged China’s top general

Xi Jinping is purging again. Generals once seen as untouchable are gone, rivals erased, loyalty enforced through fear. Is this the move of a leader u…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump's Board of Peace signals a new world order. Gaza is its first test

Gaza has entered the next phase of the peace process but is the ceasefire actually bringing peace?

This week, Venetia Rainey and Arthur Scott-Geddes s…

3 months, 3 weeks ago

America's Kurdish betrayal: has ISIS been given a second chance?

For more than a decade, Kurdish forces in northeastern Syria were America's most trusted ally, spearheading the war against Isis, taking responsibili…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

'The old world order is dead': Trump, Canada and the battle for the West

Donald Trump has abruptly backed down over the US takeover of Greenland. From the icy streets of Nuuk our correspondent James Rothwell reports from t…

4 months ago

China’s sham election: Why Beijing is propping up Myanmar’s brutal junta

After five years of brutal civil war, Myanmar’s ruling military is holding an election that many say is a sham.

But it has a major backer: China. So w…

4 months ago

'Trump is damaging Nato': ex-commander speaks out on Greenland threats

With tariffs aimed at Europe over Greenland, Nato teetering on the brink and Donald Trump flexing military muscle like never before, this is geopolit…

4 months ago