Podcast Episodes

El Fasher: the Bloodbath Everyone Saw Coming

After a 500-day siege, Sudan’s El Fasher collapses to the RSF. Witness genocide, global silence, and a war visible from space. A haunting story of b…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

China's Growing Use of Private Military Companies. And More.

Inside China’s global mercenary network — from Belt and Road security to proxy wars in Myanmar and Sudan. Plus: can democracies survive rising autho…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

The Shahed 136 Might Be the Perfect Drone.

Inside Iran’s Shahed 136: the cheap, long-range kamikaze drone reshaping warfare. Why it terrifies budgets, powers swarm tactics, and forces US, Eur…

11 months ago

Al Qaeda: Where Did They Go, Are They Preparing a Comeback?

From the mountains of Afghanistan to attacks across the globe—this is the story of Al-Qaeda’s rise, ideology, and methods, and why the world’s most …

11 months ago

Mozambique Is Burning. Here’s Why.

Inside Mozambique’s hidden war: Cabo Delgado burns as gas riches fuel insurgency. ISIS affiliates spread terror; civilians flee. Unpack causes, failu…

11 months ago

America Wants an Entire Drone Navy… It’s Not Going Well

Inside America’s drone-navy push: ghost fleets, stalled budgets, and hard lessons. Ghost Fleet Overlord, Orca delays, MQ-25 slips, Triton wins—what’…

11 months ago

What Would a US-Venezuela War Really Look Like? And More.

This week on The Situation Room: Could a US-Venezuela war become Vietnam 2.0? Ireland’s risky neutrality, drone carrier warfare, and Armenia–Azerbai…

11 months ago

Russia's 2025 Offensive is Failing. Why?

Russia’s 2025 summer offensive is stalling. Pokrovsk hangs in the balance, casualties soar, drones reshape battlefields, Ukraine’s manpower crisis b…

11 months, 1 week ago

America's New Adventures in Latin America

Trump’s revived Monroe Doctrine, drug-boat strikes, and rising tensions with Colombia and Venezuela—wins, blowback, and human costs. Dive into the s…

11 months, 1 week ago

We're All Sleeping on a China-Philippines War

Is a China–Philippines clash brewing? Dive into South China Sea flashpoints, grey-zone tactics, and the US treaty stakes.

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11 months, 1 week ago