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Meet Skyfall and Poseidon, Putin’s new nuclear threats
In the space of only three days, President Putin announced the arrival of two new super weapons. Both powered by nuclear reactors, they have no equal…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
“A cauldron of pressure”, reporting from Ukraine’s frontline
For three and a half years, BBC correspondent James Waterhouse was the face of the Ukraine war, reporting nightly from Kyiv through air raids, blacko…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
How does a war over Taiwan play out?
While trade wars hog the headlines ahead of next week's historic meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping, it's the potential of a real, kinetic w…
6 months, 4 weeks ago
Undersea cables: just how close is Russia to causing a catastrophic disaster?
While Nato looks up at the skies to Russian drones buzzing its airspace, a far more serious threat lurks below, on our ocean beds. And evidence is mo…
7 months ago
What does the military do when a president goes rogue?
As President Trump orders the Texas National Guard into Chicago, America stands poised on the brink of a constitutional crisis. With troops already s…
7 months, 1 week ago
Putin’s drones probe Nato's defensive lines
A wave of drones targeting airports, threatening critical infrastructure and potentially endangering the lives of civilians brought a number of Nato …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
India the new giant: will it be forced to pick a side?
This week, Patrick and Tom turn their attention to India - the world’s most populous country, a rising military power, and a state determined to hold…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Whose wars do we care about and why, with war reporter Anthony Loyd
This week Tom is joined by award-winning war correspondent Anthony Loyd for a special “Journalist & Journalist” edition. Together, they explore why s…
8 months ago
China’s power: Is Xi's strategy to supplant the West working? (Part 2)
This week, Patrick and Tom turn from China’s military power to its less visible, but no less powerful, tools of economic dominance. Their guest, Sam …
8 months, 1 week ago
China’s power: The PLA vs the USA (Part 1)
The People’s Liberation Army put on one of the largest military displays in China’s modern history this week as the country marked the 80th anniversa…
8 months, 2 weeks ago