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Hold Your Fire! — 227 episodes

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A Russia-Ukraine Ceasefire and An Evolving Battlefield?

2

Jihadist and Separatist Rebels Gain Ground in Mali

3

Lebanon’s Uneasy Truce

4

What Hope for the U.S.-Iran Talks in Islamabad?

5

After Three Years of War in Sudan, What Hope for a Ceasefire?

6

From Bad to Disastrous: Will Trump Escalate in Iran?

7

Is Cuba Next?

8

Escalation or off-Ramp in the Gulf? And What Hope for a Ceasefire in Lebanon?

9

Operation Epic Folly? Trump’s and Netanyahu’s War on Iran

10

Special Episode: Regime Change or Regional War? U.S. and Israel Kill Iran’s Supreme Leader

11

Will Ethiopia and Eritrea Start a Regional War?

12

A Transport Route to Peace in the South Caucasus?

13

Phase Two in Gaza?

14

Norway’s FM Espen Barth Eide on Greenland, Iran, Trump’s Board of Peace and other crises

15

The Greenland Showdown and Board of Peace at Davos

16

What Next for Iran?

17

From Venezuela to Greenland? Trump’s Gunboat Diplomacy

18

Special Episode: What Next for Venezuela?

19

Trump Brokers Rwanda-DR Congo Deal, Rwandan-backed Rebels Advance

20

Fighting on the Cambodia-Thailand Border

21

UN stamps Trump plan, Gaza in Limbo, Saudi Crown Prince in Washington

22

At Home and Away: President Ahmed al-Sharaa’s Year in Power in Syria

23

Election Standoff Grips Cameroon and Jihadists Squeeze Mali’s Capital

24

Drug War or Regime Change? Trump’s Venezuela and Western Hemisphere Policy

25

Special Episode: What Does the RSF’s Seizure of El Fasher Mean for Sudan’s War?

26

What’s Next for the Houthis in Yemen?

27

Another South Asia Cross-Border Crisis: Afghan and Pakistani Forces Clash

28

Can a U.S.-Arab Roadmap Stop Sudan’s War?

29

Special Episode: Rob Malley on Gaza, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the wider Middle East

30

What to Make of Trump’s Gaza Plan?

31

What to Make of Trump’s Ukraine Diplomacy?

32

The UN’s Uncertain Future

33

The DR Congo-Rwanda Deal, Trump’s Mediation and African Politics

34

A Twelve-Day War, A New Middle East?

35

Special Episode: “Totally Obliterated”? Trump’s Iran Strikes and What Iran Might Do Now

36

Will he? Won’t he? The Trump Iran Show

37

Military Rulers and Jihadist Rebels in the Sahel

38

Special Episode: Israel Strikes Iran

39

Bomb the Cartels? Expel the Migrants? Reboot Monroe? Trump and Latin America

40

Bonus Episode: The New Scramble for Peace (and Minerals) in DR Congo

41

Netanyahu Against the World? Anger Mounts over Gaza’s Starvation

42

Until Next Time? The India-Pakistan Truce

43

Trump in the Gulf

44

What Hope Do the Ceasefire Proposal and Minerals Deal Offer Ukraine?

45

Will Myanmar’s Devastating Earthquake Impact its Civil War?

46

South Sudan on the Brink of Another War

47

Israel Goes Back to War in Gaza

48

Trump, France and European Security

49

What Does the PKK Ceasefire Mean for Türkiye, Iraq and Syria?

50

A Decisive Turn in Sudan’s War?

51

U.S. and Russia Start Ukraine Talks, Transatlantic Ties Unravel

52

How Will Trump Deal with Iran?

53

Trump’s Gaza Plan

54

Can Diplomacy Stop Rwandan-backed Rebels in the Eastern DRC?

55

What's Next for Syria?

56

Trump in Africa

57

North Korean Forces in Russia and North East Asia Security

58

Trump and the World

59

Strongmen and Geopolitical Jostling in Central Africa

60

The “Generals’ Plan”, Sinwar’s Death and a Year in Gaza

61

Can Either Trump or NATO Membership Help End the Ukraine War?

62

“Restoring Deterrence”: Dangerous Words in the Middle East

63

Will Israel’s Bombing Start an All-out War or Force Hizbollah Back from the Border?

64

The United Nations in a Divided World

65

What Hope for a Gaza Ceasefire and What Happens Without One?

66

Pakistan’s Political Standoff and Surging Militant Violence

67

Finland’s President Alexander Stubb on NATO, Europe’s Security and its Relations with the Rest of the World

68

Houthi Strikes, Red Sea Shipping and Yemen’s War

69

Ukraine and European Security

70

Türkiye in its Neighbourhood: “Strong in the Field, Strong at the Table”?

71

A Big Week for Democracy: Elections in India, South Africa and Mexico

72

Ruto in Washington: Kenya’s State Visit and the U.S.’s Africa Policy

73

Iranian President Raisi’s Sudden Death and the ICC Case Against Israeli and Hamas Leaders

74

South China Sea: The World’s Most Treacherous Waters?

75

War and Hunger in Gaza and Darfur

76

Egypt and Gaza: Cairo Talks, Sinai Fears

77

Could a Competitive Vote Offer a Way out of Venezuela’s Crisis?

78

Bonus Episode: Polarisation, Political Violence and the U.S. Elections

79

Out of the Shadows: Exchanges of Fire Between Iran and Israel

80

What’s Left of Sudan After a Year At War?

81

The Moscow Attack, Afghanistan’s Islamic State branch and the Ukraine War

82

Conferences in Germany, India and Türkiye and the Demise of Peace Deals

83

Haiti in Freefall

84

Starving Gaza

85

Military Rule and Russian Mercenaries in the Sahel

86

Great Lakes Politics and the Fight for the Eastern DR Congo

87

“Axis of Resistance” versus U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria

88

The Red Sea and the Horn

89

War of Attrition in Ukraine

90

Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2024

91

A New Phase in the War in Gaza?

92

Iran: Gaza, “Axis of Resistance” and Nuclear Calculations

93

What Threat Does the Rebel Offensive in Myanmar Pose to the Junta?

94

Will There Be a Day After for Gaza?

95

Sudan’s Collapse and the Demise of Peacemaking

96

What Hope for a Ceasefire in Gaza

97

Gaza, Ukraine and An Inflection Point in World Politics?

98

War in Gaza: To What End and At What Cost?

99

No Going Back? Hamas’s Atrocities and Another Catastrophe in Gaza

100

A Long War Looming in Sudan

101

Bonus Episode: What Egypt Wants in Sudan

102

Is This the End? Wagner in Russia, Ukraine and Africa

103

Blinken in Beijing: Will the Secretary of State's Visit Calm China-U.S. Tensions?

104

Myanmar’s Forgotten War

105

Could Jihadists Seize Parts of Coastal West Africa?

106

Libya: Political Gridlock, Regional Politics and Sudan’s War

107

Riyadh and the World: What to Make of Saudi Arabia’s Recent Diplomacy

108

Fighting in Khartoum, Talking in Jeddah

109

What to Expect from Ukraine’s Counter-Offensive

110

What Can Stop Sudan’s Devastating War

111

War in Sudan

112

Drones and Diplomacy: Will Türkiye’s Elections Change its Middle-Power Activism?

113

Somalia’s Latest Battles Against Al-Shabaab

114

Iran: A Deal with Saudi Arabia, Closer Ties to Russia and the Looming Nuclear Crisis

115

Will the Ukraine War Blow U.S.-China Relations Further Off Course?

116

Another Year of War in Ukraine?

117

Insecurity and Identity Politics Ahead of Nigeria’s Vote

118

Mark Malloch-Brown on the Ukraine War and Challenges to Open Societies

119

Israel-Palestine’s Worsening Violence and Despair

120

Great Lakes Tensions Spike After Rwanda Nearly Downs a Congolese Fighter Jet

121

Bonus Episode: Eritrea’s Long Bitter Feud with Ethiopia’s Tigray

122

Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2023

123

Can Foreign Forces Tackle Haiti’s Gangs?

124

No End in Sight in Ukraine?

125

Football and Politics in the Gulf

126

Finland's FM Pekka Haavisto on the Ukraine War, European Security and Peacemaking Elsewhere

127

Ethiopia’s Tigray War: After the Cessation of Hostilities, What Next?

128

Lula and Latin America’s Leftward Lurch

129

After the Crackdowns, is Chad’s Transition Unravelling?

130

Can a New UN Envoy Help Resolve Libya’s Political Crisis?

131

An Escalatory Spiral in Ukraine?

132

Coup in Burkina, Russia in Mali and a New Chapter in the Sahel?

133

The U.S. and the Taliban after the Killing of al-Qaeda Leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

134

Back to War in Ethiopia

135

What to Watch at the UN General Assembly, plus Ukraine’s Kharkiv Offensive and the Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Clashes

136

Iraq’s Political Crisis, Moqtada al-Sadr and a Divided Shia House

137

Season Finale: Ukraine and an Unsettling Few Months in Global Politics

138

India’s Response to Russia’s War in Ukraine

139

Finland’s NATO Application, Western Policy in Ukraine and the War’s Global Fallout

140

Rollercoaster Politics Ahead of Kenya's August Elections

141

Peacemaking After Ukraine: A Look at Nagorno-Karabakh and Libya

142

Who is Rodolfo Hernández, Colombia’s “TikTok King”, and Can He Win the Presidency?

143

New President in Somalia, New Opportunity for Reconciliation

144

Shades of Jihad in Syria

145

A Perilous Free-for-all in the Eastern DR Congo?

146

Taliban Rule in Afghanistan

147

Is the Danger of a NATO-Russia War Growing?

148

European Security and France’s Election in the Shadow of Russia’s War in Ukraine

149

Pakistan After Imran Khan’s Ouster: Tests at Home and Away

150

Can a Truce and New Government Help End Yemen’s War?

151

Can a “Humanitarian Truce” Help End Ethiopia’s Civil War?

152

Decoding Russia’s Nuclear Threats over Ukraine

153

The Fallout from Ukraine: Iran Talks Stalled; U.S. Woos Caracas?

154

France’s Troop Withdrawal from Mali

155

International Women’s Day Special Episode: Can War Be Feminist?

156

The Ukraine War: A View from Moscow

157

Any Hope Left For Diplomacy Over Ukraine?

158

Russia’s War in Ukraine

159

Can Western Diplomacy Still Avert War in Ukraine?

160

Turkey's Foreign Relations Balancing Act

161

Another Coup in West Africa: The Burkina Faso Military Seizes Power

162

Special Episode: Ten Conflicts to Watch in 2022

163

Will the Iran Nuclear Deal Survive and What Happens if Not?

164

Can the U.S. Address Migration’s “Root Causes” in Central America?

165

Russia in Africa

166

Will Russia Invade Ukraine?

167

Western Policy and Afghanistan’s Humanitarian Devastation

168

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte: Populist or Peacemaker?

169

Bosnia Unravelling?

170

Will Tigrayan Rebels Attack Ethiopia’s capital?

171

The Military’s Dangerous Power Grab in Sudan

172

U.S.-China Tensions and Beijing’s Show of Strength in the Taiwan Strait

173

Cameroon's Forgotten Anglophone Conflict

174

Lebanon is Falling Apart

175

Could Talking to Mali's Jihadists Bring Peace?

176

Avoiding Another Afghanistan: Could Al-Shabaab Seize Power in Somalia?

177

License to Kill: Lawyering in the War on Terror

178

Al-Qaeda and ISIS Twenty Years after 9/11

179

Afghanistan: the Islamic State, still no Taliban government and a looming humanitarian catastrophe

180

Special Episode: What Will the Taliban Do Next?

181

Iraq: Protests, Iran’s Role and an End to U.S. Combat Operations

182

The Taliban’s Advance in Afghanistan

183

#WhatsHappeningInMyanmar

184

Ten Years of South Sudanese Statehood

185

A Dramatic Turn in Ethiopia’s Tigray War

186

Biden in Europe

187

Iran: the Vote and the Bomb

188

COVID-19, Inequality and Protests in Colombia

189

The Insurrection in Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado

190

What Does Hamas Want?

191

Another War: Views from Israel/Palestine

192

UN Security Council Crankiness and Antonio Guterres' Re-election

193

Delayed Palestinian Polls, Israeli Politics and U.S. Middle East Policy

194

What Déby’s Death Means for Chad and the Region

195

Rising Russia-Ukraine Tensions and the West

196

Is The Gulf Dispute Actually Over?

197

How Afghanistan Views the U.S. Troop Drawdown

198

Tshisekedi Consolidates Power in DR Congo

199

Ethiopia’s Tigray Crisis and Horn of Africa Politics

200

Good News in Libya?

201

The War on Drugs in Colombia’s Countryside

202

Special Episode: Gender and Conflict

203

A Dangerous New Turn in Yemen’s War

204

The War in the Sahel

205

The Coup in Myanmar

206

Latin America’s Tough Year Ahead

207

Africa in 2021

208

Syria’s Frozen Conflict

209

U.S. Sanctions: An Overused Foreign Policy Tool?

210

Social Media and the U.S. Capitol Events

211

10 Conflicts to Watch in 2021

212

Trump’s Morocco-Israel Transaction

213

Michael Kovrig: Two Years in Arbitrary Detention in China

214

Regime Change Re-examined

215

Afghanistan's Peace Process

216

Ethnicity and Conflict in Myanmar

217

“First, Do No Harm”: A New U.S. Foreign Policy under Biden?

218

Protests against Police Brutality Shake Nigeria

219

Can the U.S. Avoid an Election Crisis?

220

What Makes Peace? Colombia’s Ex-President Santos Says It’s Harder than War

221

Turkey Flexes Its Foreign Policy Muscles

222

What’s Behind the Fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh

223

President Trump’s Off-the-Rails Foreign Policy

224

Libya's Proxy War

225

Ethiopia's Political Crisis

226

Afghan Peace Talks: Dealing with the Taliban

227

Israel, the UAE, and Normalisation