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This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler — 228 episodes

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Order vs. Chaos – Who is thriving in a world of crisis?

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All guns blazing – How the arms trade went into overdrive

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Drone masters – How Ukraine reinvented modern warfare

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Poison arsenal – The deadly return of bioweapons

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Inside Russia’s web of terror – How Kremlin proxies wreak havoc across Europe

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America against the World Part 4 – The New Normal?

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America against the World Part 3 – Who will fill the Power Vacuum?

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America against the World Part 2 – Is Washington pulling the world apart?

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New Mini-Series – America against the World – Part 1:  There are No Rules Any More

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America against the World - trailer

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China vs America – Who will be the soft power superpower?

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After Iran, A New Age of Terror?

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Iran vs. the Gulf – Is there any going back to normal?

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Trump says he wants to end the Iran war. Can he?

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Despatch from Beirut – Oz Katerji reports as Trump's Iran war rocks the Middle East

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Trump's Iran doom spiral – Where does this end?

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Trump’s deadly Iran gamble – Emergencycast with Paul Salem in Beirut

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Does Putin really think he can still win in Ukraine?

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Friend or foe? – Do Rubio's words in Munich change anything for Europe?

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AI vs. The World – Can we handle the threats of artificial intelligence?

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The Winter War — How Ukraine is facing Russia’s cruelty

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Xi's world – Will China control the future?

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Rage against the regime – Will Iran's government fall?

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Destroyer in chief – Is Trump breaking the world?

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Trump, Venezuela and 2026 – A new era of chaos

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2025 has already shaken the world. What’s next?

27

Critical Mass – The new battle for energy supremacy

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Russia-Ukraine deal – Can anyone force Putin to change course?

29

Trump on the world stage – Deal maker or faker?

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War on the world – Are conflicts leading us to climate oblivion?

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Can we stop the fall of Europe?

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Europe's drone wall – Could it hold back Russia?

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Big Tech, A.I. and the dictators – Inside the future of authoritarianism

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The Populist Playbook – How does the right wing connect globally?

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China and Russia vs. You — Inside the new cyber war

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Gaza Peace Plan explained – Everything you need to know

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What happens if China wins over Russia and India?

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Trump backs Ukraine – What does this mean for Zelenskyy and Putin?

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Trump's economic warfare – Are there any winners?

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The Gen Z protests – Inside Nepal’s ‘Discord revolution’

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‘A cascade of dreaded events’: The conflicts reshaping the Middle East

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Russia, Poland and drones – What next for Putin and Europe?

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Trump, Putin and Xi – Conflict or collusion?

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Is China unstoppable? – How Beijing is fighting to own the future

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Special edition: Ukraine at the crossroads – with Kyiv’s ex-foreign minister Dmytro Kuleba

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Trump, Putin and the fate of Ukraine – Where next?

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Trump, cartels and the war on fentanyl

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Iran vs. Israel and America – What next after the 12 day war?

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Why are peace deals so hard to reach?

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How Putin stole Russia's future

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Trump’s Putin ultimatum — Can he force an end to the war?

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Appetite for corruption – How Trump is letting kleptocrats destroy the world

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Inside the battle for truth – with Bellingcat’s Eliot Higgins

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Iran-Israel ceasefire – Will Trump's truce hold?

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Israel-Iran — Will Trump drag America into the conflict?

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‘Rising Lion’ – What Israel’s onslaught on Iran means

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Shadow war – Can Britain face down the Russian threat?

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Aerial assault – How drones changed warfare forever

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Operation Spiderweb – How Ukraine stunned Russia and changed the war

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Israel-Gaza – Will anybody stop Netanyahu?

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Eastern flank – Why Poland is crucial to Europe's defence push

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Trump's Syria shift – A pivotal moment for Damascus and the Middle East?

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Kashmir crisis – Can India and Pakistan come back from the brink?

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Ukraine mineral deal – What it means for Kyiv's fightback

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A taster of CRIME SCENE, our new podcast – Episode 1: Guns of London

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Trump vs. the global order – How can the world rebuild without America?

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Ukraine peace talks – What happens if Trump walks away? – with Luke Harding

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Bottom dollar – How Trump gave up America's grip on the global economy

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Trump and Five Eyes – Will he break global intelligence?

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Cruel World – What happens when the West walks away?

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Germany rearms - Can Europe go it alone?

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Peace talks deadlock – Can Putin stare Trump down?

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Can Britain win its race to rearm? – with Mike Martin MP

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Trump’s Greenland grab – A great power contest in the Arctic?

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Trump vs. Zelenskyy: With friends like this...

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How will Europe defend itself without America? – with Air Marshal Edward Stringer

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Peace talks – Is Trump throwing Ukraine to the wolves?

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Trump vs. NATO: Could the military alliance survive without America?

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The Decider? Trump’s plan for Ukraine

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Deep Waters - Russia’s undersea information war

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How Iran’s plans fell apart

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The Israel/Hamas Ceasefire – Can it hold?

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2025: Trump’s Year of Living Dangerously

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Meet the Climate Conmen – How fossil fuel’s fixers created a new age of disinformation

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“It’s Syria’s future now”

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Islamic State – How global chaos is bringing terror back

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Trump's trade war: How risky a game is he playing?

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Trump against the world – Can diplomats handle him?

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Europe’s wake-up call – The coming war with Putin

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Ukraine-Russia update: Has Zelenskyy’s Kursk gamble paid off?

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Kleptocracy Now – How the Global Corruption Machine is seizing power

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Taster – ‘Why do people join cults?’ – from the new series of Why? with Emma Kennedy

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How one island shapes the US-China rivalry

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Can democracies trust the Tech Titans?

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Israel/Iran: Can America Stop A Regional War?

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Israel / Iran: What the escalation means

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Israel and Hezbollah latest: Netanyahu's deadly gamble

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Are we facing a new nuclear arms race?

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How to take down the tyrants

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The A.I. Trap

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Israel and Hezbollah: Is all-out war inevitable?

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Hotter Seas, Higher Tensions

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Ukraine’s Gamble: The Invasion of Russia

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Putin is beating our sanctions. Here’s how to stop him.

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The West in retreat?

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The Dictators’ Cartel and What It Wants – Anne Applebaum talks to Gavin Esler

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America’s crisis is the world’s crisis

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Can Europe’s centre hold?

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Volt Typhoon and the new cyber war

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The Battle for Kyiv and beyond

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Defence of the Realm – How will Britain’s next Government handle a new age of insecurity?

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The Trump Legacy – How will the Felon President fit into the Republican story?

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Far Right on the march – What Europe’s populist surge means

114

The Bear On The Doorstep – Poland, Georgia, and Eastern Europe’s fight against Russian power

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“China is now Putin’s master” – Ex-defence secretary Ben Wallace speaks

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Will technology kill democracy?

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What does Xi want?

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How America lost its New World Order… and what comes next

119

Gold Wars, Russia’s Africa Corps… and the biggest mass migration of the 21st Century

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Emergency Edition: Iran attacks Israel – what next?

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Guns, Drugs and Crypto – Who’s funding the return of asymmetric warfare?

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Dangerous Waters – How the world shipping system became a new battleground

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Update: Russia after the Crocus Hall massacre

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The new Dark Age of Espionage

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Defeating Russia’s Information War Machine – with Peter Pomerantsev

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Iran and the US – Inside the Shadow War

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Ukraine two years on – Inside Ukraine’s defence.

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Ukraine two years on – Inside Russia’s state of terror

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New Power in the Gulf – The rise of “MBZ”

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Trump vs NATO: Could Europe survive alone?

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North Korea: Kim Jong Un’s journey to the edge

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The world rearms – Panel special with Gavin Esler, Emma Beals and Oz Katerji

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Ukraine vs Russia: Are “peace talks” just a Putin trap?

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Dire Straits – After Taiwan’s election, could China attempt a stealth takeover?

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🚨 UPDATE 🚨 Red Sea latest as airstrikes hit Yemen

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Iran, the Houthis and war in the Red Sea explained – Special edition with The Bunker

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The Final Countdown: Can anything stop Trump? – with Brian Klaas of UCL

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2024: A dangerous year ahead – with former National Security Adviser Peter Ricketts

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Putin wants to spread chaos in Europe. Here’s how he’ll do it

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Exodus and revelations: The truth about migration – with Prof Hein de Haas

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Are we stumbling into World War Three?

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Ukraine in stalemate: What Kyiv needs in order to win – with Oz Katerji

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The Israel/Hamas War: Netanyahu’s crisis, Iran’s opportunity

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New Series: Twelve months to save American democracy?

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This Is Not A Drill – the new name for Doomsday Watch

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On the Edge At the NATO Summit

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Chaos in the Kremlin

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Emergency Bulletin - Götterdämmerung: Wagner’s Coup

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The Ukraine War Ep. 8: The World At War

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The Ukraine War Ep. 7: New World Disorder

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The Ukraine War Ep. 6: Defiance

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The Ukraine War Ep. 5: Russia Humiliated

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The Ukraine War Ep. 4: Europe in Shock

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The Ukraine War Ep. 3: War Crimes

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The Ukraine War Ep. 2: Invasion

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The Ukraine War Ep. 1: The Eve of the War

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SPECIAL: Who is the real Zelenskyy?

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BONUS: What have we learned? Arthur Snell Q&A on Putin, Iran, Trump and more

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A taster of JAM TOMORROW with Ros Taylor – our new documentary podcast

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SPECIAL: Who's burning Russia? Secrets of a covert ops offensive

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Season finale: Will Ukraine save the world?

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The Next Pandemic

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Black Ops and Secret Wars

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War in the Arctic

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Desert Flashpoint: Crisis in the Sahel

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Doomsday Weapons

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Saudi vs Iran: The Rivalry That Shapes The World

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The Man Who Blew Up The World

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The Death of American Democracy?

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After Ukraine: Into the Age of Anarchy

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BONUS PODCAST: Doomsday Watch Live in London

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🇺🇦 Putin’s Mobilisation Gamble

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🇺🇦 Is Russia Winning the Economic War?

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🇺🇦 War Update: Mike Martin

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🇺🇦 Ukraine’s Breakthrough Offensive

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🇺🇦 Live from Ukraine with John Sweeney - #2

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🇺🇦 The Fate of the Donbas

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🇺🇦 How Putin Weaponises History

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🇺🇦 Surviving Putin's Energy War

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🇺🇦 How China Went “All In” on Russia

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🇺🇦 Where Will the War Go Next?

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🇺🇦 War Update: Dr Jack Watling

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🇺🇦 Live from Ukraine with John Sweeney

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🇺🇦 The Fall of the Neoliberal Order

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🇺🇦 The End of the Long Peace

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🇺🇦 What Could Russian Escalation Look Like?

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🇺🇦 The War You Don’t See

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🇺🇦 War Update: Shashank Joshi

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🇺🇦 Mind Control — Why Millions Think Russia is Winning

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🇺🇦 Turkey — NATO’s Disruptive Ally

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🇺🇦 Europe’s Energy Conflict

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🇺🇦 NATO – An Alliance Revived?

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🇺🇦 Inside Russia’s Eastern Offensive

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🇺🇦 How Russia's Money Corrupts the West

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🇺🇦 Russia’s State of Mind

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🇺🇦 Inside the Warrior Mindset

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🇺🇦 Germany’s Dereliction of Duty

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🇺🇦 Live Zoom with Dr Alex Clarkson

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🇺🇦 The Battle for the Black Sea

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🇺🇦 Putin’s High Stakes Game

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🇺🇦 Surviving Putin's Wrath with Bill Browder

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🇺🇦 What Russia’s Invasion Means For France

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🇺🇦 Could Chemical Warfare Occur?

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🇺🇦 The Truth about Russia's War Crimes

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🇺🇦 Where Does China Stand?

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🇺🇦 Could the Conflict go Nuclear?

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🇺🇦 The View from Japan

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🇺🇦 How Real is Russia’s Retreat?

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🇺🇦 Trouble for the Oiligarchs?

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🇺🇦 Ukraine’s Foreign Volunteer Legion

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🇺🇦 Does Finland Need NATO?

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🇺🇦 India's Deadly Dilemma

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🇺🇦 Where Russia’s War Went Wrong

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🇺🇦 Putin’s Disastrous Miscalculation

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🇺🇦 How Far Can NATO Go?

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🇺🇦 “High treason”: Belarus’s Tyrant Stands By Putin

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🇺🇦 Ukraine’s Courage Stuns the World

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Emergency Edition: The Ukraine Crisis

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Season Finale: Where Do We Go From Here?

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The War On Truth

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The War in Your Living Room

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McJihad - How Terror Became a Global Franchise

223

Why Can’t The West Win Its Wars Any More?

224

Hydropocalypse Now

225

Twilight Of The Oiligarchs – The end of petrochemical power?

226

What Putin Wants

227

World War Xi

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America’s Next Civil War?