The Security Podcast
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A Soldier’s Life: Command, Combat and the Cost of Service
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Sean Rayment, an award winning defence and security correspondent and the editor of National Security News, is the host of The Security Podcast. Sean will discuss global national security and geopolitical events with high calibre guests and leaders in the fields of defence, security and intelligence.
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- A Soldier’s Life: Command, Combat and the Cost of Service · 1 h 16 min · Episode 43What makes someone want to become a soldier? What does it take to command troops on operations, and is a career in the British Army still worthwhile? In this episode of The…
- The Basra War Graves Scandal: The Fight for Britain’s Forgotten Dead · 47 min · Episode 42Almost 800 gravestones marking the final resting places of British and Commonwealth servicemen were removed from the Basra War Cemetery during the Iraq War. They were never…
- Russia, NATO and the Road to World War Three · 55 min · Episode 41Is Russia preparing for a future war with NATO, or is the greater threat coming from sabotage, cyber attacks and other grey-zone operations? Sean Rayment is joined by defence…
- When Machines Go to War: How Artificial Intelligence Is Changing the Battlefield · 53 min · Episode 40Artificial intelligence is changing the way wars are fought — and the transformation may only just be beginning.From AI-assisted targeting and autonomous drones to intelligence…
- When Machines Go to War: How AI Is Changing the Battlefield · 53 min · Episode 39Artificial intelligence is changing the way wars are fought, and the transformation may only just be beginning.From AI-assisted targeting and autonomous drones to intelligence…
- Has the West betrayed Ukraine? · 54 min · Episode 38Has the West betrayed Ukraine? That is one of the central questions raised by Guardian foreign correspondent and former Moscow correspondent Luke Harding in his new book…
- Is Donald Trump a Russian Asset? Luke Harding on Trump, Putin and the Betrayal of Ukraine · 54 min · Episode 37Is Donald Trump a Russian asset?It is one of the most provocative questions raised by Guardian foreign correspondent and former Moscow correspondent Luke Harding in his new book…
- No Victory, No Exit: How America Got Stuck in a War It Can’t End · 47 min · Episode 35The United States entered the war with Iran confident that its overwhelming military superiority would deliver a rapid victory. Instead, Washington appears caught in a conflict…
- The Defence Investment Plan - Is it fit for purpose? · 58 min · Episode 34Britain is preparing for a more dangerous world.The Defence Investment Plan is intended to transform the Armed Forces, strengthen the country’s ability to deter its enemies and…
- Who pays for Britain’s defence? · 52 min · Episode 33Westminster has been shaken by the resignations of Defence Secretary John Healey and Armed Forces Minister Al Carns over claims the government has failed to properly fund the…
- Collective Defence: How AI Is Protecting Nations from Cyber and Drone Threats. · 42 min · Episode 32This episode of The Security Podcast looks at one of the most urgent security challenges facing governments, industry and critical national infrastructure: how to defend against…
- Intelligence: What Is It Really Good For? · 53 min · Episode 31In this episode of The Security Podcast, Sean Rayment speaks to Phil Ingram, former Colonel in the Intelligence Corps, about the vital role of intelligence in modern…
- Is Britain ready for war with Russia? · 56 min · Episode 30In March 2026, the Russian Army sustained more than 35,000 casualties in Ukraine - 96 per cent of them either killed or wounded by drones. This year, Ukraine is expected to…
- Does the British Army have the capability to fight and win? · 53 min · Episode 29It is now widely accepted that the British Army requires radical reform if it is to survive, let alone prevail, in a future conflict. But how radical does that reform need to be?…
- Does the British Army still have the Capability to Fight and win? · 53 min · Episode 28It is now widely accepted that the British Army requires radical reform if it is to survive, let alone prevail, in a future conflict. But how radical does that reform need to be?…
- The US-Iran Conflict Trap · 51 min · Episode 27In the latest episode of The Security Podcast, Paul Cornish, Professor of Strategic Studies at the University of Exeter, and I examine how the United States has become trapped in…
- Has Trump Lost the Initiative in Iran? · 1 h 2 min · Episode 26In this episode of The Security Podcast, I’m joined by strategic studies professor Paul Cornish to examine one of the most pressing questions in global security today: has Donald…
- The Iran War: Who Actually Wins? · 51 min · Episode 25As the war with Iran enters its third week, I speak with Major General Charlie Herbert about the reasons behind the decision by the United States and Israel to attack Iran.US…
- Iran Crisis: Strategic Ambiguity and America’s Endgame · 54 min · Episode 24In another emergency edition of The Security Podcast, I’m once again joined by former Army Colonel and Military Intelligence Officer Philip Ingram MBE to examine the ongoing…
- Iran in Crisis: Strategy, Legality, and the Endgame · 46 min · Episode 23In this emergency edition of The Security Podcast, I’m joined by former Army Colonel and Military Intelligence Officer Phil Ingram to unpack the escalating conflict in Iran…
