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Exploring threats to global stability from Ukraine to China to the Middle East with host Gavin Esler – former BBC News presenter, Washington correspondent and host of Newsnight – plus Ukraine-based war reporter Oz Katerji and independent conflict analyst Emma Beals. This Is Not A Drill dives deep into the dangers, corruption, conflicts, disinformation, rivalries and ruthless realpolitik that are making our world ever more dangerous.
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- How Putin is playing Trump’s chaotic Ukraine “diplomacy” – with Oz Katerji · 35 minTrump’s erratic actions around Ukraine look less and less like sincere bids to end the war and more like attempts to cosy up to Putin, sell out Ukraine and save himself in the…
- Cold War – The new battle for the Arctic · 28 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 165A new Great Game is under way. As the frozen poles start to melt, a new “ice silk road” is emerging in the newly-navigable Arctic Ocean – and it’s subject of intense commercial…
- What Trump’s latest gift to Putin means for Ukraine · 31 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 164Trump’s sanction-busting diesel deal with Vladimir Putin has sent shockwaves across the world. As Ukraine braces for a Russian winter offensive, have US threats to withhold…
- Russia’s Drone War on Europe has begun · 26 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 163On August 4th a drone strapped with explosives failed to detonate when it struck a Ukrainian plane at Leipzig Airport. German security services investigating the device pointed…
- The Middle East’s new choke point – How the Houthis could spark a fresh oil crisis · 31 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 162A surge in violence in Yemen has seen Houthi forces seize land on the Red Sea coast – reigniting a war with Saudi Arabia and threatening a further global energy shock. The…
- Chaos, rare earths and ethnic cleansing – The major conflict you know nothing about · 35 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 161The civil war in Myanmar is Asia’s deadliest ongoing conflict – yet despite violence which has killed more than 100,000 people it rarely dominates international headlines. In…
- New Weapons for New Wars – ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE goes to war · 46 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 160Completing the four-part series from This Is Not A Drill… Warfare is evolving faster than ever in this dangerous world. Gavin Esler explores a new generation of weapons and how…
- New Weapons for New Wars – DEFENCE SYSTEMS get smart · 41 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 159A four-part series from This Is Not A Drill… Warfare is evolving faster than ever in this dangerous world. Gavin Esler explores a new generation of weapons and how they’ll fight…
- New Weapons for New Wars – MISSILES: The next generation · 36 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 158A new four-part series from This Is Not A Drill… Warfare is evolving faster than ever in this dangerous world. Gavin Esler explores a new generation of weapons and how they’ll…
- New Weapons for New Wars – How DRONES change everything · 46 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 156A new four-part series from This Is Not A Drill… Putin thought he could conquer Ukraine with a tank, air and infantry-led attack straight out of the Second World War. Instead…
- New Weapons for New Wars - trailer · 3 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 157Is everything we knew about warfare changing right before our eyes? The war in Ukraine began with tanks and infantry...and now drones dominate in the battle for dominance. In a…
- Space, Russia and China – How war is expanding beyond Earth · 29 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 155Space is now an essential part of military planning and operations. Recent reports suggest Russia and China have discussed targeting Starlink satellites, highlighting their…
- Putin is running out of soldiers – but that won’t stop him · 36 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 154As Russian casualties mount in brutal frontline assaults on Ukraine, Putin’s recruitment is growing ever more desperate. With international sanctions biting and Ukraine’s own…
- Xi outsmarts Trump – How America’s Iran failure is empowering China · 32 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 153Donald Trump’s failing war on Iran has emboldened China. Beijing is trying to build relationships to counter Washington, as it looks to fill a vacuum in power globally left by…
- Reign of Tehran – Inside the new Iranian regime · 27 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 152Just days into the Iran conflict, strikes had taken out much of the country’s military leadership. Yet the conflict continues with a new regime installed in Tehran. With the new…
- Inside Zelenskyy’s military turmoil · 27 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 151A week of turmoil within Ukraine’s armed forces has seen protestors take to the streets and a chaotic series of changes at the very top of military command. What comes next for…
- Is the “True European Army” coming? – Macron, France and the future of European defence · 26 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 150European security is in a state of crisis that would have been hard to imagine when Emmanuel Macron took office as French President in 2017. What happens when a President whose…
- Inside the NATO conference – A breakdown from Ankara · 30 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 149As member states gathered for the NATO conference in Ankara this week, leaders faced a series of questions over the future of the security alliance. As President Trump flew into…
- Expensive Lessons – What America vs Iran taught us about modern warfare · 35 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 148The United States’ war with Iran is a reminder that it’s easier to start a war than to end it. Many other lessons from the conflict are also being analysed right now, from how…
- Ukraine Strikes – Is Russia’s war machine faltering? · 33 min · Stagione 5 Episodio 147Ukrainian drone swarms have hit targets in major Russian cities, while disrupting its military assets and vital oil supplies. Could this be a turning point in the war more than…
