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Putin's Playbook: Disinformation and Dependency in Finland

Perri Grace

Aug 31, 20215 min read

Putin's Playbook: Disinformation and Dependency in Finland

Finland is the focus of increasing Russian disinformation and infiltration campaigns. The Red Line analyses Putin's Finland playbook.

Episode 50. The Splitting of Cyprus: Turkey vs Greece

Red Line Producer

Aug 22, 20214 min read

Episode 50. The Splitting of Cyprus: Turkey vs Greece

We look at the centuries old battle for Cyprus. While the conflict is currently stagnant, the discovery of new gas fields may reignite it.

Kyrgyzstan’s Looming Death Spiral: President Japarov and the future of Central Asia

Daniela Žuvela

Aug 16, 20217 min read

Kyrgyzstan’s Looming Death Spiral: President Japarov and the future of Central Asia

The aggressive nationalism of Kyrgyzstan's new President threatens to plunge the country into frozen conflicts and destabilise Central Asia.

Red Line Producer

Aug 8, 20214 min read

Episode 49. Brazil's War in the Favelas

Brazil's increasingly tense politics must grapple with the looming financial crisis. We look at the outlook for Brazil over the next decade.

Perri Grace

Jul 28, 20215 min read

Mali's Dark Shadow: Inside JNIM

Mali is seeing its worst period of unrest in decades, and an alliance of militant organisations is building its strength in the shadows.

Episode 48. The Shattering of Ethiopia - The War in Tigray

Red Line Producer

Jul 25, 20214 min read

Episode 48. The Shattering of Ethiopia - The War in Tigray

The Tigray conflict has decimated Ethtiopia's army, sent the country toward the brink, and may reignite conflicts throughout Africa.

Episode 47. The Resurgence of Africa's Conflict Diamonds

Red Line Producer

Jul 11, 20214 min read

Episode 47. The Resurgence of Africa's Conflict Diamonds

Conflict diamonds have seen a revival as a currency for arms sales, military contracts, and illicit services. The Red Line investigates.

Building Peace on Shifting Sands: Shaping a Stable Yemen

Daniela Žuvela

Jun 28, 20215 min read

Building Peace on Shifting Sands: Shaping a Stable Yemen

As Yemen enters its seventh year of protracted conflict, efforts to reach some form of peace agreement are finally beginning to bear fruit.

Red Line Producer

Jun 27, 20214 min read

Episode 46. The UAE's Red Sea Strategy

As the world marches away from oil, the pressure is building for the United Arab Emirates to secure their future while they still can.

China’s Madagascar: Vanilla Wars and the Fight for Indian Ocean Influence

Perri Grace

Jun 21, 20214 min read

China’s Madagascar: Vanilla Wars and the Fight for Indian Ocean Influence

Madagascar is torn between a vanilla mafia, a corrupt government, and growing geopolitical competition between China and India.

Executive Briefing: India's Two Front War

The Red Line

Jun 20, 20211 min read

Executive Briefing: India's Two Front War

India is set to be a world powerhouse. We take a look at their greatest strategic issues and threats over the next few decades.

Red Line Producer

Jun 13, 20214 min read

Episode 45. Japan and The Quad

Seeking to counter an ever-expanding China, Tokyo has turned abroad in search of allies. Key to this is the revival of The Quad.

Episode 44. The Geopolitics of Uzbekistan (and the Island of Anthrax)

Red Line Producer

May 30, 20215 min read

Episode 44. The Geopolitics of Uzbekistan (and the Island of Anthrax)

Uzbekistan's geography, economy stability are unique in Central Asia and they have great potential. But the past still haunts them.

Episode 43. The Next Phase in Cyber Warfare

Red Line Producer

May 16, 20215 min read

Episode 43. The Next Phase in Cyber Warfare

Cyber Warfare has thrown out the conventional concept of the first strike. Is any state able to effectively defend itself anymore?

Red Line Producer

May 2, 20214 min read

Episode 42. Western Sahara

Listen to this episode on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Libsyn RSS Rundown: On the Northwestern edge of the Sahara desert lies the former...

Robbie Sutton

Apr 18, 20215 min read

Episode 41. Who Controls the Caribbean?

We look at the power competition in the Caribbean, the backyard of the United States. We trace from the Monroe Doctrine in 1823 to today.

Episode 40. Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia (A War for the Crossroads)

Red Line Producer

Apr 4, 20214 min read

Episode 40. Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia (A War for the Crossroads)

Georgia is at the heart of its region's geopolitics, smashed between three expanding areas of influence from Moscow, Ankara and Tehran.

Executive Briefing: Guyana's Defensive Strategy

The Red Line

Mar 28, 20211 min read

Executive Briefing: Guyana's Defensive Strategy

Guyana is locked in a border dispute with the once-powerful Venezuela - we look at the defensive strategy that is keeping them safe.

Red Line Producer

Mar 21, 20213 min read

Episode 39. Pakistan's Two Front War

When Obama left office he stated that the potential for Pakistan and India to stumble into nuclear conflict kept him awake above all else.

Red Line Producer

Mar 7, 20214 min read

Episode 38. Iraq: What Went Wrong?

In this piece we dive into Iraq, a country divided and spiraling. We track events from the US invasion to today and analyse its prospects.

The Red Line

Mar 4, 20211 min read

Executive Briefing: Rare Earth Elements

The US supply chain has been broken, and China controls the world's Rare Earth market. The consequences of this cannot be understated

Episode 37. The Geopolitics of Rare Earths

Red Line Producer

Feb 21, 20214 min read

Episode 37. The Geopolitics of Rare Earths

Rare Earths are used in technology from iPhones to F-35s, and China has a virtual monopoly on their production. We dive into the issue.

Episode 36. Lake Chad (Boko Haram and the French Foreign Legion)

Red Line Producer

Feb 7, 20213 min read

Episode 36. Lake Chad (Boko Haram and the French Foreign Legion)

Lake Chad has shrunk by almost 90% since 1960, and the situation on the ground is becoming a breeding ground for regional terrorism.

Episode 35. Ukraine and the War in the East

Robbie Sutton

Jan 24, 20215 min read

Episode 35. Ukraine and the War in the East

The annexation of Crimea marked a new age in the region, and illustrated what the Kremlin was willing to do to stop Ukraine moving westward.