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Episode 125. The Economics of Conscription
What are the true economic advantages and drawbacks of conscription, can it serve as an effective deterrent in modern conflicts?
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Jul 94 min read
Episode 122. South Africa: Comeback or Collapse?
As the dust settles on South Africa's most important election since 1994, the country stands on an edge, with only 5 years to fix everything
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Jun 185 min read
Episode 121. Rare Earth Elements: The Futile Fight Against China
Can the West counter China's dominance in critical rare earths and secure independent supply chains for vital defense technologies?
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May 45 min read
Episode 120. The Forced Friendship: Russia's Uneasy Alliance with China
As sanctions continue to hurt the Russian economy, China seeks to convert Russia's troubles into strategic leverage here in East Asia.
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Mar 265 min read
Episode 117. Equipping Your Insurgency: A Guide to the Small Arms Market
How does the covert small arms trade escalate global security threats, and how is Ukraine changing the global markets?"
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Mar 87 min read
Episode 116. Haiti: Cauldron of the Caribbean
Haiti's crisis rapidly worsens with gang violence and threats of civil war rising, will a foreign intervention be able restore stability?
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Feb 105 min read
Episode 114. Poland: Europe's Eastern Shield
Can Poland secure Europe's East and mend EU tensions, or will underlying tensions and disputes set the two on a crash course in the future?
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Jan 246 min read
Episode 113. Can India Replace China in the Global Supply Chain?
Can India supplant China as the world's next factory amid its economic complexities?
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Jan 104 min read
Episode 112. Russia's Six Fleets: A Sinking Superpower
Russia's Navy, with six fleets, faces resource strains amid Ukraine conflict, raising questions on future adaptations
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Dec 21, 20231 min read
Crashcourse: The Uzbek Armed Forces (Patreon Workshop)
Analysing the history, modernisation and strategic capabilities of the Uzbek Armed Forces.
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Nov 16, 20231 min read
Taiwan: Warplan Analysis (Patreon Workshop)
Analysing the Wargames simulating an invasion of Taiwan by the People's Republic of China, and using ecnomics, defence production figures.
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Nov 14, 20236 min read
Episode 108. Extrajudicial Killings and Targeted Assassinations
he unsettling trend of Extrajudicial Killings is on the rise. With multiple countries now using it to directly dissidents abroad.
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Oct 30, 20235 min read
Episode 107. The Hollowing of Hong Kong
The future of Hong Kong's economy is uncertain, with the possibility of an effective end to the one country, two systems approach.
Scott Mistler-Ferguson
Oct 14, 202314 min read
Ransomware: From Code to Crisis
Ransomware attacks surged in 2021, prompting U.S. action and raising national security concerns; experts discuss causes and tech enablers.
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Sep 5, 20231 min read
BRICS Expansion: What it means for Global Geopolitics? - Live Panel
The augmentation of BRICS, with the inclusion of Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and Argentina, marks a significant division.
Genevieve Donnellon-May
Apr 4, 202312 min read
How China is Responding to Food Insecurity Concerns
Food security is a top priority for Xi Jinping and the CCP, especially given the historical link in China between famine and regime collapse
Nik McNally
Feb 13, 20236 min read
Can Venezuela Return From The Cold?
Can Venezuela achieve rapprochement with the US and other powers in the Americas, or will the country continue to schism Eastwards?
Robbie Sutton
Sep 23, 20227 min read
Debts and Downfalls: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka's new President has to navigate a divided parliament, international debtors, and a population still clamouring for change.
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Jul 25, 20224 min read
Episode 74. The Black Market for Nuclear Weapons
The collapse of the USSR brought about a period within Russia of unbridled chaos, devolving into a free-for-all amongst citizens unsure wher
Wade McCagh
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Another War in Nagorno-Karabakh?: Live Twitter Space Panel
With the recent uptick in tensions in the Caucasus will we see another war break out in the Caucasus?
Daniela Žuvela
Dec 13, 20213 min read
Episode 58 - Bosnia: A Peace in Pieces
Bosnia is sliding back toward ethnic conflict as Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik proposes major reforms that would help even further break
Robbie Sutton
Nov 30, 20213 min read
Episode 57. Sri Lanka: The End of Neutrality
Sri Lanka has for decades experienced crisis after crisis, but throughout it all remained steadfastly neutral, but can Colombo keep going.
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