Who is really in charge in Iran? Want to know more? @gavinesler.bsky.social and Prof. Ali Ansari get into the details in our latest episode ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
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Exploring the threats that are making our world increasingly dangerous. Presented by Gavin Esler. Listen ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod Support us and get early episodes ➡️ http://patreon.com/thisisnotadrill
What’s really going on inside the Iranian leadership? Who is in charge? What do they want? It’s not easy to find out but we have an expert view from Prof. Ali Ansari
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 6d agoJust 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. As peace negotiations stall, who and what drives Tehran’s decisions? @gavinesler.bsky.social and Prof. Ali Ansari discuss ➡ linktr.ee/drillpod
Just 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. As peace negotiations stall, who and what drives Tehran’s decisions? @gavinesler.bsky.social and Prof. Ali Ansari discuss ➡ linktr.ee/drillpod
What makes biological war even scarier than nuclear? @emmakennedy.bsky.social discusses with Annie Jacobsen, author of Biological War: A Scenario, in our latest episode ➡️ linktr.ee/bunker_pod
Why did Zelenskyy's military shake-up spark protests? Find out more with our latest with @ozkaterji.bsky.social and @jimmyrushton.bsky.social ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 Protests in Ukraine have prompted a chaotic series of changes at the very top of Zelenskyy's military command. @ozkaterji.bsky.social and @jimmyrushton.bsky.social discuss the shifts and what it means for the nation's war effort ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Join our partnerpod for an evening of dazzling political repartee and also terrible jokes. Tickets going fast…
Origin Story@originstorypodcast.bsky.social · 2w ago🎟️ It’s a whole new era in British politics… again! What does it all mean? 🎟️ Don’t miss Origin Story LIVE in London on Tue 1 Sept. @iandunt.bsky.social & @dorianlynskey.bsky.social will be taking the VERY long view of where we're and where we’re going 🎟️ Tickets www.aegpresents.co.uk/event/origin...
🚨NEW EPISODE🚨 After a tense few days in Ankara, @ozkaterji.bsky.social hears the latest from the conference halls of NATO from @edrusi.bsky.social ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
The Ukrainians use of drones has changed the modern battlefield. Could it also change the course of the war with Russia? Worth a listen.
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · last mo.Ukrainian drone swarms have hit targets in major Russian cities. Could this be a turning point in the war more than four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion began? @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by John Lough of the New Eurasia Strategies Centre to discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Ukrainian drone swarms have hit targets in major Russian cities. Could this be a turning point in the war more than four years after Russia’s full-scale invasion began? @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by John Lough of the New Eurasia Strategies Centre to discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Trump might be moving closer to an agreement with Iran, but what does it mean for the US and Israel's relationship? @gavinesler.bsky.social discusses with Stephen A. Cook from the Council on Foreign Relations ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Where I try to make sense of what kit we buy where and when, what we're overlooking, how rearmament drives domestic debates (butter versus guns) and what our neighbours think about German military ambitions.
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 2mo agoGermany is rearming as the Russian threat looms over Europe and much of the continent’s security rests on its success. @joerglau.bsky.social joins @gavinesler.bsky.social to discuss what work needs to be done ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
German Rearmament has all kinds of historical associations. What does it mean in the 21st century for European security? The excellent @joerglau.bskyb.social explains - and we also explore why France and the UK need to catch up and (say it quietly) really cooperate against the Russian threat
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 2mo agoGermany is rearming as the Russian threat looms over Europe and much of the continent’s security rests on its success. @joerglau.bsky.social joins @gavinesler.bsky.social to discuss what work needs to be done ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Germany is rearming as the Russian threat looms over Europe and much of the continent’s security rests on its success. @joerglau.bsky.social joins @gavinesler.bsky.social to discuss what work needs to be done ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Thank you Joerg for your insights into Germany’s historic rearmament - and for your kind words about @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social
Joerg Lau@joerglau.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhere I explain how Germany's historic rearmament drive is running into domestic tensions (guns versus butter), is debated by experts (drones versus tanks) and begins to trouble our neighbours like 🇵🇱 & 🇫🇷. Thanks to @gavinesler.bsky.social from my favourite podcast podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/t...
Xi and Putin - are they heading in the same direction? And who is in the driving seat? @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 2mo agoBeyond the pomp and pageantry of Vladimir Putin’s Beijing summit with Xi Jinping, what do Russia and China need from each other? @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by Joseph Webster of the Atlantic Council to discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Beyond the pomp and pageantry of Vladimir Putin’s Beijing summit with Xi Jinping, what do Russia and China need from each other? @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by Joseph Webster of the Atlantic Council to discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
In this New World Disorder there are winners and losers - and opportunities too. Thanks to @markhleonard.bsky.social for a fascinating conversation
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 2mo agoThe world is in chaos, but who's thriving despite the turmoil? @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by @markhleonard.bsky.social to discuss an era of "un-order" and how it's warping geopolitics. Listen ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
The world is in chaos, but who's thriving despite the turmoil? @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by @markhleonard.bsky.social to discuss an era of "un-order" and how it's warping geopolitics. Listen ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
Putin thought Ukraine would quickly fold under a massively superior Russian onslaught. Instead, the War has seen Ukraine reinventing itself as a world expert in drone warfare. @ozkaterji.bsky.social and @kirichenko.bsky.social discuss how Ukraine reinvented warfare ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
🚨ICYMI🚨 Acts of sabotage and arson spreading across Europe are persistently connected to Russia. @gavinesler.bsky.social is joined by @shaunwalker7.bsky.social to discuss the Kremlin’s shadow warfare network and the chaos state-sponsored terror is causing across the continent ➡️ linktr.ee/drillpod
⚠️ AMERICA AGAINST THE WORLD Ep.4 ⚠️ Completing our series… World leaders pray that the Trump convulsion is temporary. But what if it isn’t? ⚠️ @gavinesler.bsky.social looks into the fearsome New Normal with @celiabelin.bsky.social & @richardldn.bsky.social ⚠️ Hear the full series linktr.ee/drillpod
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This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 4mo ago🚨 ALERT! 🚨 Our parent company Podmasters is TEN YEARS OLD. So we’re offering an extra 10% off a year’s Patreon support – that’s 20% off in total. 🎂 Find out more and sign up here (free to read) www.patreon.com/posts/156269...
🚨 AMERICA AGAINST THE WORLD Ep.3 🚨 As Trump rips up America’s old international role, who will take advantage? @gavinesler.bsky.social finds out about the new Great Power rivalry 🚨 Listen here linktr.ee/DrillPod 🚨 Get the full series now on Patreon www.patreon.com/thisisnotadr...
🚨 ALERT! 🚨 Our parent company Podmasters is TEN YEARS OLD. So we’re offering an extra 10% off a year’s Patreon support – that’s 20% off in total. 🎂 Find out more and sign up here (free to read) www.patreon.com/posts/156269...
Beyond the daily dramas of Trumpland - are we witnessing the end of what was once called “the American century?” Is this a historic shift - a shift that is unlikely to “Make America Great Again?” @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social we hear views from US and European experts
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 4mo ago🚨 NEW 4-PART MINISERIES 🚨 The Iran War made Trump’s foreign policy clear. America will do what it wants, when it wants. @gavinesler.bsky.social asks experts and insiders how the world will cope with a feral USA. 📲 Listen everywhere – linktr.ee/drillpod
Part 2 of TINAD’s expansive new miniseries is out now – don’t miss it.
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 4mo ago🚨 NEW MINISERIES PART 2 🚨 Has Trump smashed the trust-based world order – or just exposed its brokenness? @gavinesler.bsky.social investigates a world where America has become a predator. 📲 Listen here linktr.ee/drillpod 📲 OR get the full 4-part series NOW on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/thisisnota...
The war is on - no it’s off - or on again. Navigating Trump world is like navigating the Strait of Hormuz - @thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social we go behind the alternating headlines to ask how far the world order is inevitably now a disorder and if the American Century is history. Have a listen.
This Is Not A Drill@thisisnotadrillpod.bsky.social · 4mo ago🚨 NEW MINISERIES PART 2 🚨 Has Trump smashed the trust-based world order – or just exposed its brokenness? @gavinesler.bsky.social investigates a world where America has become a predator. 📲 Listen here linktr.ee/drillpod 📲 OR get the full 4-part series NOW on Patreon www.patreon.com/c/thisisnota...