The tragedy of rising oceans  

What does the climate crisis mean for sovereignty in a world where certain countries face existential risk? I spoke to Taukiei Kitara, a native of Tuvalu, about the case of low-lying Pacific Islands, including his native Tuvalu.

The Geopolitics of Climate: how Tuvalu is thinking about possible extinction  

With RUSI's Jamie MacColl

Read RUSI piece The Rise of Ransomware as a National Security Threat:&nbsp;https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/organised-cybercrime-rise-ransomware-national-security-threat &nbsp;Read RUSI piece Beyond the Bottom Line: The Societal Impact of Ransomware: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/beyond-bottom-line-societal-impact-ransomware &nbsp;

RUSI/Disorder Partnership: Ransomware in our Age of Disorder

The impact on Central and Eastern Europe, with Jonathan Terra

The Crisis in The Atlantic Alliance ep 2

with Jonathan Terra

The Transatlantic Alliance is coming to an end. I discuss this with academic and journalist Jonathan Terra.

The Crisis in the Atlantic Alliance

with James Lynch

Every year, tens of thousands of labourers in the wealth countries of the Gulf, most of them migrants from South Asia, die in unsafe working conditions on construction sites. As the GCC states pour enormous resources into developing their infrastructure, little attention is paid to the plight of the people doing the actual building work. I spoke to James Lynch of FairSquare, a UK-based non-profit that researches and advocates for the rights of labourers in the Gulf. <a href="https://fairsq.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://fairsq.org/</a> Assistant Producer: Japji Oberoi

Blood, toil, tears, and sweat: the plight of migrant labourers in the Gulf

with Ronan Lee

For the past 4 years, Myanmar has experienced an ever more serious civil war, which now threatens the ruling military junta in Naypyitaw. I spoke to Ronan Lee about this little-reported conflict. You can find Ronan's work here: <a href="https://ronanlee.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://ronanlee.com/</a> And my writing here: <a href="arthursnell.substack.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">arthursnell.substack.com</a>

Myanmar: the Unfolding Civil War

with Samir Puri

Samir Puri of Chatham House is the author of Westlessness, a book about the post-Western world. The book came out last year but the geopolitical setting that he examines is one that is rapidly emerging in front of our eyes, as the chaotic actions of the Trump presidency bring an end to the Western Liberal Order.

What does the collapsing global order mean for the world beyond the West?

with Amil Khan

The role of disinformation in our current world, whether feeding the false allegations put out by Trump, the lies spread online by Elon Musk, or the over-reliance on social media for news coverage, is feeding the rise of extremism and dysfunction in democratic systems, to the detriment of liberal and progressive political movements. To help us understand this better, I was delighted to be joined by Amil Khan, CEO of Valent Technologies and a disinformation expert. Many thanks to Assistant Producer Japji Oberoi

How the extremism of our age is being fed by disinformation 

The man in the lucky orange hat

I spoke to the man in the lucky orange hat, everyone's favourite war correspondent John Sweeney about the latest developments from Kyiv in this week of extraordinary events relating to Ukraine. Find John's work at x.com/johnsweeneyroar

The latest from Kyiv: what does John Sweeney make of what's being going on?

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