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Battle Lines

By: The Telegraph
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  • Across the world, from Europe to Asia, the Americas to the Middle East, tensions are rising between nation states. Traditional alliances and alignments are constantly evolving in the 21st century. An understanding of defence and security policy and the tides of political, social and economic changes is crucial for any informed understanding of our world.


    2024 sees war in Europe and Israel, and elections in major economies, including the US, the UK, Taiwan, South Africa, and many others. Insurgencies flare in Yemen and Burma, tensions escalate in East Africa, and all around the world the international security architecture buckles under increasing pressure.


    With expert and experienced reporting on the ground from across the globe, Battle Lines combines on the ground reporting with analytical expertise to aid listeners to better understand the course of world politics and wars as the fault lines of global history grind and slip in an increasingly dangerous, and confusing, multipolar world.


    Battle Lines is the best of The Telegraph’s defence, security, and foreign reporting in one place.


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Episodes
  • Chaos in an unprecedented US presidential race & the West Bank's medical crisis

    Chaos in an unprecedented US presidential race & the West Bank's medical crisis
    Jul 5 2024

    On today's episode of Battle Lines, we speak to US editor Tony Diver on the state of the presidential race after a disastrous debate for Joe Biden and the Supreme Court's presidential immunity ruling. Then, we catch up with correspondent Nicola Smith about the healthcare crisis in the West Bank, and her reflections after a month covering the Israel Hamas war. Finally, we talk to Defense Editor Danielle Sheridan about her recent trip to Kiev and hear about pole dancing in a nation at war.


    Contributors

    David Knowles (Host) @djknowles on X

    Tony Diver (US Editor) @Tony_Diver on X

    Nicola Smith (Asia Correspondent) @niccijsmith

    Danielle Sheridan (Defense Editor) @SheridanDani on X


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    Olena Zelenska interview: War has pushed me close to psychological burnout


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    41 mins
  • Wikileaks' impact, China's crackdown in Tibet, Gaza update

    Wikileaks' impact, China's crackdown in Tibet, Gaza update
    Jun 28 2024

    In this episode of Battle Lines we're going to explore the impact of WikiLeaks from a conflict and security perspective and ask the Telegraph's Gordon Rayner and journalist Colin Freeman what founder Julian Assange's intentions really were. We also hear from journalist Dorjee Wangmo about Chinese oppression in Tibet and get an update on the dire situation in Gaza from Nicola Smith.


    Contributors

    Venetia Rainey (Host)

    Colin Freeman

    Gordon Rayner (Associate Editor)

    Nicola Smith (Asia Correspondent)


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    38 mins
  • Could Iran be due for yet another revolution?

    Could Iran be due for yet another revolution?
    Jun 26 2024

    On today's bonus episode of Battle Lines, we speak to Professor Ali Ansari, author and founding director of the Institute of Iranian Studies at the University of St. Andrews. With the recent death of Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iranian politics is set for yet another shift. With an increasingly youthful secular population suffering through a dire economic situation, some say the stranglehold of the Iranian clerics known as the ulama is waning. Could Iran be due for yet another revolution?


    Contributors

    David Knowes (Host) @djknowles22 on X

    Professor Ali Ansari (University of St. Andrews) @aa51_ansari on X


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    29 mins
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