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Battle Lines

By: The Telegraph
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  • Summary

  • 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
  • Special report: What it’s like to be attacked by Beijing in the South China Sea, and why is China stockpiling gold?

    Special report: What it’s like to be attacked by Beijing in the South China Sea, and why is China stockpiling gold?
    May 3 2024

    In this episode of Battle Lines, we join The Telegraph's Asia correspondent, Nicola Smith, for a special dispatch on board a Filipino ship patrolling the simmering conflict in the South China Sea. Then we speak to economics reporter Melissa Lawford about China's gold buying binge and why it means tensions in East Asia could be on the cusp of heating up even further.


    Contributors

    Venetia Rainey (Host, Weekend Foreign Editor) @venetiarainey on X

    Nicola Smith (Asia correspondent) @niccijsmith on X

    Melissa Lawford (Economics Reporter) @Melissalawford on X


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    38 mins
  • "The Russians are definitely beatable, but it needs a coherent approach" : How to build an army in the 21st century

    "The Russians are definitely beatable, but it needs a coherent approach" : How to build an army in the 21st century
    May 1 2024

    On this bonus episode of Battle Lines we speak to Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon about the state of the army in 2024. What should an army look like in the 21st century? What equipment is needed? How much should countries be spending?


    Contributors

    David Knowles (Host) @djknowles22 on X.

    Hamish Stephen de Bretton-Gordon OBE @HamishDBG on X


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    25 mins
  • Will Israel invade Rafah and what's behind the protests in Georgia

    Will Israel invade Rafah and what's behind the protests in Georgia
    Apr 26 2024

    In this episode of Battle Lines, we speak to The Telegraph's Middle East correspondent, Natalia Vasilyeva, about why the invasion of Rafah is back on the agenda, and what we know about Israel's attack on Iran one week on. Then we catch up with Russia and Caucasus correspondent James Kilner to hear about the mass protests in Georgia and how a shadowy billionaire figure with links to the Kremlin is driving the unrest.


    Contributors

    Venetia Rainey (Host, Weekend Foreign Editor) @venetiarainey on X

    Nataliya Vasilyeva (Middle East Correspondent) @Nat_Vasilyeva on X.

    James Kilner (Russia and Caucasus correspondent) @jkjourno on X


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    34 mins
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