Episodes

  • What are Saudi Arabia's plans in southern Yemen?

    What are Saudi Arabia's plans in southern Yemen?
    Feb 20 2026
    The United States has realised it cannot keep “trying to police the whole world”, argues Victor Gao, the vice president of the Center for China and Globalization in Beijing.
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    29 mins
  • What are the implications of the US kidnap of Nicolas Maduro?

    What are the implications of the US kidnap of Nicolas Maduro?
    Feb 17 2026
    US special forces capture Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro - in a daring attack that's taken the country and the world by surprise. He'd denied accusations by president Donald Trump of heading a narcotics cartel. So, what are the implications of Washington's actions?
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    28 mins
  • Is the US unlocking Venezuela's oil wealth or exploiting it?

    Is the US unlocking Venezuela's oil wealth or exploiting it?
    Feb 14 2026
    A nation with the world's largest oil reserves, Venezuela is now at the centre of a high-stakes economic power play over energy supply - with global ramifications. The United States says it will control the sales and revenue of Venezuelan oil "indefinitely", days after it abducted the nation's President Nicolas Maduro. President Donald Trump wants US companies to invest billions of dollars to revive the nation's oil sector.
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    29 mins
  • How Trump sold the attack on Venezuela

    How Trump sold the attack on Venezuela
    Feb 10 2026
    After months of Washington - with the help of much of the US mainstream media - manufacturing consent for a military intervention in Venezuela, last week American forces abducted the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, and flew him to a prison in New York City. Now, the Trump administration is shifting the narrative away from the stated objective of striking a "narco-state" to the US taking control of Venezuela's massive oil reserves.
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    25 mins
  • MeToo Founder on Epstein and sexual violence: “survivors are easy to sacrifice”

    MeToo Founder on Epstein and sexual violence: “survivors are easy to sacrifice”
    Feb 7 2026
    In 2017, a reckoning over sexual violence called “#MeToo” swept the globe. Eight years later, has the movement done enough for survivors? And what will it take for some of the world’s most powerful men accused of sexual misconduct to face consequences?
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    25 mins
  • What might the US action in Venezuela mean for Cuba?

    What might the US action in Venezuela mean for Cuba?
    Feb 3 2026
    Venezuela's closest ally Cuba is on edge after the capture of president Nicolas Maduro and US politicians' warnings to Havana. US president Donald Trump says Cuba is near collapse. So what are Washington's plans? And what's the thinking in Havana?
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    28 mins
  • The British Empire’s formula: Sea, trade and control

    The British Empire’s formula: Sea, trade and control
    Jan 31 2026
    A masterclass in maritime power and corporate reach. From the legacy of the Armada to the rise of the East India Company, Britain fuses naval supremacy with global trade control and divide-and-rule governance. Case studies include India, Africa, and Atlantic circuits.
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    25 mins
  • How to keep Britain's far-right out of power: MP Shockat Adam

    How to keep Britain's far-right out of power: MP Shockat Adam
    Jan 27 2026
    Mohamed Hassan sits down with Shockat Adam, Independent MP for Leicester South and founding member of Britain's Your Party. They discuss the rise of the far-right and its impact on the UK, including anti-immigration rhetoric and the place of British Muslims in UK politics.
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    28 mins