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Has democracy broken down? Is it even an idea worth fixing? Trip 22 is a three-horse race as Nadia Idle, Jeremy Gilbert and Keir Milburn consider the anti-democratic shifts happening across the political spectrum and ask what it really means to be ruled by the people. The gang discuss whether democracy is necessary to tackle […]

Western leaders have suggested that Putin is planning a false flag operation using biological or chemical weapons. Should they be believed? With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

At the beginning of the century, as Russia’s economy stabilised under Vladimir Putin, a once-great power began to engage in military conflicts abroad: Georgia in 2008, Crimea in 2014, and now in 2022, the invasion of Ukraine. This renewed assertiveness and expansionism is the product of more than just one irascible leader, however. Russia’s political […]

The horror of Putin’s war on Ukraine is all too clear to see. But by focusing on punishing Putin instead of de-escalation, are western politicians and media taking an unpalatable risk? With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

Putin has offered peace terms to Ukraine’s President Zelensky which scale back on initial Russian demands. Is this a sign of a weakened leader ready to compromise? Michael Walker speaks to Russia-expert Anton Barbashin.

Faced with a stronger than expected Ukrainian resistance, Putin has returned to a familiar tactic of urban warfare: Indiscriminate shelling & siege. We speak to Anatol Lieven who has reported on Russia’s military actions in Syria and Chechnya. With Michael Walker and Aaron Bastani.

As Russia claims to have taken its first city, the war in Ukraine looks set to get bloodier. We analyse the latest developments, and speak to Matthew Ford about the informational front on Ukraine’s battlefields. With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.

Amid a stronger than expected Ukrainian resistance, Putin has shifted to deadlier weaponry and threatened the world with nuclear war. We speak to Professor Paul Rogers for the latest on Russia’s war on Ukraine. With Michael Walker and Ash Sarkar.

At a time when galleries and museums are caught in the middle of a culture war about representations of history, Nathalie Olah’s short volume Class – recently published as part of the Tate’s Look Again book series – offers a fresh take on the relationship between “great” art and systems of power. In conversation with […]

As Russian troops enter Moscow, we speak to experts from Ukraine, Russia, and the UK.