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November 05What a weakened Trump could mean for Ukraine and Iran
America has voted, and the midterms have changed the balance of power in Washington. But with two years left in the White House, will Donald Trump change course or double down on Ukraine and Iran?

General Keith Kellogg, Trump’s former national security adviser and Ukraine envoy, joins Tom to explain why he believes Vladimir Putin remains the main obstacle to peace, why the next round of Ukraine talks is unlikely to succeed, and why he thinks Trump’s current approach to negotiations is failing. So what does Trump do next – and is he getting the right advice?

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02:32 Trump’s midterm defeat and the future of US alliances
05:19 Will Trump double down on foreign policy?
15:39 Keith Kellogg on Trump’s Ukraine strategy
25:17 Trump’s next move in the Iran war
30:51 Has Trump made America and its allies safer?

Guest: General Keith Kellogg, Former US Special Envoy for Ukraine
Host: Tom Newton Dunn
Producer: Julia Webster, Robert Wallace
Executive producer: Priyanka Deladia
Image: Denise Kelly, Getty
Clips: FOX, CBS, x.com/ChrisMurphyCT
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34 min
October 29Is Britain ready for war in space?
Space is becoming a new military frontline. The US has acknowledged having weapons in orbit, the UK has launched its first dedicated RAF space squadron to counter hostile threats to British satellites, while China and Russia are rapidly expanding their capabilities. But is Britain ready to defend itself in space?

Air Marshal Paul Godfrey, a senior officer in the US Space Force, discusses the growing threat from China and Russia, the future of space warfare and the lessons of Starlink's role in Ukraine.

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09:26 - China and Russia’s growing space threats
16:19 - How space attacks disrupted Ukraine and Germany
26:10 - Can Britain defend its satellites?
32:15 - Starlink and the future of warfare
30:22 - How much should Britain spend on space defence?

Guest: Air Marshal Paul Godfrey, Assistant Chief of Space Operations for Future Concepts and Partnerships, United States Space Force
Hosts: General Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn
Patrick brings his experience as a former head of the British Army to the podcast. He is also a Conservative peer and advises the party on defence.
Producer: Julia Webster
Executive producer: Priyanka Deladia
Image: Getty
Clips: CNN, NEWSNATION

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40 min
October 21Israel’s election: Could Netanyahu finally lose power?
Israel votes next week and Benjamin Netanyahu faces a defining election as former IDF chief Gadi Eisenkot challenges his grip on power. After three years of war, Israel faces mounting security threats, international isolation and deep political divisions. But even if Netanyahu loses, a new government may struggle to change course.

Tom speaks to Alon Pinkas, a former Israeli diplomat and adviser to Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and Danny Citrinowicz, a former Israeli Defence Intelligence office to explore whether the election could end the Netanyahu era – and what a change of government might mean for Gaza, Iran and the wider Middle East.

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04:57 Is Netanyahu heading for defeat?
11:28 Will Arab voters decide Israel’s election?
17:27 Is Israel safer after three years of war?
25:02 What would change if Netanyahu loses?
32:30 Could Netanyahu face prison if he loses power?

Guests: Alon Pinkas, former Israeli diplomat and Danny Citrinowicz, a former Israeli Defence and Senior Researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies
Hosts: General Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn
Patrick brings his experience as a former head of the British Army to the podcast. He is also a Conservative peer and advises the party on defence.
Producer: Julia Webster
Executive producer: Priyanka Deladia
Image: Dana Chan, Getty
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42 min
October 16 Q&A: Trump’s Russia deal, Taiwan’s future, and new global alliances
In this month's Q&A, Patrick and Tom examine Donald Trump’s controversial deal to buy Russian diesel, the shifting world order, and the threats facing Western security. Plus, they consider a listener’s idea for bringing veterans closer to the public.

Send your questions in to [email protected]

Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn
Patrick brings his experience as a former head of the British Army to the podcast. He is also a Conservative peer and advises the party on defence.
Producer: Julia Webster
Executive producer: Priyanka Deladia

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18 min
October 14Havana Syndrome: Did a secret weapon derail US-Cuba relations?
For a decade, US spies and diplomats have reported mysterious symptoms including strange noises, sudden pressure and debilitating neurological symptoms… but no one has definitively explained why. Now, two investigative journalists say they have uncovered new evidence of a suspected microwave weapon, a Russian connection and a US government failure to confront the truth.

Their new book, The Havana Syndrome: Secret Weapons, a Government Cover-Up, and the Greatest Spy Mystery of Our Time, raises fresh questions about intelligence failures, covert warfare and a mystery that may be far from over. Is Russia behind these mysterious events and has the US government been hiding what it knows?

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04:00 The first mysterious attacks
16:57 The alleged Russian microwave weapon
26:29 The scientific evidence and scepticism
29:24 Was there a government cover-up?
35:23 Is the mystery still unfolding?

Guests: Michael Rey and Oriana Zill de Granados, investigative producers for CBS’s 60 Minutes
Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn
Patrick brings his experience as a former head of the British Army to the podcast. He is also a Conservative peer and advises the party on defence.
Producer: Julia Webster
Executive producer: Priyanka Deladia
Image: Getty
Clips: BBC, TODAY, 6 News Australia

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43 min
October 07 How Iran helped turn the Houthis into a global threat
The Houthis have advanced along Yemen’s Red Sea coast threatening one of the world’s most important shipping routes through Bab al-Mandab. Yemeni government forces are fighting back, but the Iran-backed group’s ability to disrupt global trade and strike across the region continues to grow.

Yemen expert Nadwa Al-Dawsari joins Tom and Patrick to explain how the Houthis became a regional military power, how much control Iran really has over them, and whether Yemen is becoming another front in Tehran’s wider proxy war. So, how far can the Houthis expand, and can they be stopped?

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00:49 — The Houthis fight to seize Yemen’s Red Sea coast
02:58 — How Iran helped build Houthi military power
07:01 — Why the Bab el-Mandeb threatens global shipping
14:07 — Who are the Houthis and their enemies
22:13 — Can the US stop the Houthi threat?

Guest: Nadwa Al-Dawsari, Fellow at the Centre on Armed Groups and Associate Fellow at the Middle East Institute
Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn
Patrick brings his experience as a former head of the British Army to the podcast. He is also a Conservative peer and advises the party on defence.
Producers: Julia Webster with help from Robert Wallace
Executive producer: Priyanka Deladia
Image: Denise Kelly, Getty
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30 min
September 30Will Putin attack NATO? Former MI6 chief on Russia’s next move
As Russia steps up sabotage, interference and intimidation across Europe, how far is Vladimir Putin prepared to go?

Former MI6 chief Sir John Scarlett joins Tom and Patrick to explain what Putin wants in Ukraine, whether Russia could escalate into a direct confrontation with NATO, and why intelligence back channels may be crucial to preventing escalation.

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05:28 - Did the West misjudge Putin?
09:46 - Is Putin under pressure?
15:04 - What does Putin want in Ukraine?
17:30 - Russia’s hybrid war against NATO
23:49 - Why the CIA Chief went to Moscow

Guest: Sir John Scarlett, former MI6 Chief and co-founder of SC Strategy
Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn
Patrick brings his experience as a former head of the British Army to the podcast. He is also a Conservative peer and advises the party on defence.
Producer: Julia Webster, Shabnam Grewal
Executive producer: Priyanka Deladia
Image: Kathia Mestanza, Getty
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35 min
September 27 EXPLAINER: How America's aircraft carrier crisis reveals a military decline
America has 11 aircraft carriers. So why is the US Navy struggling to deploy more than three at once?

In this bonus video explainer, The Sunday Times’s Mark Urban examines the growing strain on America’s carrier fleet. These 100,000-ton floating airfields have long been symbols of US military power, but delayed ships, lengthy repairs and overstretched crews are making it increasingly difficult to keep them at sea. If Washington cannot reliably deploy the fleet it already has, what does that mean for America’s ability to project power around the world – and are aircraft carriers becoming a symbol not of US strength, but of its limits?

00:00 – America’s aircraft carrier problem
00:53 – Delayed ships and ageing carriers
02:24 – Trump’s proposed carrier redesign
03:25 – Longer deployments, greater strain
04:50 – The carrier gap in the Pacific
06:09 – The $25 billion carrier group at risk
07:30 – The cost to the wider fleet
08:38 – Shipyard decline and military power

Get in touch: [email protected]
Producer: Yasmin Butt
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10 min
September 23Is the future of the SAS at risk?
More than 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement, Britain remains bitterly divided over how to resolve legacy cases from the Troubles. The government’s new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill would allow some halted inquests to resume and reform the system for investigating legacy cases, with ministers insisting that veterans will be protected from unnecessary repeat investigations.

But former senior SAS veterans Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton and George Simm argue it could reopen the door to repeated investigations that erode soldiers’ trust in the Government and ultimately weaken the SAS itself. Can Britain deliver justice for the past without undermining the soldiers it may need for the wars of the future?

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00:47 – Inside the SAS
10:24 – Northern Ireland legacy lawfare
16:29 – Loughgall and shoot-to-kill claims
22:15 – How lawfare is damaging the SAS
27:30 – The fight to protect British soldiers

Guests: Former SAS Squadron Commander Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton and former SAS Regimental Sergeant Major George Simm
Hosts: Tom Newton Dunn
Producer: Julia Webster
Executive producer: Priyanka Deladia
Image: Kathia Mestanza, Getty

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38 min
September 16 Russia’s war “will last as long as Putin lives”
Russia is holding its first State Duma election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but the Kremlin has worked to ensure the outcome is never truly in doubt. Nina Khrushcheva, great-granddaughter of the former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, joins us to examine what the vote reveals about Putin’s rule and how the war in Ukraine is mounting pressure on Putin. With public patience under strain and unease growing among the elite, how much longer can Putin keep pressing this war on?

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00:55 – Nina Khrushcheva on Putin’s Russia
07:50 – Inside Russia’s rigged election
16:37 – Putin’s mobilisation gamble
23:04 – Russia’s war economy and breaking point
30:04 – Putin’s escalating threat to NATO

Guest: Nina Khrushcheva, professor of International Affairs at The New School in New York City
Hosts: General Sir Patrick Sanders and Tom Newton Dunn
Patrick brings his experience as a former head of the British Army to the podcast. He is also a Conservative peer and advises the party on defence.
Producer: Julia Webster, Shabnam Grewal
Executive producer: Dan Box, Tim Walklate
Image: Dana Chan, Getty

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38 min