This week, Iain Martin speaks to David Petraeus, retired four star US Army general and former director of the CIA, about a new age of global conflict. They discuss his book Conflict, co-authored with Andrew Roberts, the danger of the Gaza ground invasion, what the Middle East looks like post-war, his experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, China's geopolitical goals and the war in Ukraine.

What's going wrong at the Covid inquiry? This week on the Reaction Podcast, host Iain Martin is joined by  Robert Dingwall, emeritus professor of sociology at Nottingham Trent University and Alastair Benn, deputy editor of Engelsberg Ideas. They discuss the Covid-19 pandemic, the revelations from the inquiry and whether we have learned any lessons for next time round.

This week on the Reaction Podcast, Iain Martin is joined by Maggie Pagano, executive editor and columnist at Reaction, to discuss the Middle East crisis, the death of corporate Britain and the Covid inquiry. They touch on the geopolitical consequences of escalation in the Middle East and what it means for US-Iran relations, how the pro-Palestinian protests have turned sour across the West, why Britain's pensions and capital markets are in such a mess, how Britain can stimulate growth and the recent revelations of the Covid inquiry.

This week on the Reaction Podcast, Iain Martin is joined by Tim Marshall, leading geopolitical expert, best-selling author and Reaction columnist to discuss the Middle East crisis. They discuss the geopolitical consequences of the Hamas attack on Israel, how Israel was caught off-guard, the history of the Israel-Palestine conflict, the geographical complications of Israel’s potential war on several fronts and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s future as his nation's leader.

This week on the Reaction Podcast, Iain Martin is joined by Mick Ryan, leading strategist and retired major general from the Australian Army. They discuss the prospects for the war in Ukraine, the geopolitical threat of China, his own experiences in the field and as a military adviser and what we can learn from military history.  

On this week's edition, Iain Martin is joined by George Trefgarne, CEO and Founder at Boscobel & Partners, to discuss the disastrous HS2 project and Max Mitchell from Reaction's Young Journalist's Programme talking party conferences and the second Republican debate. 

On the latest Reaction podcast Iain Martin talks to Walter Russell Mead, WSJ columnist and leading geopolitical commentator. They discuss the US election, China-US tensions, Taiwan, Europe's declining status, the rise of Asia, and Britain post-Brexit.

Iain Martin is joined by political commentator Tim Montgomerie. They discuss the state of British politics, Rishi Sunak's prospects, the next Tory leadership contest, the transformation of the Labour party and what the future of British politics looks like.

The Reaction Podcast is back. Host Iain Martin sits down with his friend and Times colleague Daniel Finkelstein to talk about his new book, Hitler, Stalin, Mum and Dad: A Family Memoir of Miraculous Survival.

Maggie Pagano, editor of Reaction, talks to Joe Murphy, doyen of Westminster hacks and former political editor of the Evening Standard, and Mark Fox, deputy chairman of Reaction, about Liz Truss's departure, who might take over and what it means for the future of the party. And whether the Tories can still win the next election with a new "unifying" leader.