The State of It

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  • 2024 analysed: Trump's year

    What has 2024 meant for Donald Trump? The Times' US Correspondent Charlotte McDonald-Gibson joins us to assess the president-elect's year.


    The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


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    11 min
  • 2024 analysed: Zelensky's year

    What has 2024 meant for Volodomyr Zelensky? The Times' Maxim Tucker joins us to assess the Ukrainian president's year.


    The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


    Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio 

    Read more: www.thetimes.com

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    11 min
  • 2024 analysed: Putin's year

    What has 2024 meant for Vladimir Putin? Russian expert Mark Galeotti joins us to assess Putin's year.


    The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


    Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio 

    Read more: www.thetimes.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    12 min
  • Frontline special - Colonel Mark Cancian

    In this extended Frontline conversation, Louis Sykes speaks to Mark Cancian, a retired colonel with more than three decades of service with the US Marine Corps, about the war in Ukraine.


    The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


    Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio 

    Read more: www.thetimes.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    20 min
  • Frontline special - The Times' Defence Correspondent George Grylls

    In this extended Frontline conversation, James Hanson speaks to The Times' Defence Correspondent George Grylls about the war in Ukraine.


    The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


    Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio 

    Read more: www.thetimes.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    27 min
  • Qatar - the quiet power broker

    As negotiations intensify for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement, Qatar is reassessing its role as a mediator in some of the world's most challenging conflicts. Dr Bader Al-Saif of Kuwait University explains why Doha has long strived to unite diverse factions and parties.


    The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and specialists. 


    Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio 

    Read more: www.thetimes.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 min
  • UK forces could be sent to Ukraine

    British troops could be sent to Ukraine for training, the UK Defence Secretary has told The Times. Our Defence Editor, Larisa Brown, who's been speaking to John Healey on his trip to Kyiv and Estonia, gives us her analysis.


    The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


    Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio 

    Read more: www.thetimes.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 min
  • The sudden rush for an Israel-Gaza hostage deal

    Negotiators say they’re closer than ever before to a deal that could see hostages released and a stop to fighting in Gaza. Amid whirlwind discussions in Middle Eastern capitals, strategist and national security specialist Dr Lynette Nusbacher unpacks the intricate dynamics at play.


    The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


    Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio 

    Read more: www.thetimes.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 min
  • Russian general assassinated by Ukraine: is Putin at risk?

    Ukraine has claimed responsibility for the assassination of a leading Russian general in Moscow. The former British Army officer and chemical weapons expert Hamish de Bretton-Gordon explains why Igor Kirillov was such a prime target for Ukraine and why Vladimir Putin will now be seriously worried about his own safety.


    The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


    Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio 

    Read more: www.thetimes.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    11 min
  • Austin Tice: the search in Syria for America's longest-held hostage

    The US journalist Austin Tice is America's longest-held hostage, having been held captive in Syria since 2012. The Times' US Correspondent Josie Ensor, who covered the Middle East and Syria for years, discusses the ongoing efforts to find him - including her conversation with a Syrian undercover journalist who believes he was in the same prison at the same time as Austin.


    The World in 10 is the Times' daily podcast dedicated to global security. Expert analysis of war, diplomatic relations and cyber security from The Times' foreign correspondents and military specialists. 


    Watch more: www.youtube.com/@ListenToTimesRadio 

    Read more: www.thetimes.com

    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

    10 min

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