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  • Frontline Special - Former Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Philip Breedlove (extended)

    In this extended Frontline conversation former Supreme Allied Commander Europe General Philip Breedlove discusses the impact Ukraine's military is having in its war with Russia compared with the policy decisions being made by its Western allies, and why better policy would help the impressive soldiers tip the playing field in their favour.


    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 

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    31 min
  • Frontline Special - Russia specialist Mark Galeotti (Extended)

    In this extended Frontline conversation Russia expert and author Mark Galeotti discusses how Vladimir Putin is struggling to keep support for his war in Ukraine strong within the Kremlin, as well as the physical damage Ukrainian troops are doing to Russia with cleverly-planned drone strikes in Oblast.


    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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    26 min
  • US still working to avert all-out Middle-East war

    As Joe Biden insists all-out war in the Middle-East can be averted we analyse how, when so many people are dying by missiles fired across borders, it is possible still to say we are not already at that point. The Times' correspondent, Richard Spencer, joins the World in 10 from Tel Aviv to explain, and analyse the next moves of Israel and Iran which might, or might not, bring that all-out war to bear.


    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
  • Israeli motives questioned as Beirut becomes major target

    As Israeli missile attacks in Lebanon focus increasingly on the capital, Beirut, we analyse exactly why the city has been bombarded. Has Israel's stated aim, of helping its citizens from the North to safely return home, now changed? Is Hezbollah's entire existence now in their sights instead? The Times' Edmund Bower joins us from Beirut to look at what we know so far and what might happen next.


    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
  • Israel's next targets: Iran's nuclear sites and oil refineries

    Israel warned Iran it would target Iran's nuclear and oil facilities if missiles were launched towards Tel Aviv. Those missiles were launched last night, leaving the Middle East "on the brink". Chief Executive of United Against Nuclear Iran, former US Ambassador Mark Wallace, analyses what could happen next.


    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
  • Israel’s Lebanon invasion triggers Iran missile threat

    As Israel launches its long-anticipated ground invasion of Lebanon, the White House warns that Iran could launch a ballistic missile attack—with ‘severe consequences’. The Times correspondent George Grylls has met Israeli troops at the border and unpacks what’s going on—and what could happen next.


    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
  • 'The Ayatollah could be next': how Iran views Israel's assassination of Hezbollah leader

    As Israeli tanks gather on the border with Lebanon, The Times’ Middle East Correspondent, Samer Al-Atrush, reflects on a tumultuous few days in the region - including the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and airstrikes on Yemen.


    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
  • Frontline special - Maxim Tucker, correspondent for The Times

    Recently back from Ukraine, The Times’ correspondent Maxim Tucker explains the country’s evolving air defence tactics and efforts to protect grain exports amidst ongoing conflict. He also touches on prisoner exchanges and the broader anxieties he encountered as winter approaches and geopolitical dynamics shift.


    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.

    22 min
  • Frontline special - Professor Malcolm Chalmers of RUSI

    In this extended Frontline conversation the Deputy Director General at London's Royal United Services Institute, Malcolm Chalmers, discusses Ukraine's capability to hit Russia without western support, the damage Vladimir Putin's taking every day he fails to take major Ukrainian cities like Odesa and Kyiv, and why Putin will still believe there's a plausible path to Russian victory.


    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.

    28 min
  • No-go for Zelensky amid Putin’s nuclear shift

    Despite personal pleas to the White House, President Zelensky leaves Washington without a go-ahead to use Western missiles deep into Russia. As Vladimir Putin warns against strikes, The Times’ diplomatic specialist Michael Evans explains how a change in Russia’s nuclear doctrine might be influencing the decisions of Ukraine’s allies.


    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

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