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Putin Has Trapped Himself in a War He Cannot Win | Lawrence Freedman
September 29, 2026 · 41 minUkraine has transformed Russia’s vast geography from a source of strategic depth into a growing vulnerability. Its long-range drones are striking oil refineries, supply lines and military infrastructure, while Crimea is becoming…
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Turkey Could Be Entering the Nuclear Arms Race | Gönül Tol
September 24, 2026 · 39 minRussia’s war in Ukraine has done more than redraw Europe’s security map. It has exposed the limits of military alliances—and triggered a potentially dangerous chain reaction far beyond the battlefield. For Turkey, the choice is not simply…
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Putin Is Already at War With Europe | General Ben Hodges
September 14, 2026 · 38 minGeneral Ben Hodges says Russia is already at war with Europe. Not with missiles striking NATO cities, but through drones, sabotage and attacks designed to frighten populations and weaken support for Ukraine. So why are European governments…
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Iran and Ukraine Have Changed Everything We Know About War | David Petraeus
September 10, 2026 · 54 minIran has been militarily devastated — and yet, six months on, it may be winning. General David Petraeus argues that Tehran's control of the Strait of Hormuz has become a "weapon of mass disruption" more powerful than the nuclear program…
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Secrets, Mysteries, and Spies: A Former CIA Officer on Predicting Russia
August 19, 2026 · 37 minDescription: Intelligence failures make headlines. Intelligence successes rarely do — which is exactly the problem when trying to understand how the West actually predicted Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and what it can and can't tell us…
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Trump's Iran War Was Meant to Break the Regime. It Broke America's Middle East Instead
August 12, 2026 · 43 minSummary Iran's regime survives. The Strait of Hormuz is under threat. Gulf allies are furious. And the United States, further from its goals than when the war began, has spent months exposing the limits of its own power in the process…
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Will China Annex Siberia? General H.R. McMaster on the Real Threat to Russia
August 5, 2026 · 46 minDescription: Former US National Security Advisor Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster joins The Global Gambit to examine why China, Russia and Iran have become the defining geopolitical challenge of our time. We discuss Beijing's support for…
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What Everyone Gets Wrong About NATO, Ukraine & European Defence
June 29, 2026 · 32 minIn this episode, Pyotr Kurzin hosts Dr. Bence Nemeth to explore Europe's strategic autonomy, defense capabilities, and the evolving landscape of NATO and EU military cooperation amid the Ukraine conflict and broader geopolitical…