Global Security Briefing

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Global Security Briefing provides regular insights from leading international experts to help you make sense of the far-reaching changes affecting international security around the globe. Hosted by analysts from RUSI's International Security Studies team, the podcast looks at how the UK can best shape its foreign and security policies in an increasingly dynamic international environment. The Global Security Briefing channel is also host to a back-catalogue of episodes from the concluded RUSI podcasts 'Bridging the Oceans' and 'Mind the Gulf'. Running from 2020 to 2023, 'Bridging the Oceans' aimed to create a platform to discuss the key defence and security questions of the world's most dynamic region: the Indo-Pacific. Hosted by Veerle Nouwens, it explored what the Indo-Pacific is, where its limits lie, and what the fast-evolving defence and security issues are in this dynamic part of the world. Running from January to May 2022, the 'Mind the Gulf' Podcast Series explored how the Iranian nuclear programme – and international diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon – interacts with regional security dynamics and the wider Middle East. The views or statements expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by RUSI employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of RUSI.

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Brazil's Elections: Why Lula's Win Matters for Global Security

2026-11-04 · 31 min · Season 1, episode 132

Dr Daniela Portella Sampaio joins Dr Andrew Gee to discuss the security implications of Brazil's 2026 election and Lula's fourth term. On 25 October 2026, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva narrowly defeated far-right challenger…
UN Command Korea: Peninsula Security with Lt Gen Winter

2026-10-21 · 46 min · Season 1, episode 131

Lt Gen Scott Winter joins Philip Shetler-Jones to discuss the history and role of the UN Command in Korea, and the security challenges it faces today. In this episode of Global Security Briefing, Philip Shetler-Jones is…
Radioactive Russian Drones - A Conversation with Vitaly Shevchenko

2026-10-07 · 40 min · Season 1, episode 130

Vitaly Shevchenko of BBC Monitoring joins Natia Seskuria to explore the implications of a radiation warning found on a downed Russian drone. In April 2026, Ukrainian air defences shot down a modified Russian Geran-2…
Updating How We Think About Korean Peninsula Security

2026-09-23 · 54 min · Season 1, episode 129

Philip Shetler-Jones is joined by Sanghun Seok and Dr Edward Howell to ask whether 'unification' and 'denuclearisation' are still the lenses through which we should view security on the Korean Peninsula. For decades,…
The Future of War: How Autonomous Systems Are Reshaping Conflict

2026-09-09 · 24 min · Episode 128

General David Petraeus discusses autonomous warfare, drone technology and the military transformation driven by Ukraine. Ukraine offers the clearest evidence that warfare is changing in revolutionary ways. Unmanned…
Great Power Diplomacy: How to Prevent a Third World War

2026-08-26 · 32 min · Episode 127

In this episode, Tobias Ellwood sets out why he believes we are drifting towards global conflict, and what can still be done to stop it. The order that has held since 1945 is coming apart. War in Ukraine, confrontation…
Energy on the Frontline of European Security

2026-08-12 · 46 min · Episode 126

Energy is no longer the preserve of the business pages and is central to questions of European Security. Disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has left European gas prices far above where they sat at the…
Japan's Intelligence Reforms

2026-07-29 · 43 min · Episode 124

Japan's significant intelligence reforms reveal how the country's approach to security is becoming more self-reliant and autonomous. But what is being proposed, and why now? In this edition of Global Security Briefing,…
After Ankara: First Reflections on the 2026 NATO Summit

2026-07-10 · 46 min · Episode 124

The 2026 NATO Summit convened at a moment of fragile unity for the alliance. What did it deliver? What did it leave unresolved? In this episode of Global Security Briefing, RUSI's Director-General Rachel Ellehuus is…
Geopolitics, Statecraft and the Changing Face of Organised Crime

2026-07-01 · 39 min · Episode 123

Organised crime no longer operates outside international politics. Criminal networks are increasingly present in spaces once associated with intelligence services, foreign policy and national security. In this edition…

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Oldest episode in feed: 12/2022 · over 3 years
Typical length: 46 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone

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