Battle Lines

By: The Telegraph
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  • Summary

  • Across the world, from Europe to Asia, the Americas to the Middle East, tensions are rising between nation states. Traditional alliances and alignments are constantly evolving in the 21st century. An understanding of defence and security policy and the tides of political, social and economic changes is crucial for any informed understanding of our world.


    2024 sees war in Europe and Israel, and elections in major economies, including the US, the UK, Taiwan, South Africa, and many others. Insurgencies flare in Yemen and Burma, tensions escalate in East Africa, and all around the world the international security architecture buckles under increasing pressure.


    With expert and experienced reporting on the ground from across the globe, Battle Lines combines on the ground reporting with analytical expertise to aid listeners to better understand the course of world politics and wars as the fault lines of global history grind and slip in an increasingly dangerous, and confusing, multipolar world.


    Battle Lines is the best of The Telegraph’s defence, security, and foreign reporting in one place.


    Telegraph subscribers get early access to bonus episodes on Ukraine: The Latest and Battle Lines. You can subscribe within The Telegraph app, or tap on ‘Already a subscriber’ at the top of this page to log in to link your existing subscription, for more information head to https://www.telegraph.co.uk/contact-us/telegraph-subscription-bonus-content-apple-podcasts/


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Episodes
  • Emergency pod: Hezbollah chief Nasrallah killed

    Emergency pod: Hezbollah chief Nasrallah killed
    Sep 30 2024

    In is emergency episode of Battle Lines we get the latest on the assassination of Hassan Nasrallah, the leader of Hezbollah. What does this mean for Iran's 'axis of resistance' and will this be the tipping point of a full-scale war throughout the region?


    Contributors

    Venetia Rainey (Host)

    Roland Oliphant (Senior foreign correspondent)

    Adrian Blomfield (Telegraph contributor)

    Paul Nuki (Global Health Security editor)


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    31 mins
  • Israel prepares for ground offensive in Lebanon

    Israel prepares for ground offensive in Lebanon
    Sep 27 2024

    On today's episode of Battle Lines we speak to the Telegraph's Adrian Blomfield in Beirut, and photographer Heathcliff O'Malley in Tel Aviv about the possibility of a ground war in Lebanon. The Israeli Defense Forces top general has told his troops to be ready to enter Lebanon to fight Hezbollah on their own turf for the first time since 2006. While American diplomats rush to broker a ceasefire, the Middle East stands on the brink of unlikely peace or an even bloodier war.


    Contributors

    Roland Oliphant (Host)

    Adrian Blomfield (Telegraph contributor)

    Heathcliff O'Malley (Telegraph photographer)


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    Schools turn to shelters as thousands flee across Lebanon by Adrian Blomfield



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    40 mins
  • Why Israel attacked Hezbollah and what will happen next in Lebanon

    Why Israel attacked Hezbollah and what will happen next in Lebanon
    Sep 20 2024

    On today's episode we have a special round table with co-hosts Venetia Rainey and Roland Oliphant who are joined by senior foreign correspondent, Sophia Yan. We'll be talking about the attack on Hezbollah, what it's like reporting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the challenges of being a foreign correspondent.


    Contributors

    Venetia Rainey

    Roland Oliphant

    Sophia Yan


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    Long arm of China looms over one of the world’s last Uyghur bookshops by Sophia Yan



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    40 mins

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