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Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell

Behind the Lines with Arthur Snell is a new geopolitics podcast. Every week we give the listener access to the best informed people to help you understand this turbulent world and get a feel for the things that will matter in the future. I am on Bluesky here and you can read some of my thoughts on world affairs here https://arthursnell.substack.com/ If you enjoyed this podcast please spread the word and give us a positive review - it makes all the difference! NEW: we get a lot of great writers on

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30:53

Israel - Iran - ceasefire? Or more chaos

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/06/24

As Lenin apparently never said, ‘There Are Decades Where Nothing Happens and Weeks Where Decades Happen’. We are clearly living through the latter. Arthur and Jason attempt to untangle the latest: from the Iranian attack on the US airbase in Qatar to Trump’s declaration of forever peace to end what he is cleverly calling the 12 Day War.Arthur and Jason rally in violent unity for Mega Ordering -- whether you advocated for Obama’s ‘Iran Deal’ or supported Trump’s tearing it to shreds, whether you love

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37:53

War in the Middle East and its wider impacts

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/06/19

I spoke to Chris Coghlan, MP for Dorking and Horley and former diplomat and soldier about the unfolding crisis in the Middle East, the implications for European security and the wider political ramifications. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky@snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I am involved with in partnership with RUSI, the

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48:43

Sten Rynning on the Past and the Future of NATO

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/06/11

At different engagements throughout the month, NATO allies will meet in Brussels and the Hague to discuss Ukraine and defense spending – with Trump’s team putting pressure on the Europeans to up their spending to 5% of GDP. But with the Americans wavering on the alliance as a whole, and these unrealistic spending targets: Can NATO survive?To find out, Arthur Snell speaks with Sten Rynning, professor and director of the Danish Institute for Advanced Study, University of Southern Denmark, and author

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35:11

Mike Martin MP on the Strategic Defence Review

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/06/04

I spoke to Dr Mike Martin, MP for Tunbridge Wells and former soldier about the Strategic Defence Review.Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky@snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I am involved with in partnership with RUSI, the Royal United Services Institute, the world's oldest think tank. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for

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38:11

Iran and the US: is a new nuclear deal in sight?

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/06/02

I spoke to Iran expert Charlie Gammell in the light of the recent developments in the Iran nuclear negotiations. Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky@snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I am involved with in partnership with RUSI, the Royal United Services Institute, the world's oldest think tank. Hosted on Acast. See

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54:11

Starvation in Gaza, is the world finally responding?

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/05/24

As the humanitarian situation in Gaza descends to unimaginable levels, and the war of words between Benjamin Netanyahu and the West escalates, I spoke to Michael Stephens of RAND Europe and RUSI about the situation.Check out our Bookshop.org affiliate site behindthelines and please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and/or follow me on Bluesky@snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I am involved with in partnership with RUSI,

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46:19

Murder in Helmand

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/05/17

On this episode I discuss recent allegations of war crimes committed by UK Special Forces in Afghanistan. These featured in a recent BBC Panorama episode which can be found here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001ykkf/panorama-special-forces-i-saw-war-crimesMy guest on this episode is Professor Matthew Ford, a military expert based at the Swedish Defence University. We covered these allegations, wider questions of counter-insurgency and what it means for modern warfare as the western

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1:03:28

Yemen, the UK, the US and the transatlantic alliance

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/05/10

On this episode I speak to Iona Craig, the veteran Yemen expert and journalist about recent events, including the UK's decision to join the US in carrying out airstrikes against the Houthis.Iona mentioned an earlier episode of this podcast with Laura Cretney, which is worth listening to if you are interested in Yemen. You can find it here https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/behind-the-lines-with-arthur-snell/id1704344656?i=1000643933101Please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and

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58:10

Ukraine and America: the great betrayal

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/05/05

I spoke to Romeo Kokriatski, presenter of the Ukraine without the Hype podcast about recent events in his country, including the Trump betrayal.We mentioned Operation Sky Shield, a plan which you can read about here.Please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I am involved with in partnership with RUSI, the Royal United Services Institute, the world's oldest think

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45:22

The Geopolitics of Climate: how Tuvalu is thinking...

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/04/21

What does the climate crisis mean for sovereignty in a world where certain countries face existential risk? I spoke to Taukiei Kitara, a native of Tuvalu, about the case of low-lying Pacific Islands, including his native Tuvalu.Please sign up for my substack at arthursnell.substack.com and follow me on Bluesky @snellarthur.bsky.social. You can sometimes find me on other podcasts - most often Disorder which I am involved with in partnership with RUSI, the Royal United Services Institute, the world's

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47:43

RUSI/Disorder Partnership: Ransomware in our Age of...

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/04/15

Read RUSI piece The Rise of Ransomware as a National Security Threat:https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/organised-cybercrime-rise-ransomware-national-security-threat Read RUSI piece Beyond the Bottom Line: The Societal Impact of Ransomware: https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/beyond-bottom-line-societal-impact-ransomware Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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50:43

The Crisis in The Atlantic Alliance ep 2

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/04/06

The impact on Central and Eastern Europe, with Jonathan Terra Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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1:00:05

The Crisis in the Atlantic Alliance

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/03/28

The Transatlantic Alliance is coming to an end. I discuss this with academic and journalist Jonathan Terra. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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54:32

Blood, toil, tears, and sweat: the plight of migrant...

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/03/24

Every year, tens of thousands of labourers in the wealth countries of the Gulf, most of them migrants from South Asia, die in unsafe working conditions on construction sites. As the GCC states pour enormous resources into developing their infrastructure, little attention is paid to the plight of the people doing the actual building work. I spoke to James Lynch of FairSquare, a UK-based non-profit that researches and advocates for the rights of labourers in the Gulf.https://fairsq.org/Assistant

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1:02:30

Myanmar: the Unfolding Civil War

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/03/14

For the past 4 years, Myanmar has experienced an ever more serious civil war, which now threatens the ruling military junta in Naypyitaw. I spoke to Ronan Lee about this little-reported conflict.You can find Ronan's work here: https://ronanlee.com/And my writing here: arthursnell.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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42:45

What does the collapsing global order mean for the...

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/03/07

Samir Puri of Chatham House is the author of Westlessness, a book about the post-Western world. The book came out last year but the geopolitical setting that he examines is one that is rapidly emerging in front of our eyes, as the chaotic actions of the Trump presidency bring an end to the Western Liberal Order. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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48:59

How the extremism of our age is being fed by...

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/03/06

The role of disinformation in our current world, whether feeding the false allegations put out by Trump, the lies spread online by Elon Musk, or the over-reliance on social media for news coverage, is feeding the rise of extremism and dysfunction in democratic systems, to the detriment of liberal and progressive political movements. To help us understand this better, I was delighted to be joined by Amil Khan, CEO of Valent Technologies and a disinformation expert.Many thanks to Assistant Producer

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36:12

The latest from Kyiv: what does John Sweeney make of...

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/03/02

I spoke to the man in the lucky orange hat, everyone's favourite war correspondent John Sweeney about the latest developments from Kyiv in this week of extraordinary events relating to Ukraine. Find John's work at x.com/johnsweeneyroar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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44:34

THIS ONE'S A REAL EMERGENCY EPISODE: THE END OF THE...

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/02/21

The actual end of the Western Alliance, the departure of the United States from European Security and the need for a new Euro-Atlantic Treaty Organisation (EATO) is the subject of this fascinating and urgent discussion with Mike Martin, MP for Tunbridge Wells, member of the defence select committee and military expert. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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59:46

UKRAINE, John Sweeney and a betrayal foretold

Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell ·

2025/02/17

In November 2023, I spoke to John Sweeney, veteran war correspondent, about the pressures on Ukraine as the world's attention turned towards the Middle East in the aftermath of the October 7 massacre and Israel's assault on Gaza. What he said at the time now sounds both poignant and prescient in the light of the unfolding betrayal of Ukraine by Donald Trump, something which was both predictable and widely predicted. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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