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In this episode we discuss Wagner and the rise of private military contractors. We look at how they operate and their impacts on peacebuilding efforts in conflict-affected areas.
1 June 2022
In this Warpod episode we talk to Reem Amr, a researcher and an MA candidate at SOAS University of London. In this interview she reflects on Saferworld’s research on Sudanese women's coalitions in Eastern Sudan and Darfur. She also shares some practical ideas on how international organisations and donors can better support Sudanese women's coalitions and movements.
11 May 2022
After the Summit for Democracy last year, how well has Biden’s democracy strategy prepared the US and its allies for tacking the most pressing threats to democracy today? And how has the US’ own two-decade fixation on countering terrorism and violent extremist groups impacted global democracy? Find out the answers in this episode of Warpod.
2 March 2022
In this episode our hosts and guests are discussing ‘hybrid warfare’ to help us understand more.
31 January 2022
Looking ahead to 2022, we think about issues that will define the future of conflict – including space, the arctic, climate change, and cyber.
20 December 2021
In the eighth and final episode of Warpod's special series ‘Reckoning with 9/11’, we ask three experts whether the 9/11 paradigm is here to stay, or the world is now ready to move on.
4 November 2021
In this episode of Warpod's special series ‘Reckoning with 9/11’, our hosts ask three experts about how 9/11 “came home” and impacted on the laws, freedoms and ideals of the U.S. and other Western countries.
28 October 2021
The sixth episode of Warpod's special series ‘Reckoning with 9/11’ episode explores how authoritarian governments have taken advantage of the war on terror for their own benefits. Our hosts ask three experts what effects this has had on peace and democracy, especially in the Philippines, Syria and Egypt.
21 October 2021
The fifth episode of Warpod's special series ‘Reckoning with 9/11’ episode considers how the war on terror evolved as problems mounted, especially looking at the rise of Remote Warfare and Countering Violent Extremism programmes.
14 October 2021
The fourth episode of Warpod's special series ‘Reckoning with 9/11’ looks at two countries that became important battlegrounds in the global war on terror: Yemen and Somalia.
30 September 2021