The Red Line
The Red LineThree experts, one Story. Each fortnight we host a panel of international experts diving into the biggest geopolitical stories shaping the news both here and overseas.
Hosted by Michael Hilliard
Hosted by Michael Hilliard
132 - Abkhazia: Client or Catalyst?
Jul 2 • 1h 32m
131 - Who Controls Eastern Congo?
May 27 • 1h 42m
128 - Timor Leste's Fading Sunrise
Jan 30 • 1h 18m
127 - Sunk Cost: The US. Navy's Shipbuilding Crisis
Dec 23, 2024 • 2h 1m
The Armed Forces of Central Asia - Part 2 : Wargaming Regional Conflicts
Nov 28, 2024 • 2h 21m
126 - Armenia’s Changing Relationship with Russia
Oct 24, 2024 • 1h 33m
125 - The Economics of Conscription
Sep 17, 2024 • 1h 6m
124 - The Rise of Chinese Private Security Companies (PSCs and PMCs)
Aug 26, 2024 • 1h 8m
123 - What the Venezuelan Election Means for Essequibo
Jul 31, 2024 • 1h 24m
122 - South Africa: Comeback or Collapse?
Jul 8, 2024 • 1h 30m
121 - Rare Earth Elements: The Futile Fight Against China
Jun 17, 2024 • 1h 9m
120 - The Forced Friendship: Russia's Uneasy Alliance with China
May 4, 2024 • 1h 7m
119 - Indonesia's Defence Dilemma
Apr 15, 2024 • 1h 13m
118 - Wargaming: San Marino vs. Italy
Mar 31, 2024 • 17m
117 - Equipping Your Insurgency: A Guide to the Small Arms Market
Mar 25, 2024 • 1h 13m
116 - Haiti: Cauldron of the Caribbean
Mar 7, 2024 • 1h 23m
115 - The Future of Nuclear Warfare
Feb 22, 2024 • 1h 12m
114 - Poland: Europe's Eastern Shield
Feb 9, 2024 • 1h 15m
113 - Can India Replace China in the Global Supply Chain?
Jan 23, 2024 • 1h 27m
112 - Russia's Six Fleets: A Sinking Superpower
Jan 9, 2024 • 1h 20m
111 - The Splintering of Sudan
Dec 26, 2023 • 1h 15m
110 - Wargaming: Argentina Reinvades the Falklands
Dec 11, 2023 • 56m
109 - A Second Arab Spring: Imminent or Impossible?
Nov 26, 2023 • 1h 11m
108 - Extrajudicial Killings and Targeted Assassinations
Nov 13, 2023 • 1h 14m
107 - The Hollowing of Hong Kong
Oct 30, 2023 • 1h 8m
106 - Wargaming: Moldova vs Transnistria
Oct 16, 2023 • 1h 9m
105 - Iran: Crises on Every Front
Oct 2, 2023 • 1h 12m
104 - El Salvador: The Price of Security
Sep 18, 2023 • 1h 3m
103 - Wargaming: India vs Pakistan
Sep 3, 2023 • 1h 23m
102 - The Economic Feasibility of Nuclear Power
Aug 20, 2023 • 1h 1m
101 - UUV's: Underwater Drones and Seabed Warfare
Aug 6, 2023 • 1h 13m
100 - Scoring Every Prediction by The Red Line (100th Episode Special)
Jul 23, 2023 • 1h 15m
99 - Equatorial Guinea: The North Korea of Africa
Jul 9, 2023 • 1h 3m
98 - The Geopolitics of Estonia
Jun 26, 2023 • 1h 8m
97 - The Death of Françafrique: Africa's Rebalancing Act
Jun 11, 2023 • 1h 12m
96 - Democracy in Central Asia?
May 29, 2023 • 1h 38m
95 - The Death of the US Dollar?
May 15, 2023 • 1h 17m
94 - Egypt's Economic Crisis: A Perfect Storm?
Apr 30, 2023 • 1h 17m
93 - Satellite Surveillance: The New Orbital Arms Race
Apr 16, 2023 • 1h 16m
92 - Narco-Economics: Inside the Mexican Drug Trade
Apr 3, 2023 • 1h 49m
91 - Bulgaria: Russia's Backdoor into Europe?
Mar 19, 2023 • 1h 2m
90 - East Asian Rearmament
Mar 5, 2023 • 1h 20m
89 - European Rearmament (Are We Preparing for the Wrong War?)
Feb 19, 2023 • 1h 41m
88 - Venezuela's Return to the West?
Feb 5, 2023 • 1h 24m
87 - How Strong is the Chinese Economy?
Jan 22, 2023 • 1h 28m
86 - Russian Operations in Syria
Jan 8, 2023 • 1h 37m
85 - Could the US Conquer North Korea?
Dec 26, 2022 • 1h 22m
84 - Is the CSTO Facing Collapse?
Dec 11, 2022 • 1h 27m
The Winners and Losers of Energy Transition - The Green Line - Ep 5
Dec 4, 2022 • 1h 44m
83 - Does Foreign Aid Actually Work?
Nov 27, 2022 • 1h 29m
D.R.Congo: Dirty Metals for Clean Energy - The Green Line - Ep 4
Nov 20, 2022 • 1h 43m
82 - Saudi Arabia: A Global Economic Powderkeg
Nov 13, 2022 • 1h 39m
Water Wars - The Green Line - Ep 3
Nov 6, 2022 • 1h 39m
81 - The Geopolitics of Microchips and Semiconductors
Oct 30, 2022 • 1h 29m
How the Chinese Military is Preparing for Climate Change - The Green Line - Ep 2
Oct 23, 2022 • 1h 16m
80 - Mozambique: The Campaign Against Cabo Delgado
Oct 16, 2022 • 1h 24m
How the US Military is Preparing for Climate Change - The Green Line - Ep 1
Oct 9, 2022 • 1h 33m
79 - Myanmar's Crumbling Coup
Oct 2, 2022 • 1h 26m
78 - Turkey's Strategic Goals in the Middle East (The Death of Kemalism?)
Sep 18, 2022 • 1h 41m
77 - The Cyber War in Ukraine
Sep 4, 2022 • 1h 37m
76 - Are Aircraft Carriers Becoming Obsolete?
Aug 21, 2022 • 1h 28m
75 - Human Trafficking: An Industry Lacking Conviction
Aug 7, 2022 • 1h 27m
74 - The Black Market for Nuclear Weapons
Jul 24, 2022 • 1h 38m
73 - Balochistan and the Breaking of Belt-and-Road
Jul 10, 2022 • 1h 22m
72 - Can Europe Survive Without Russian Gas?
Jun 26, 2022 • 1h 25m
71 - The New Arms Race for the Indian Ocean
Jun 12, 2022 • 1h 21m
70 - Romanian and Moldovan Reunifaction (A Defence Against Russia?)
May 29, 2022 • 1h 22m
69 - Chinese Influence in South America
May 15, 2022 • 1h 22m
68 - How Effective are Economic Sanctions?
May 1, 2022 • 1h 25m
67 - Oman: A Looming Crisis
Apr 17, 2022 • 1h 18m
66 - Why are Military Coups on the Rise in Africa?
Apr 3, 2022 • 1h 19m
65 - The Feasibility of an EU Army
Mar 20, 2022 • 1h 21m
64 - Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and the Battle for Melanesia
Mar 6, 2022 • 1h 14m
63 - Can Syria Be Rebuilt?
Feb 20, 2022 • 1h 44m
62 - The Geopolitics of Suriname
Feb 6, 2022 • 1h 7m
61 - Turkish Influence in Central Asia
Jan 23, 2022 • 1h 36m
60 - How Terrorist Groups are Funded
Jan 9, 2022 • 1h 28m
59 - Russia's Pacific Strategy: The Forgotten Front
Dec 26, 2021 • 1h 8m
58 - Bosnia: A Peace in Pieces
Dec 12, 2021 • 1h 18m
57 - Sri Lanka: The End of Neutrality
Nov 28, 2021 • 59m
56 - Could NATO Defend the Baltic States Against Russia?
Nov 14, 2021 • 1h 21m
55 - The Privatisation of Warfare: Russian PMC Operations in Africa
Oct 31, 2021 • 1h 21m
54 - Algeria: The Powderkeg of North Africa
Oct 17, 2021 • 1h 24m
53 - Vietnam: Frontline of the South China Sea
Oct 3, 2021 • 1h 5m
52 - The Future of Space Warfare
Sep 19, 2021 • 1h 23m
51 - Belarus: The Next Crimea?
Sep 5, 2021 • 1h 12m
50 - The Splitting of Cyprus: Turkey vs Greece
Aug 22, 2021 • 1h 12m
49 - Brazil's War in the Favelas
Aug 8, 2021 • 1h 21m
48 - The Shattering of Ethiopia (The War in Tigray)
Jul 25, 2021 • 1h 32m
47 - The Resurgence of Africa's Conflict Diamonds
Jul 11, 2021 • 1h 11m
46 - The UAE's Red Sea Strategy
Jun 27, 2021 • 1h 16m
45 - Japan and the Quad
Jun 13, 2021 • 1h 12m
44 - The Geopolitics of Uzbekistan (and the Island of Anthrax)
May 30, 2021 • 1h 20m
43 - The Next Phase in Cyber Warfare
May 16, 2021 • 1h 30m
42 - The Battle for Western Sahara (Africa's Last Colony)
May 2, 2021 • 1h 25m
41 - Who Controls the Caribbean?
Apr 18, 2021 • 1h 16m
40 - Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia (A War for the Crossroads)
Apr 4, 2021 • 1h 39m
39 - Pakistan's Two Front War
Mar 21, 2021 • 1h 42m
38 - Iraq: What Went Wrong?
Mar 7, 2021 • 1h 51m
37 - The Geopolitics of Rare Earths
Feb 21, 2021 • 1h 37m
36 - Lake Chad (Boko Haram and the French Foreign Legion)
Feb 7, 2021 • 1h 10m
35 - Ukraine and the War in the East
Jan 24, 2021 • 1h 28m
34 - Could China Conquer Taiwan?
Jan 10, 2021 • 1h 31m
33 - The Geopolitics of Tajikistan
Dec 27, 2020 • 1h 28m
32 - Colombia (FARC, Paramilitarios and Cocaine)
Dec 13, 2020 • 1h 34m
31 - Nagorno-Karabakh II (A Frozen Conflict Goes Hot)
Nov 29, 2020 • 1h 48m
30 - The Geopolitics of Indonesia
Nov 15, 2020 • 1h 17m
29 - Who Controls the Caspian Sea?
Nov 1, 2020 • 1h 13m
28 - How to Manipulate an Election (Trump, Murdoch and Brexit)
Oct 18, 2020 • 1h 25m
27 - The Geopolitics of Mongolia
Oct 4, 2020 • 1h 6m
26 - Will the Afghan Peace Deal Actually Work?
Sep 20, 2020 • 1h 17m
25 - Somalia (Al Shabaab, Pirates and Nuclear Waste)
Sep 6, 2020 • 1h 21m
24 - Who is India's Biggest Strategic Enemy?
Aug 23, 2020 • 1h 30m
23 - Thailand and the International Drug Trade
Aug 9, 2020 • 1h 13m
22 - The Geopolitics of Kosovo
Jul 26, 2020 • 1h 12m
21 - The Libyan Civil War II (The Tide Turns)
Jul 12, 2020 • 1h 8m
20 - The Philippines (Duterte and the South China Sea)
Jun 28, 2020 • 1h 20m
19 - Guyana (Cambridge Analytica and the next Cuban Missile Crisis)
Jun 14, 2020 • 1h 23m
18 - The Geopolitics of Turkmenistan
Jun 1, 2020 • 1h 13m
17 - Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenia vs Azerbaijan)
May 17, 2020 • 1h 1m
16 - The Geopolitics of North Korea
May 3, 2020 • 1h 16m
15 - The South Sudanese Civil War
Apr 19, 2020 • 1h 17m
14 - War in the Arctic (Russia's Hypersonic Missile Program)
Apr 5, 2020 • 1h 13m
13 - Private Militaries (Wagner vs Blackwater)
Mar 22, 2020 • 1h 14m
12 - The Vultures of Venezuela
Mar 8, 2020 • 1h 17m
11 - The Libyan Civil War
Feb 23, 2020 • 1h 12m
10 - Foreign Aid (Australia's Pacific Strategy)
Feb 9, 2020 • 59m
9 - The Consequences of War with Iran
Jan 26, 2020 • 1h 2m
8 - The Crossroads of Kyrgyzstan
Jan 12, 2020 • 58m
7 - Experts Predictions for 2020
Dec 29, 2019 • 57m
6 - Transnistria (Europes Last Soviet Republic)
Dec 15, 2019 • 51m
5 - UK Election Special (The Brexit Election)
Dec 1, 2019 • 54m
4 - Yemen (A War for Chokepoints)
Nov 17, 2019 • 1h 1m
3 - Housing Crisis in Australia
Nov 3, 2019 • 58m
2 - West Papua (Bows Against Helicopters)
Oct 20, 2019 • 45m
1 - Afghanistan (18 Years of War)
Oct 7, 2019 • 49m
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