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Behind The Lines with Arthur Snell Behind The Lines Ep 5 - Libya and the Disordered World
Storm Daniel passed through the Mediterranean in early September, one of a bewildering number of extreme weather events in recent months. When it hit Libya on 10 September, torrential rainfall led to catastrophic floods in the Town of Derna. At the time of recording as many as 20,000 people are missing, feared dead. It was an example of the terrifying new reality of the climate crisis where entire cities can be wiped out by wildfires or floods, literally in a matter of hours… Arthur Snell and Jason Pack discuss, on Behind the Lines.
The (Final) Saudi century?
Breathless accounts of MBS's vaunting ambition don't take account of what is really happening in Saudi Arabia. Is NEOM nothing more than a fantasy? Arthur Snell explores.
What the F16 decision tells us about US support to Ukraine
The coming election season in America means there are already starting to be limits placed on its support to Ukraine. Arthur Snell explores in Not All Doom.
A ceasefire would mean victory for Putin
In Kyiv, defiance is tempered with the depressing reality that the west might not be prepared to let Ukraine win. Arthur Snell dives deeper in the New European.
Erdoğan: a failure of moderate Islamism
Erdoğan was held up as the example of pragmatic Islamism. That was before he became a corrupt autocrat, Islamic State facilitator and enabler of global disorder. Arthur Snell explains, in Not All Doom.
Sudan, the War in Yemen and the Company You Keep
Britain's allies in the war in Yemen were the paymasters of the genocidal group now laying waste to Khartoum. Perhaps the paymasters should seek to end the fighting? Arthur Snell explores in Not All Doom.
British Foreign Policy in a Broken World
Arthur Snell reflects on the extensive shifts in the international order that have taken place over the last two years, suggesting that the UK should recognise its own contribution to the current state of disorder and that the recent Integrated Review Refresh represents a good starting point.
Saudi nationalism and the end of Pax Americana
After turbulent years of aligning along sectarian divisions, the Middle East is getting back to its comfort zone: authoritarian nationalism. But this time, the US isn't in the centre picture. Arthur Snell explores in Not all Doom.
Ukraine: The Crucial Year?
Ukraine’s upcoming counteroffensive could be its last chance to retake Russian-occupied territory. Is this the crucial year for Ukraine? Arthur Snell explores.
Twenty years on... memories of the Iraq War
Arthur Snell reflects on the Iraq war and its legacy of inflicting suffering and chaos throughout the world for Not All Doom.
Meet the author: Arthur Snell
Arthur Snell is interviewed by Dave Harriers for the Stroud Times’ ‘Meet the Author’ podcasts to discuss his book, How Britain Broke The World.
A Russian intelligence operation infiltrated Europe's most secretive spy agency
Peyman Kia, a Swedish intelligence officer, spied for Russia for ten years. He will have caused untold damage to one of Europe's most admired intelligence communities. Arthur Snell for Not All Doom.
Africa's most interesting politician was in London this week. The UK media ignored him.
We might be only six weeks from a political earthquake in Nigeria. Time to pay attention? Arthur Snell examines for his new SubStack, Not All Doom.
Who's burning Russia? Secrets of a covert ops offensive
Why do key military sites in Russia have an unfortunate habit of bursting into flames? On Doomsday Watch, Arthur Snell speaks to Journalist and former US special forces operative Jack Murphy to pull back the curtain on a campaign of sleeper agent sabotage on Russian soil.
Will Ukraine save the world?
With Western democracies shocked into unity, does the Ukraine War provide an opportunity to make a new, more secure free world? Arthur Snell (Project Lead, Climate Change & Geopolitics) explores on the season finale of Doomsday Watch.
The Next Pandemic
Arthur Snell examines the mounting threat of new zoonotic diseases and how COVID conspiracism is undermining efforts against future pandemics on Doomsday Watch.
War in the Arctic
On Doomsday Watch, Arthur Snell charts a vast and game-changing development where climate change could upend the global balance of maritime power. Could the struggle to control a newly-navigable Arctic Ocean become the Great Game of the 21st Century?
Black Ops and Secret Wars
On Doomsday Watch, Arthur Snell talks to veteran intelligence officers to find out how the CIA’s ‘golden age’ of fixing elections and fomenting coups gave way to a post-9/11 world where technology enables new threats – and Putin and the Chinese have the advantage.
NCUSLR Webinar: Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder
The NCUSLR’s webinar marked the first anniversary of Jason Pack's Libya and the Global Enduring Disorder, featuring Arthur Snell and a panel of experts discussing the geopolitical situation in Libya as it pertains to disorder.
Desert Flashpoint: Crisis in the Sahel
Civil wars and climate change rendering vast areas of the Sahel uninhabitable have created a refugee crisis which European demagogues can feast upon. And now Putin’s proxies are involved. Arthur Snell explores on his podcast, Doomsday Watch.