BRICS: Expansion and the Dollar Challenge - Special Episode 47

How Protectionism is Reshaping Global Trade in 2025 - Special Episode 49

* Rise of tariffs and quotas * Subsidies and industrial policy * Non-tariff barriers * National security concerns * Impacts on global supply chains

Hybrid Warfare: What Is It and How Will It Evolve? - Special Episode 48

* Blurred lines of war and peace * Multi-domain operations (military, cyber, information) * Cognitive and disinformation campaigns * Proxy actors & plausible deniability * Emerging technologies: AI, drones

BRICS: Expansion and the Dollar Challenge - Special Episode 47

• Historic BRICS membership growth• De-dollarization: national currencies & BRICS Pay• New Development Bank & Contingent Reserve Arrangement• Geopolitical implications & US dollar challenge• Brazil’s 2025 presidency priorities

The Role of AI in Asymmetric Threats and Military Modernization - Special Episode 46

* AI’s impact on asymmetric threats * AI in command & decision support * Autonomous drone swarm technologies * AI-driven cyber & disinformation warfare * Ethical, legal & governance challenges

The Istanbul Talks: Russia-Ukraine Scenarios - Special Episode 45

* Diplomatic ceasefire push versus Russia’s counteroffer * Echoes of 2022 Istanbul negotiations * Ceasefire precondition dispute * Motivations of key actors: Ukraine, Russia, Turkey, US/EU * Possible scenarios: collapse, performative dialogue, limited de-escalation