
The Red Line
Three 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
137 episodes • 0 archived •
S6 E3
130 - EXCLUSIVE: We Acquired Blueprints for Russia’s Next-Gen Artillery SystemS6 E3·
March 31
March 31
16 mins
S6 E2
129 - Frozen Flashpoints: Greenland, Svalbard, and the Next Arctic StandoffS6 E2·
March 11
March 11
1h 30m
S7 E1
128 - Timor Leste: Oil, Occupation and ObstructionS7 E1·
January 30
January 30
1h 18m
S6 E15
127 - Sunk Cost: The US. Navy's Shipbuilding CrisisS6 E15·
Dec 23, 2024
Dec 23, 2024
2h 1m
S6 E15
The Armed Forces of Central Asia - Part 2 : Wargaming Regional ConflictsS6 E15·
Nov 28, 2024
Nov 28, 2024
2h 21m
S6 E14
126 - Armenia’s Changing Relationship with RussiaS6 E14·
Oct 24, 2024
Oct 24, 2024
1h 29m
S6 E13
125 - The Economics of ConscriptionS6 E13·
Sep 17, 2024
Sep 17, 2024
1h 3m
S6 E12
124 - The Rise of Chinese Private Security Companies (PSCs and PMCs)S6 E12·
Aug 26, 2024
Aug 26, 2024
1h 5m
S6 E11
123 - What the Venezuelan Election Means for EssequiboS6 E11·
Jul 31, 2024
Jul 31, 2024
1h 24m
S6 E10
122 - South Africa: Comeback or Collapse?S6 E10·
Jul 8, 2024
Jul 8, 2024
1h 27m
S6 E9
121 - Rare Earth Elements: The Futile Fight Against ChinaS6 E9·
Jun 17, 2024
Jun 17, 2024
1h 9m
S6 E8
The Armed Forces of Central Asia - Part 1 : Tajikistan and Regional Command StructuresS6 E8·
May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024
1h 8m
S6 E7
120 - The Forced Friendship: Russia's Uneasy Alliance with ChinaS6 E7·
May 4, 2024
May 4, 2024
1h 7m
S6 E6
119 - Indonesia's Defence DilemmaS6 E6·
Apr 15, 2024
Apr 15, 2024
1h 11m
S6 E5
118 - Wargaming: San Marino vs. ItalyS6 E5·
Mar 31, 2024
Mar 31, 2024
17 mins
S6 E5
117 - Equipping Your Insurgency: A Guide to the Small Arms MarketS6 E5·
Mar 25, 2024
Mar 25, 2024
1h 8m
S6 E4
116 - Haiti: Cauldron of the CaribbeanS6 E4·
Mar 7, 2024
Mar 7, 2024
1h 23m
S6 E4
115 - The Future of Nuclear WarfareS6 E4·
Feb 22, 2024
Feb 22, 2024
1h 12m
S6 E3
114 - Poland: Europe's Eastern ShieldS6 E3·
Feb 9, 2024
Feb 9, 2024
1h 11m
S6 E2
113 - Can India Replace China in the Global Supply Chain?S6 E2·
Jan 23, 2024
Jan 23, 2024
1h 23m
S6 E1
112 - Russia's Six Fleets: A Sinking SuperpowerS6 E1·
Jan 9, 2024
Jan 9, 2024
1h 16m
S5 E27
111 - The Splintering of SudanS5 E27·
Dec 26, 2023
Dec 26, 2023
1h 11m
S5 E26
110 - Wargaming: Argentina Reinvades the FalklandsS5 E26·
Dec 11, 2023
Dec 11, 2023
52 mins
S5 E25
109 - A Second Arab Spring: Imminent or Impossible?S5 E25·
Nov 26, 2023
Nov 26, 2023
1h 8m
S5 E24
108 - Extrajudicial Killings and Targeted AssassinationsS5 E24·
Nov 13, 2023
Nov 13, 2023
1h 10m
S5 E23
107 - The Hollowing of Hong KongS5 E23·
Oct 30, 2023
Oct 30, 2023
1h 4m
S5 E22
106 - Wargaming: Moldova vs TransnistriaS5 E22·
Oct 16, 2023
Oct 16, 2023
1h 5m
S5 E21
105 - Iran: Crises on Every FrontS5 E21·
Oct 2, 2023
Oct 2, 2023
1h 12m
S5 E20
104 - El Salvador: The Price of SecurityS5 E20·
Sep 18, 2023
Sep 18, 2023
59 mins
S5 E19
103 - Wargaming: India vs PakistanS5 E19·
Sep 3, 2023
Sep 3, 2023
1h 19m
S5 E20
102 - The Economic Feasibility of Nuclear PowerS5 E20·
Aug 20, 2023
Aug 20, 2023
57 mins
S5 E16
101 - UUV's: Underwater Drones and Seabed WarfareS5 E16·
Aug 6, 2023
Aug 6, 2023
1h 13m
S5 E16
100 - Scoring Every Prediction by The Red Line (100th Episode Special)S5 E16·
Jul 23, 2023
Jul 23, 2023
1h 11m
S5 E15
99 - Equatorial Guinea: The North Korea of AfricaS5 E15·
Jul 9, 2023
Jul 9, 2023
59 mins
S5 E13
98 - The Geopolitics of EstoniaS5 E13·
Jun 26, 2023
Jun 26, 2023
1h 4m
S5 E12
97 - The Death of Françafrique: Africa's Rebalancing ActS5 E12·
Jun 11, 2023
Jun 11, 2023
1h 8m
S5 E11
96 - Democracy in Central Asia?S5 E11·
May 29, 2023
May 29, 2023
1h 34m
S5 E10
95 - The Death of the US Dollar?S5 E10·
May 15, 2023
May 15, 2023
1h 14m
S5 E9
94 - Egypt's Economic Crisis: A Perfect Storm?S5 E9·
Apr 30, 2023
Apr 30, 2023
1h 13m
S5 E8
93 - Satellite Surveillance: The New Orbital Arms RaceS5 E8·
Apr 16, 2023
Apr 16, 2023
1h 12m
S5 E7
92 - Narco-Economics: Inside the Mexican Drug TradeS5 E7·
Apr 3, 2023
Apr 3, 2023
1h 45m
S5 E6
91 - Bulgaria: Russia's Backdoor into Europe?S5 E6·
Mar 19, 2023
Mar 19, 2023
58 mins
S5 E5
90 - East Asian RearmamentS5 E5·
Mar 5, 2023
Mar 5, 2023
1h 16m
S5 E4
89 - European Rearmament (Are We Preparing for the Wrong War?)S5 E4·
Feb 19, 2023
Feb 19, 2023
1h 37m
S5 E3
88 - Venezuela's Return to the West?S5 E3·
Feb 5, 2023
Feb 5, 2023
1h 20m
S5 E2
87 - How Strong is the Chinese Economy?S5 E2·
Jan 22, 2023
Jan 22, 2023
1h 24m
S5 E1
86 - Russian Operations in SyriaS5 E1·
Jan 8, 2023
Jan 8, 2023
1h 33m
S4 E31
85 - Could the US Conquer North Korea?S4 E31·
Dec 26, 2022
Dec 26, 2022
1h 19m
S4 E30
84 - Is the CSTO Facing Collapse?S4 E30·
Dec 11, 2022
Dec 11, 2022
1h 23m
S4 E29
The Winners and Losers of Energy Transition - The Green Line - Ep 5S4 E29·
Dec 4, 2022
Dec 4, 2022
1h 40m
S4 E28
83 - Does Foreign Aid Actually Work?S4 E28·
Nov 27, 2022
Nov 27, 2022
1h 25m
S4 E27
D.R.Congo: Dirty Metals for Clean Energy - The Green Line - Ep 4S4 E27·
Nov 20, 2022
Nov 20, 2022
1h 39m
S4 E26
82 - Saudi Arabia: A Global Economic PowderkegS4 E26·
Nov 13, 2022
Nov 13, 2022
1h 36m
S4 E25
Water Wars - The Green Line - Ep 3S4 E25·
Nov 6, 2022
Nov 6, 2022
1h 35m
S4 E24
81 - The Geopolitics of Microchips and SemiconductorsS4 E24·
Oct 30, 2022
Oct 30, 2022
1h 25m
S4 E23
How the Chinese Military is Preparing for Climate Change - The Green Line - Ep 2S4 E23·
Oct 23, 2022
Oct 23, 2022
1h 13m
S4 E22
80 - Mozambique: The Campaign Against Cabo DelgadoS4 E22·
Oct 16, 2022
Oct 16, 2022
1h 20m
S4 E21
How the US Military is Preparing for Climate Change - The Green Line - Ep 1S4 E21·
Oct 9, 2022
Oct 9, 2022
1h 29m
S4 E20
79 - Myanmar's Crumbling CoupS4 E20·
Oct 2, 2022
Oct 2, 2022
1h 22m
S4 E19
78 - Turkey's Strategic Goals in the Middle East (The Death of Kemalism?)S4 E19·
Sep 18, 2022
Sep 18, 2022
1h 37m
S4 E18
77 - The Cyber War in UkraineS4 E18·
Sep 4, 2022
Sep 4, 2022
1h 33m
S4 E17
76 - Are Aircraft Carriers Becoming Obsolete?S4 E17·
Aug 21, 2022
Aug 21, 2022
1h 24m
S4 E16
75 - Human Trafficking: An Industry Lacking ConvictionS4 E16·
Aug 7, 2022
Aug 7, 2022
1h 23m
S4 E15
74 - The Black Market for Nuclear WeaponsS4 E15·
Jul 24, 2022
Jul 24, 2022
1h 34m
S4 E14
73 - Balochistan and the Breaking of Belt-and-RoadS4 E14·
Jul 10, 2022
Jul 10, 2022
1h 19m
S4 E13
72 - Can Europe Survive Without Russian Gas?S4 E13·
Jun 26, 2022
Jun 26, 2022
1h 22m
S4 E12
71 - The New Arms Race for the Indian OceanS4 E12·
Jun 12, 2022
Jun 12, 2022
1h 17m
S4 E11
70 - Romanian and Moldovan Reunifaction (A Defence Against Russia?)S4 E11·
May 29, 2022
May 29, 2022
1h 18m
S4 E10
69 - Chinese Influence in South AmericaS4 E10·
May 15, 2022
May 15, 2022
1h 18m
S4 E9
68 - How Effective are Economic Sanctions?S4 E9·
May 1, 2022
May 1, 2022
1h 21m
S4 E8
67 - Oman: A Looming CrisisS4 E8·
Apr 17, 2022
Apr 17, 2022
1h 14m
S4 E7
66 - Why are Military Coups on the Rise in Africa?S4 E7·
Apr 3, 2022
Apr 3, 2022
1h 15m
S4 E6
65 - The Feasibility of an EU ArmyS4 E6·
Mar 20, 2022
Mar 20, 2022
1h 18m
S4 E5
64 - Bougainville, Papua New Guinea and the Battle for MelanesiaS4 E5·
Mar 6, 2022
Mar 6, 2022
1h 10m
S4 E4
63 - Can Syria Be Rebuilt?S4 E4·
Feb 20, 2022
Feb 20, 2022
1h 40m
S4 E3
62 - The Geopolitics of SurinameS4 E3·
Feb 6, 2022
Feb 6, 2022
1h 3m
S4 E2
61 - Turkish Influence in Central AsiaS4 E2·
Jan 23, 2022
Jan 23, 2022
1h 32m
S4 E1
60 - How Terrorist Groups are FundedS4 E1·
Jan 9, 2022
Jan 9, 2022
1h 28m
S3 E26
59 - Russia's Pacific Strategy: The Forgotten FrontS3 E26·
Dec 26, 2021
Dec 26, 2021
1h 4m
S3 E25
58 - Bosnia: A Peace in PiecesS3 E25·
Dec 12, 2021
Dec 12, 2021
1h 15m
S3 E24
57 - Sri Lanka: The End of NeutralityS3 E24·
Nov 28, 2021
Nov 28, 2021
55 mins
S3 E23
56 - Could NATO Defend the Baltic States Against Russia?S3 E23·
Nov 14, 2021
Nov 14, 2021
1h 17m
S3 E22
55 - The Privatisation of Warfare: Russian PMC Operations in AfricaS3 E22·
Oct 31, 2021
Oct 31, 2021
1h 18m
S3 E21
54 - Algeria: The Powderkeg of North AfricaS3 E21·
Oct 17, 2021
Oct 17, 2021
1h 24m
S3 E20
53 - Vietnam: Frontline of the South China SeaS3 E20·
Oct 3, 2021
Oct 3, 2021
1h 2m
S3 E19
52 - The Future of Space WarfareS3 E19·
Sep 19, 2021
Sep 19, 2021
1h 23m
S3 E18
51 - Belarus: The Next Crimea?S3 E18·
Sep 5, 2021
Sep 5, 2021
1h 12m
S3 E17
50 - The Splitting of Cyprus: Turkey vs GreeceS3 E17·
Aug 22, 2021
Aug 22, 2021
1h 12m
S3 E16
49 - Brazil's War in the FavelasS3 E16·
Aug 8, 2021
Aug 8, 2021
1h 21m
S3 E15
48 - The Shattering of Ethiopia (The War in Tigray)S3 E15·
Jul 25, 2021
Jul 25, 2021
1h 32m
S3 E14
47 - The Resurgence of Africa's Conflict DiamondsS3 E14·
Jul 11, 2021
Jul 11, 2021
1h 7m
S3 E13
46 - The UAE's Red Sea StrategyS3 E13·
Jun 27, 2021
Jun 27, 2021
1h 12m
S3 E12
45 - Japan and the QuadS3 E12·
Jun 13, 2021
Jun 13, 2021
1h 9m
S3 E11
44 - The Geopolitics of Uzbekistan (and the Island of Anthrax)S3 E11·
May 30, 2021
May 30, 2021
1h 17m
S3 E10
43 - The Next Phase in Cyber WarfareS3 E10·
May 16, 2021
May 16, 2021
1h 27m
S3 E9
42 - The Battle for Western Sahara (Africa's Last Colony)S3 E9·
May 2, 2021
May 2, 2021
1h 22m
S3 E8
41 - Who Controls the Caribbean?S3 E8·
Apr 18, 2021
Apr 18, 2021
1h 12m
S3 E7
40 - Georgia, Abkhazia and South Ossetia (A War for the Crossroads)S3 E7·
Apr 4, 2021
Apr 4, 2021
1h 35m
S3 E6
39 - Pakistan's Two Front WarS3 E6·
Mar 21, 2021
Mar 21, 2021
1h 39m
S3 E5
38 - Iraq: What Went Wrong?S3 E5·
Mar 7, 2021
Mar 7, 2021
1h 47m
S3 E4
37 - The Geopolitics of Rare EarthsS3 E4·
Feb 21, 2021
Feb 21, 2021
1h 34m
S3 E3
36 - Lake Chad (Boko Haram and the French Foreign Legion)S3 E3·
Feb 7, 2021
Feb 7, 2021
1h 6m
S3 E2
35 - Ukraine and the War in the EastS3 E2·
Jan 24, 2021
Jan 24, 2021
1h 24m
S3 E1
34 - Could China Conquer Taiwan?S3 E1·
Jan 10, 2021
Jan 10, 2021
1h 27m
S2 E26
33 - The Geopolitics of TajikistanS2 E26·
Dec 27, 2020
Dec 27, 2020
1h 24m
S2 E25
32 - Colombia (FARC, Paramilitarios and Cocaine)S2 E25·
Dec 13, 2020
Dec 13, 2020
1h 30m
S2 E24
31 - Nagorno Karabakh II (A Frozen Conflict Goes Hot)S2 E24·
Nov 29, 2020
Nov 29, 2020
1h 44m
S2 E23
30 - The Geopolitics of IndonesiaS2 E23·
Nov 15, 2020
Nov 15, 2020
1h 14m
S2 E22
29 - Who Controls the Caspian Sea?S2 E22·
Nov 1, 2020
Nov 1, 2020
1h 9m
S2 E21
28 - How to Manipulate an Election (Trump, Murdoch and Brexit)S2 E21·
Oct 18, 2020
Oct 18, 2020
1h 22m
S2 E20
27 - The Geopolitics of MongoliaS2 E20·
Oct 4, 2020
Oct 4, 2020
1h 2m
S2 E19
26 - Will the Afghan Peace Deal Actually Work?S2 E19·
Sep 20, 2020
Sep 20, 2020
1h 13m
S2 E18
25 - Somalia (Al Shabaab, Pirates and Nuclear Waste)S2 E18·
Sep 6, 2020
Sep 6, 2020
1h 17m
S2 E17
24 - Who is India's Biggest Strategic Enemy?S2 E17·
Aug 23, 2020
Aug 23, 2020
1h 27m
S2 E16
23 - Thailand and the International Drug TradeS2 E16·
Aug 9, 2020
Aug 9, 2020
1h 9m
S2 E15
22 - The Geopolitics of KosovoS2 E15·
Jul 26, 2020
Jul 26, 2020
1h 7m
S2 E14
21 - The Libyan Civil War II (The Tide Turns)S2 E14·
Jul 12, 2020
Jul 12, 2020
1h 4m
S2 E13
20 - The Philippines (Duterte and the South China Sea)S2 E13·
Jun 28, 2020
Jun 28, 2020
1h 16m
S2 E12
19 - Guyana (Cambridge Analytica and the Next Cuban Missile Crisis)S2 E12·
Jun 14, 2020
Jun 14, 2020
1h 19m
S2 E11
18 - The Geopolitics of TurkmenistanS2 E11·
Jun 1, 2020
Jun 1, 2020
1h 9m
S2 E10
Episode 17 - Nagorno-Karabakh (Armenia vs Azerbaijan)S2 E10·
May 17, 2020
May 17, 2020
57 mins
S2 E9
Episode 16 - The Geopolitics of North KoreaS2 E9·
May 3, 2020
May 3, 2020
1h 13m
S2 E8
Episode 15 - The South Sudanese Civil WarS2 E8·
Apr 19, 2020
Apr 19, 2020
1h 13m
S2 E7
Episode 14 - War in the Arctic (Russia Hypersonic Missile Program)S2 E7·
Apr 5, 2020
Apr 5, 2020
1h 10m
S2 E6
Episode 13 - Private Militaries (Wagner vs Blackwater)S2 E6·
Mar 22, 2020
Mar 22, 2020
1h 10m
S2 E5
Episode 12 - VenezuelaS2 E5·
Mar 8, 2020
Mar 8, 2020
1h 13m
S2 E4
Episode 11 - The Libyan Civil WarS2 E4·
Feb 23, 2020
Feb 23, 2020
1h 8m
S2 E3
Episode 10 - Foreign Aid (Australia's Pacific Strategy)S2 E3·
Feb 9, 2020
Feb 9, 2020
55 mins
S2 E2
Episode 9 - The implications of war with IranS2 E2·
Jan 26, 2020
Jan 26, 2020
57 mins
S2 E1
Episode 8 - KyrgyzstanS2 E1·
Jan 12, 2020
Jan 12, 2020
54 mins
S1 E7
Episode - 7 - Predictions for 2020S1 E7·
Dec 29, 2019
Dec 29, 2019
53 mins
S1 E6
Episode 6 - TransnistriaS1 E6·
Dec 15, 2019
Dec 15, 2019
51 mins
S1 E5
Episode 5 - UK Election SpecialS1 E5·
Dec 1, 2019
Dec 1, 2019
50 mins
S1 E4
Episode 4 - YemenS1 E4·
Nov 17, 2019
Nov 17, 2019
57 mins
S1 E3
Episode 3 - Housing Crisis in AustraliaS1 E3·
Nov 3, 2019
Nov 3, 2019
58 mins
S1 E2
Episode 2 - West PapuaS1 E2·
Oct 20, 2019
Oct 20, 2019
41 mins
S1 E1
Episode 1 - AfghanistanS1 E1·
Oct 7, 2019
Oct 7, 2019
45 mins