From its important but underrecognized role in the World Wars of the 20th century to its key advocacy for the... more

Assad has fallen! The Tyrant is no more! Long live the revolution!    There has been a genuine outpouring of jubilation among... more

This week was par for the course… We are living through Peak Disorder. Two democratic capital cities were convulsed by... more

Do elections work anymore? 2024 was the biggest year of elections in human history. Major contests were held in the... more

Amidst post-election malaise and seasonal depression, Jason is thankful for the Mega-Ordering listeners who sent in their questions to his... more

We have crossed through the looking glass – Up is Down, Disorder is Order, Vice is Virtue, Felony is a... more

The Post-Mortem autopsy continues. How could liberal elites have had eight and half years to prepare for the twenty thousand... more

The Disorderer-in-Chief is now President-Elect. We can’t say we didn’t see it coming. In fact, we predicted on the pod... more

After a night of trepidation at Jason’s watch party the results came in faster and more furiously than expected… Trump... more

What do professional ‘futurists’ think about global disorder? With our current world seemingly in never ending Disorder that won’t be... more

To celebrate Halloween, Jason goes on the Keen On show hosted by friend of the Disorder Pod, Andrew Keen, to... more

Whether it is solar panels or steel, clothes or tech, many of the world’s manufactures are made in China. But... more

From immigrants eating pets, to Jewish space lasers starting wildfires, to 9/11 ‘trutherism’, our disordered world – and particularly the... more

Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the West initiated the most comprehensive economic war in human history. The... more

What can games of skill and chance, of risk and reward – like Poker and Backgammon– teach diplomats, policymakers, and... more

(This episode flows from Ep 73 Part I: Commemorating the October 7 Massacre – please listen to it first if... more

A year ago today, the Middle East and the world changed forever. Hamas terrorists and Gazan civilians broke through the... more

Tuesday night’s vice-presidential debate between Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz was a breath of fresh air in some... more

Over the weekend, Israel confirmed that they had killed Hezbollah’s charismatic leader – and terrorist master mind --  Hassan Nasrallah.... more

‘Peak Disorder’ is Jason’s coinage for: the democratic world’s inability to exert ordering capacity to respond to new challenges except... more

What does getting kidnapped in Mexico City have in common with taking Western backpackers on tours of North Korean? Each... more

To celebrate Disorder’s One Year Anniversary, Alex and Jason recap the shows Greatest Hits, share their thoughts on their favourite... more

From Putin to Qadhafi, from Mohammed bin Salman to Trump… our current era of Enduring Disorder is filled with many... more

Jason and Alex explain the implications for global order of the first, and possibly onl,y 2024 Presidential Candidates Debate btw... more

This week, Jason and Alex catchup after an eventful summer. Alex discusses her main takeaways from her trip to Tbilisi... more

Harvey Whitehouse, author of Inheritance: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World, rejoins Jason Pack for part 2 of their... more

Over the last two decades the seemingly ‘connecting’ phenomena of globalization and the internet have not made human communities more... more

To celebrate ONE MILLION downloads (thanks mega orderers!), Jason is joined by his best friend and lecturer at the Swedish... more

We all know about the potential threats as AI becomes more advanced. They range from spreading disinformation, undermining our democracy... more

In this episode, Jason and Alex answer some questions from our mega orderers. They discuss: the ICC’s role as an... more

In part 2 of our discussion with Jamie Metzl, author of Superconvergence, Jaime tells Jason about his idea for creating... more

Advanced biotech (CRISPR gene editing, gene drives, personalized medicine) could be the most Disordering technology ever invented. Techniques like gene... more

The Economist called Tunisia a “light unto the Arab nations” just a decade ago, yet it may soon be fading... more

Legend has it that when King George III heard that George Washington, had decided to retire after his second term,... more

A week ago today, NATO wrapped up its 75th anniversary summit. At the event genuine  support of Ukraine was on... more

In bye gone moons, Trump inadvertently quoted Ralf Waldo Emerson, “When you strike at the King, you must kill him.”... more

NATO is the longest lasting and most successful military alliance in human history. Today NATOs 75th Summit in Washington, DC... more

‘The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; and they that dwell in the land of the... more

Later this week as they go to the polls, UK voters will likely celebrate their very own ‘Independence from Neo-Populists... more

After months of the grandees in the Democratic party telling the public that Biden’s age was nothing to worry about:... more

Exactly 110 years ago, a malnourished teenager with a pistol disordered the world. On Sunday the 28th of June 1914,... more

We celebrate 9 full months of Disorder with a live studio recording. Climate change hasn’t been acted on coherently by... more

Renowned Israeli Military historian Martin Van Creveld explains to Disorder listeners how certain essential elements of warfare have remained constant... more

Heretofore, this podcast has largely examined the blame that neo-liberals, neo-conservatives, and neo-populists on the Right bear in causing our... more

The sordid tale of Tory mega donor, Mohamed Amersi, and his libel suit against Charlotte Leslie was an attempt to... more

Corruption, in one form or another, is as old as civilization. As long as there have been governmental authorities, private... more

At the end of the 20th century many world governments sought to lower birth rates – e.g. China’s One Child... more

Jason is so so so excited he just just just can’t hide it. He sees the hand of a providential... more

The sun is shining, the flowers are in bloom, there is a dense fog over the Iranian-Azeri border, what time... more

Earlier this week, Georgia passed its controversial ‘foreign agent’ law. Under the bill, NGOs and independent media that receive more... more

Part of the Enduring Disorder is our increasingly divided and partisan narratives. Trump vs. Biden, Leavers against Remainers, Palestinians and... more

Putin’s nuclear threats over Ukraine and the constant potential of an Iranian/Israeli escalation have brought concerns over nuclear proliferation back... more

Small states like Qatar, Ireland, Singapore, Jordan, and Botswana are thriving in our disordered world. They’re smart, agile, and are... more

April 24th marks Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, but the tragic Ottoman massacres of Armenians of over a century ago have... more

In the early morning hours of 19 April, American officials told major news outlets that an Israeli missile had struck... more

Taiwan is not only the epicentre of the world’s semi-conductor industry and a vibrant democracy. It is arguably the most... more

In the early morning hours of April 14th Iranian drones and missiles were launched towards Israel. The launch was framed... more

A decisively new kind of maritime terrorism has now emerged. Last weekend, two more British-linked ships were attacked in the... more

Beneath the Caribbean’s idyllic seafronts and sandy beaches lies a darker truth. Illicit money flows, corruption, and organised crime leave... more

In this bonus episode, Alex and Jason catch up after a long absence and chew the fat. They discuss the... more

India is arguably the world’s only rising great power. As the world’s largest democracy and soon to be third largest... more

Can we ever truly achieve Order in the international system? Or is life itself just a deterministic jumble of uncontrollable... more

Every year, Freedom House releases an annual ‘global democracy health check’. According to it, the world is getting sicker. In... more

In this year of monumental elections, there is none which looms larger than the grandaddy of them all: the 2024... more

When it comes to working together to face external challenges, no challenge could be greater than extraterrestrial life… and this... more

In the days following Navalny’s murder, Western leaders have made all too predictable speeches and issued all too predictable condemnations.... more

Wars are raging in Ukraine and the Middle East. Russia’s most famous opposition politician (Alexei Navalany) has just been murdered.... more

In late January 2024, New Hampshire residents received a strange phone call. The voice of Joe Biden was telling them... more

As Alex turns 60, she and Jason  look back at how the world has changed since she first decided to... more

Much ink has been spilled about the legal definition of the crime of Genocide and if Israel has committed it... more

In April 2022, undeterred by his previous two poisonings, Russian opposition politician, historian, and free speech advocate Vladimir Kara-Murza made... more

We wanted to let you all in on a well guarded secret: there are actually other podcasts out there that... more

This week we examine the regional roles played by Egypt and Iran and discuss British diplomacy towards those countries over... more

In this episode, Jason Pack and Alexandra Hall Hall open with their thoughts on the EU’s strengths and weaknesses –... more

As the Houthis attack ships in the Red Sea, Arthur Snell and Jason explore: 1) How this horrible crisis is... more

In this episode, Jason Pack and Alexandra Hall Hall disentangle the related concepts of corruption, illegality, embezzlement, and bribery. They... more

In this episode, Jason Pack is joined by Arthur Snell, and they speak to Professor Naho Mirumachi. Naho is a... more

On the 1st of January 2024, BRICS (an international forum of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa), are welcoming... more

In our Christmas special, Jason Pack and Alex Hall Hall look back at the first year of the disorder pod,... more

In this episode, Alex and Jason investigate if major Islamic nations can exercise global leadership over the Israel-Palestine conflict and... more

In this week’s episode, Jason and Alex are joined by Kurt Volker, former US Ambassador to NATO and former US’s... more

In this bonus episode, Jason discusses his mom’s Thanksgiving stuffing recipe as he is joined by our roving correspondent –... more

Disinformation and culture wars are an existential problem for democracies. They foster negative feedback loops: whereby internal divisions inside democracies... more

Climate change is the perfect example of what happens on a pressing global challenge when no one leads, or even... more

In a special Thanksgiving bonus episode of the podcast, Jason is joined by Alessandro Politi, the Director of the NATO... more

In this week’s episode, Alex and Jason are joined by former US congressman Tom Malinowski (D-NJ). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Malinowski. In addition to... more

Diplomacy is a game, and geopolitics is a psychological sport. Though we may root for the ‘democratic good guys’, it... more

In this episode, Alex Hall Hall talks to Tom Fletcher, the former British Ambassador to Lebanon. Tom and Alex discuss... more

As the Israeli-Hamas war enters a new phase, Alex and Jason discuss how hard it is to speak publicly and... more

Across the world, there are vast swathes of the planet (especially our oceans and atmosphere) that have been left without... more