The General & The Journalist

The General & The Journalist

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How Iran helped turn the Houthis into a global threat

The Houthis have advanced along Yemen’s Red Sea coast threatening one of the world’s most important shipping routes through Bab al-Mandab. Yemeni government forces are fighting back, but the Iran-backed group’s ability to disrupt global trade and strike across the region continue ...  Show more

 . 29min 46sec
Will Putin attack NATO? Former MI6 chief on Russia’s next move

As Russia steps up sabotage, interference and intimidation across Europe, how far is Vladimir Putin prepared to go?Former MI6 chief Sir John Scarlett joins Tom and Patrick to explain what Putin wants in Ukraine, whether Russia could escalate into a direct confrontation with NATO, ...  Show more

 . 34min 48sec
EXPLAINER: How America's aircraft carrier crisis reveals a military decline

America has 11 aircraft carriers. So why is the US Navy struggling to deploy more than three at once?In this bonus video explainer, The Sunday Times’s Mark Urban examines the growing strain on America’s carrier fleet. These 100,000-ton floating airfields have long been symbols of ...  Show more

 . 9min 27sec
Is the future of the SAS at risk?

More than 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement, Britain remains bitterly divided over how to resolve legacy cases from the Troubles. The government’s new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill would allow some halted inquests to resume and reform the system for investigating legacy c ...  Show more

 . 37min 57sec
Russia’s war “will last as long as Putin lives”

Russia is holding its first State Duma election since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but the Kremlin has worked to ensure the outcome is never truly in doubt. Nina Khrushcheva, great-granddaughter of the former Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, joins us to examine what the vo ...  Show more

 . 37min 15sec