Battle Lines by The Telegraph
The Telegraph
Across the world, from Europe to Asia, the Americas to the Middle East, tensions are rising between nation states. Traditional alliances and alignments are constantly evolving in the 21st century. An understanding of defence and security policy and the tides of political, social and economic changes is crucial for any informed understanding of our world.
2024 sees war in Europe and Israel, and elections in major economies, including the US, the UK, Taiwan, South Africa, and many others. Insurgencies flare in Yemen and Burma, tensions escalate in East Africa, and all around the world the international security architecture buckles under increasing pressure.
With expert and experienced reporting on the ground from across the globe, Battle Lines combines on the ground reporting with analytical expertise to aid listeners to better understand the course of world politics and wars as the fault lines of global history grind and slip in an increasingly dangerous, and confusing, multipolar world.
Battle Lines is the best of The Telegraph’s defence, security, and foreign reporting in one place.
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Categories: News & Politics
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In this episode of Battle Lines, we join The Telegraph's Asia correspondent, Nicola Smith, for a special dispatch on board a Filipino ship patrolling the simmering conflict in the South China Sea. Then we speak to economics reporter Melissa Lawford about China's gold buying binge and why it means tensions in East Asia could be on the cusp of heating up even further.
Contributors
Venetia Rainey (Host, Weekend Foreign Editor) @venetiarainey on X
Nicola Smith (Asia correspondent) @niccijsmith on X
Melissa Lawford (Economics Reporter) @Melissalawford on X
Read Nicola's report here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/30/onboard-filipino-ship-attacked-by-china/
Melissa's report is here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/04/30/china-launches-gold-buying-spree-amid-fears-o/
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Previous episodes
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42 - Special report: What it’s like to be attacked by Beijing in the South China Sea, and why is China stockpiling gold?Fri, 03 May 2024 - 0h
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41 - "The Russians are definitely beatable, but it needs a coherent approach" : How to build an army in the 21st centuryWed, 01 May 2024 - 0h
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40 - Will Israel invade Rafah and what's behind the protests in GeorgiaFri, 26 Apr 2024 - 0h
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39 - The mood inside Iran as Israel plans retaliatory strikeFri, 19 Apr 2024 - 0h
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38 - Could Iran's strike on Israel lead to full-scale war in the Middle East?Mon, 15 Apr 2024 - 0h
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37 - Will Iran strike Israel, rebels winning war in Myanmar, NATO's Deputy Secretary GeneralFri, 12 Apr 2024 - 0h
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36 - Blood, chaos and suffering: Six month anniversary of the Israel-Gaza warFri, 05 Apr 2024 - 0h
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35 - China's hacking campaign exposed, the Baltic states prepare for war & Tensions rise between Armenia and AzerbaijanFri, 29 Mar 2024 - 0h
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34 - How would the EU react to a nuclear strike by Russia?Wed, 27 Mar 2024 - 0h
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33 - Famine in Gaza, Mongolia's valuable resources, Hong Kong's controversial new lawFri, 22 Mar 2024 - 0h
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32 - The war on Ecuador's gangs, famine in Sudan, captivity in Hamas' tunnelsFri, 15 Mar 2024 - 0h
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31 - Trump dominates Super Tuesday, Ramadan during war, chaos in HaitiFri, 08 Mar 2024 - 0h
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30 - Israel ceasefire & a mother's dilemma over fleeing GazaFri, 01 Mar 2024 - 0h
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29 - The Kremlin's Cold War bid for global powerWed, 28 Feb 2024 - 0h
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28 - Invasion of Rafah, US push for ceasefire & two years of war in UkraineFri, 23 Feb 2024 - 0h
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27 - Pakistan's political turmoil & US plan for a Palestinian stateFri, 16 Feb 2024 - 0h
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26 - Inside the 'Oasis of Peace' in IsraelWed, 14 Feb 2024 - 0h
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25 - Israel rejects ceasefire, how Iranian drones changed warfare, and what's going wrong for China's economyFri, 09 Feb 2024 - 0h
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24 - Israel wants security buffer zone in Gaza, Thai farmer taken hostage by Hamas, complexities of civil war in SudanFri, 02 Feb 2024
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23 - Army chief says public face call-up if UK goes to war with Russia & hostage families protest in IsraelFri, 26 Jan 2024 - 0h
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22 - Iran & Pakistan trade airstrikes, Myanmar's civil war & who are the Houthis?Fri, 19 Jan 2024 - 0h
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21 - Blow to Beijing as Taiwan chooses candidate Xi fears the mostTue, 16 Jan 2024 - 0h
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20 - UK & US strike Houthi positions in Red Sea barrage and Ecuador in state of emergency after drug boss’s prison breakFri, 12 Jan 2024 - 0h
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19 - Drones, missiles and warships: the battle for the Red SeaWed, 10 Jan 2024 - 0h
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18 - Israel continues Gaza assault, confrontation in the Red Sea & Taiwan goes to the pollsFri, 05 Jan 2024 - 0h
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17 - 'The children ask me, Santa, are you coming, despite the war?'Sat, 23 Dec 2023 - 0h
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16 - 'Christmas is officially cancelled in Bethlehem'Fri, 15 Dec 2023 - 0h
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15 - Israel attacks Khan Younis in the south & a dispatch from GazaFri, 08 Dec 2023 - 0h
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14 - 'A nightmare I hope we can wake up from': A journalist from Gaza speaks outWed, 06 Dec 2023 - 0h
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13 - 'I want my baby back. I want my son back': Reflecting on a week of hostage releasesFri, 01 Dec 2023 - 0h
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12 - ‘If the Middle East sneezes, Europe catches a cold': Interview with Lebanon's Minister for Foreign AffairsTue, 28 Nov 2023 - 0h
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11 - 'Torn between hope and fear': Israel's desperate families wait to hear if their loved ones are aliveThu, 23 Nov 2023 - 0h
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10 - Testimony of an October 7th survivor: ‘I knew at any second they might kill me’Tue, 21 Nov 2023 - 0h
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9 - Israel hunts for Hamas while Gaza's hospitals collapseFri, 17 Nov 2023 - 0h
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8 - Israel 'cuts Gaza in two', disagreements with the UN & Gaza's hospitals on the brinkFri, 10 Nov 2023 - 0h
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7 - Urban warfare, the Merkava tank and taking the battle undergroundMon, 06 Nov 2023 - 0h
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6 - Israeli troops push deep into Gaza & investigating Hamas' property portfolioFri, 03 Nov 2023 - 0h
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5 - Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the economic impact of the war in Israel and GazaWed, 01 Nov 2023 - 0h
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4 - 'Gazans are living through a bombardment like they've never experienced before'Tue, 31 Oct 2023 - 0h
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3 - Watching unedited footage of Hamas atrocities, on the ground in the West Bank, and China's wave of anti-semitismFri, 27 Oct 2023 - 0h
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2 - "The smell of bodies hangs in the air" - reporting on the ground in IsraelFri, 20 Oct 2023 - 0h
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1 - Introducing Battle Lines: Israel-GazaFri, 20 Oct 2023 - 0h
