This Means War: Recent Episodes
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This Means War is a series from intellectual heavyweight Peter Roberts. If you’re intellectually curious, you’re not satisfied by mainstream media coverage of war and you want to dig a bit deeper – 'This Means War' is for you. This series brings defence and security experts to you and aims to answer lots of questions: Why do some conflicts get more attention than others? Why do some pass us by? Is it geography? Is it ideological? Are some wars more important than others, and who decides?
Peter Roberts talks to Natia Seskuria, Founder and Executive Director of the Regional Institute for Security Studies (RISS), a Tbilisi-based think tank, about the Russian Invasion and occupation of Georgia. There are few better ways of understanding the Russian Military mindset, then talking to those who have faced the Russian...
This Means War. Trent Telenko and Peter Roberts talk about logistics. Even though Western militaries systemically underinvest in their own logistics and engineering capabilities, it is incredible that the Russian army is still operating on processes and with equipment from almost a century ago. Their reliance on people as the key...
Peter Roberts and Micheal Knights talk about the war in Yemen. A complex conflict, with multiple, splintered groups all competing for control of the country. Amazingly, there is currently a ceasefire. Dr Knights and Peter talk about; the groups who are involved in the war, how the war has developed,...
Peter Roberts interviews MWI’s Professor John Spencer about Urban Warfare in Ukraine. John has 25 years of military experience and has spent decades studying Urban Warfare at the practitioner’s level. John has travelled the world studying urban warfare. He talks about the decisive nature of the battle for Kyiv. All...
Dr Jack Watling talks to Peter as he returns from his most recent trip to Ukraine. As both Ukrainian and Russian forces reorganise for the next phase, the conflict is poised at a critical moment: one dependent on stockpiles, logistics, resupply, people, leadership and styles of fighting. Whilst Jack brings...
This Means War is a new series from intellectual heavyweight Peter Roberts. If you’re intellectually curious, if you’re not satisfied by mainstream media coverage of war and you want to dig a bit deeper – TMW is for you. Episode 1 Peter speaks to Ewan Lawson about context. They discuss...
This Means War is a new series from intellectual heavyweight Peter Roberts. If you’re intellectually curious, if you’re not satisfied by mainstream media coverage of war and you want to dig a bit deeper – TMW is for you. This series brings defence and security experts to you and aims...