The Red Line

Essential listening for geopolitical insight. Expert analysis chaired superbly. Peerless in the podcast field.

If you know, you know. Brilliant.

Great podcast, particularly the Cabo Delgado episode. The conflict in Mozambique has huge implications for all of Southern Africa and is not covered by msm. A beautiful country with huge potential which is devastated by conflict and the misdirection of resources. An episode on the kidnappings of Indian descent nationals in Mozambique and the consequences of the government’s lack of response is also much needed please!

The format is much copied (cf. The Enquiry and The Briefing Room on BBC) But the questioning is good and the answers are taught. I have yet to hear a serious discussion about a pre-emptive nuclear strike. The fear of using nuclear weapons is understandable, but they just do the same job with less material. With the world’s population of humans on course for 11 billion, with the strong likelihood that average global temperatures will surpass 2°C, with the increasing buildup of weapons across the world and the increasing polarisation of nations into three large blocs as Orwell predicted, the Rugby referee’s warning ‘use it or lose it’ must start to be worth considering. A pre-emptive nuclear strike - presumably by an American end-of-days Christian president- would simultaneously lower the human population and global average temperatures. Humans would continue, but much chastened, and the planet would have a second chance.