WarPod Podcast
1) What the UK’s security reviews mean for people and peace
In July 2025, the UK government released three major policy reviews that will shape its approach to security and defence for years to come: the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), the National Security St...Show More
2) Navigating the risks of security force assistance
Training and equipping police, military, and border forces is a common part of international security policy. But how can this kind of support affect communities in conflict-affected countries? In thi...Show More
3) Ten years of the Arms Trade Treaty
The tenth anniversary of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) coming into force provides a unique opportunity for reflection on the impact and challenges of the Treaty to date. We took some time to talk with ...Show More
4) Ep#7 Where next for the UK Integrated Security Fund?
With a new Labour government in power after the UK’s 2024 General Election, what does the future hold for the UK’s Integrated Security Fund (UK ISF)? The UK ISF is a cross-government fund designed t...Show More
5) Ep#6 Somalia’s security sector after the African Union withdrawal
With the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) set to withdraw and the al-Shabaab insurgency still posing a very real threat, how can the Somali security sector address some of the chall...Show More
6) Ep#5 BONUS The impact of US and European elections on UK security policy
Our conversation with Olivia O’Sullivan and Christine Cheng was so interesting that it ended up being too long to fit into one episode. This shorter bonus episode focuses on how the next UK government...Show More
7) Ep#5 How are UK political parties thinking about security policy?
The UK’s place in the world is changing, and so is the nature of the conflict around the world. With new risks and developing dynamics pulling policymakers and politicians in different directions, we ...Show More
8) Ep#4 The future of peacekeeping
In this episode, we explore the future of United Nations (UN) peacekeeping and the role of the African Union (AU) in peace operations with three guests: Congresswoman Sara Jacobs, the representativ...Show More
9) Ep#3 European arms production: the EU’s struggle to find a role
In this episode, we explore the role of the European Union in the research, development and joint production of arms and military equipment. Unlike other industrial policy areas such as commercial...Show More
10) Ep #2 The shifting security alliances of Europe and Central Asia
In this second part of our discussion with Lord Peter Ricketts and Nargis Kassenova, we take a deeper look at some of the security policy change we’ve seen in recent years, and at wider patterns of ge...Show More