Battle Lines
by 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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Episodes
Israeli troops push deep into Gaza & investigating Hamas' property portfolio
57m · PublishedA warning this week that this episode contains graphics language that some listeners might find distressing.
In this episode of Battle Lines, we speak to Defence Editor Danielle Sheridan, Middle East correspondent Nataliya Vasilyeva and Senior Foreign Correspondent Sophia Yan.
Danielle speaks about the Israeli forensics teams searching through ash as they look for teeth to identify Hamas victims, Sophia takes us inside her investigation into Hamas assets in Turkey, and Nataliya explains her reporting into the experiences of the Israeli Bedouin.
Plus Assistant Comment Editor Francis Dearnley takes on the difficult task of trying to sum up the history of the region.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.
Nataliya Vasilyeva (Middle East Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.
Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on Twitter.
Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @sophia_yan on Twitter.
Francis Dearnley (Assistant Comment Editor). @FrancisDearnley on Twitter.
Read Inside the gleaming developments that made Hamas a $1bn terror group, by Sophia Yan: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/30/property-developments-hamas-1bn/
Read Israeli police sift through ash as they look for teeth and bones to identify Hamas victims, by Danielle Sheridan: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/01/israel-victims-body-bags-ash-hamas-gaza/
Read I’d rather be back in Ukraine, say refugee children sent to Israel, by Danielle Sheridan: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/31/ukrainian-refugee-children-israel-kfar-chabad/
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Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the economic impact of the war in Israel and Gaza
17m · PublishedIn this bonus episode of Battle Lines we'll hear from The Telegraph's Economics reporter, Melissa Lawford.
Melissa has been writing about the economic impact of the war in Israel and Gaza on key regional actors - Saudi Arabia and Qatar.
As Saudi Arabia desperately courts investment and Qatar is busy striking LNG deals with states around the world, what does the war mean for them and how might their great economic involvement with the West impact international diplomacy?
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.
Melissa Lawford (Economics reporter). @MelissaLawford on Twitter.
Read Israel-Hamas conflict casts a shadow over Saudi Arabia’s ‘Davos in the Desert’, by Melissa Lawford:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2023/10/25/israel-hamas-conflict-shadow-saudi-arabias-davos-desert/
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"Palestinians in Gaza are living through a bombardment like they've never experienced before"
24m · PublishedIn this bonus episode of Battle Lines we'll hear from James Rothwell, The Telegraph's Berlin Correspondent who until recently was our Middle East Correspondent based in Jerusalem.
James tells us about his reporting on life and death in the Gaza Strip, of Palestinian journalists battling to tell the story, and what impact this war will have on the future of the region.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.
James Rothwell (Berlin Correspondent). @JamesERothwell on Twitter.
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Watching unedited footage of Hamas atrocities, on the ground in the West Bank, and China's wave of anti-semitism
47m · PublishedNB: This episode of Battle Lines contains descriptions of extreme violence and murder, plus details of antisemitism. We would not advise listening to this episode with children present.
In this episode of Battle Lines, we speak to Defence Editor Danielle Sheridan and Middle East correspondent Nataliya Vasilyeva about their reporting on the ground in Israel and the West Bank.
They talk about the harrowing experience of watching a screening of Hamas murders, speaking to locals in the West Bank where tension with Israel and clashes with settlers is increasing & attending a Shabbat dinner in Tel Aviv with empty chairs for those kidnapped into Gaza.
Also, Senior Foreign Correspondent Sophia Yan brings us the latest from Turkey and reports on a wave of anti-semitism in China and Brussels Editor Joe Barnes explains some of the lessons the IDF are taking from the war in Ukraine.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.
Nataliya Vasilyeva (Middle East Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.
Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on Twitter.
Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @sophia_yan on Twitter.
Joe Barnes (Brussels Correspondent). @Barnes_Joe on Twitter.
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"The smell of bodies hangs in the air" - reporting on the ground in Israel
37m · PublishedIn this first episode of Battle Lines, The Telegraph's leading journalists bring you analysis on the war taking place in Israel and the Gaza Strip, after a surprise attack of Hamas Terrorists a few weeks ago, from what it's like reporting on the ground to what we know about the other global actors keeping a close eye on the war.
Contributors:
David Knowles (Host). @djknowles22 on Twitter.
Nataliya Vasilyeva (Middle East Correspondent). @Nat_Vasilyeva on Twitter.
Danielle Sheridan (Defence Editor). @SheridanDani on Twitter.
Sophia Yan (Senior Foreign Correspondent). @sophia_yan on Twitter.
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Introducing Battle Lines: Israel-Gaza
1m · PublishedBattle Lines, a new podcast from The Telegraph, combines on the ground reporting with analytical expertise to aid the listener to better under the course of the conflict. The new weekly podcast will bring the best of The Telegraph’s Israel-Palestine reporting in one place and will be a crucial resource for anyone hoping to better understand what’s happening in Israel-Gaza.
First episode out soon.
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Battle Lines has 46 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 26:56:56. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on October 22nd 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 27th, 2024 21:10.
