The Focus
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The Focus is the flagship current affairs podcast of SAGE International, an independent, Adelaide-based geopolitical think tank.
Hosted by Dr. John Bruni—a veteran geopolitical commentator with over 24 years in the Australian media—The Focus brings a critical edge to global affairs. John's expertise is built on decades of experience, including time with the Royal United Services Institute of Australia, work as a university lecturer, senatorial foreign affairs adviser, analyst for Jane’s Intelligence Review, and Gulf-based military analyst.
Produced by Neil Smart, The Focus cuts through the noise of biased media to deliver sharp, informed insights into the major issues shaping Australia and the world. In an age of global disruption and complexity, knowing which questions to ask is more vital than ever.
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Seeing Around Corners - Why Strategic Surprises Keep Catching Us Off Guard
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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How Colombia defeated the FARC | Part 2
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Jul 24, 2026 |
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How Colombia Defeated the FARC
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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Jenny Gordon | Can Australia Afford the Future? Part 2
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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Dr. Ramzy Baroud | What the World Gets Wrong About Palestine
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Jul 03, 2026 |
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Can Japan Hold Its Own In The Indo-Pacific?
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Jenny Gordon | Can Australia Afford the Future? | Part 1
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Julian Lindley-French | Britain’s Strategic Reckoning
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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Roy Casagranda | The Great Realignment
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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Prof. Avi Loeb | The Crisis of Perception: UFOs, AI & Reality
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May 28, 2026 |
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The End of the Post-Cold War Order? | Andrew Michta
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May 21, 2026 |
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The Carney Moment: A Post-American World?
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May 15, 2026 |
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Scott Lucas | The World Trump Made
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May 07, 2026 |
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Australia’s Political Reset
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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World War E
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Mar 13, 2026 |
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NATO After 5 Years of the Russia-Ukraine War.
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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ADF: Boutique Capability or Credible Deterrence?
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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India in the Era of Pax Trumpicana
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Feb 20, 2026 |
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The Minnesota Moment
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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Pax Trumpicana
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Britain in Crisis
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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The Geopolitics of Climate Change
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Can the West Still Lead?
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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EU Rising? Defence, Ukraine & Populism
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Nov 08, 2025 |
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SITREP | Tracking a World in Flux
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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Ceasefire Politics | What’s Next?
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Trump 47 | Power without Restraint
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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India’s Global Gamble
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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Indo-Pacific Fault Lines
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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India’s Strategic Tightrope
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Beyond Bali | Australia-Indonesia Relations
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Who Speaks for Earth?
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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Summits of Uncertainty | Putin, Trump & Europe
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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The Mexican Cartels
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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💥 Can high-tech warfare be ethical — or does it just make war endless?
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Stoicism and Resilience in a Broken World
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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🎙️ India: Not America’s Sidekick | Salvatore Babones on The Focus
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Europe’s Defence Dilemma
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Trump World II: Power, Peace, Politics
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Trade Under Siege
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Lebanon at a Crossroad
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Israel’s ’Total War’
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Australia | Meeting America’s Demands
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Can Taiwan Survive?
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Finland | A Defence Masterclass
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May 30, 2025 |
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India-Pakistan | Nukes & Nationalism
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May 22, 2025 |
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100 Days that Changed America
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May 16, 2025 |
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Stand. Fight. Win.
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May 05, 2025 |
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Ukraine & Beyond
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Apr 20, 2025 |
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The Chainsaw Presidency? Trump, Tariffs & the Trouble Ahead
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Apr 12, 2025 |
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What Price Peace?
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Europe Alone | Germany’s Security in an Uncertain World
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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Trump World
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Ukraine’s Nuclear Crossroads?
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Election 2024 | Postmortem
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Election 2024 | Democracy on the Edge?
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Nov 01, 2024 |
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Middle East at War | Israel vs. Iran
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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A Harris Doctrine? Kamala Harris' Foreign Policy
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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AUKUS In an Age of Unrestricted Competition
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Oct 11, 2024 |
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Unmasking Iran | Israel’s Biggest Misconceptions
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Depopulation Crisis | Point of No Return?
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Wagner Group After Prigozhin | Russia’s New Paramilitary Era
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Sep 01, 2024 |
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Frontlines & Forecasts: Ukraine’s Kursk Gamble
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Aug 25, 2024 |
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Deception & Sovereignty
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Revolution or Ruin: Evanna Hu on AI’s Unstoppable Impact on Society
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Aug 04, 2024 |
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The Powder Keg of Asia: Unveiling the Future of Taiwan with Dr. Alice Yang
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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End of Illusions: Preparing for a World of Risk and Rivalry
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Jul 24, 2024 |
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Julian Assange: Andrew J. Fowler
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Jul 07, 2024 |
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Tory Extinction Level Event
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Cosmic Conversations: Avi Loeb Discusses UAP Advances and the Galileo Project
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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South of the Border: The Immigration Crisis - U.S. Election 2024
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May 08, 2024 |
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Netanyahu v. Hamas - Complying with the Laws of War?
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Mar 24, 2024 |
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The Yemen Jigsaw Puzzle
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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Germany’s Resurgence?
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Mar 03, 2024 |
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On Cold War 2.0
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Middle East Madness
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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Can Labour’s Starmer Save Britain?
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Dec 30, 2023 |
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Living The Beatles’ Life – The Mal Evans Story
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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The Democracy Dilemma: Unraveling the Fate of Nations
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Fear the Permacrisis?
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Repressive AI?
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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U.S. Struggles to Restrain North Korea
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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Chilean Coup: 50 Years On
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Sneaky War: Defeating an Adversary Through Cunning
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Aug 27, 2023 |
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Russia v Ukraine: The Problems & Prospects for Victory
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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Modern War: New Wine in Old Bottles?
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Aug 20, 2023 |
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In Search of Non-Human Intelligence (NHI): The Silver Star Expedition
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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Haiti’s Mafia State
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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The Prigozhin Gambit, Putin's Checkmate? Survival Favours the Bold
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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A Friend in Greed is a Friend Indeed? China & the World During an Era of Friend-shoring
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Putting 'the Woo' into UAP: The Peculiar Case of David Grusch
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Professional Polarisers: The Case of Tucker Carlson
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May 30, 2023 |
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The Iraq War 20 years on
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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The Future of Chatbots: A Closer Look with Peter Warren
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Blowing in the Wind: Spy Balloons & UAPs
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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For Love of Money: Islam’s Uyghur Crucible in Western China
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Drones from the biology of insects
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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The Changing Fortunes of War: The Russia-Ukraine War 9 Months On
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Dec 04, 2022 |
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The Fate of War’s Innocents
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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The Challenges of Modern Policing
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Nov 04, 2022 |