On Geopolitics

Episode 25: Can we escape history? (Part 2 of 2)

Mar 3, 2023

30:51

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Is There a Lesson to Be Learned From History?

02:24

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Is the British Narrative Really Wrong?

02:42

You Know, the Fatigue of the Middle East and Iraq

02:30

Introduction

5min

Learning the Lessons From History

59sec

You Know, the Fatigue of the Middle East and Iraq

3min

Is There a Lesson to Be Learned From History?

2min

The Russian Response to the Germans on Ukraine

2min

The Russian Invasion of Ukraine - Is the British Narrative Really Wrong?

3min

Is Russia Going to Invade Ukraine?

3min

Are You a Leader of a Country?

2min

Is There a History Behind Your Leadership?

3min

10.

Are You a Political Leader?

2min

11.

The Psychology of Leadership in Geopolitics

4min

Does learning lessons from history do more harm than good?

About the hosts:

Suzanne Raine is an Affiliate Lecturer at the Centre for Geopolitics at Cambridge University. She served for 24 years in the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office on foreign policy and national security issues, including postings in Poland, Iraq and Pakistan. She specialised in counter-terrorism and was a senior member of the UK government assessment community. She is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Imperial War Museum and the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI).

Ali Ansari is Professor of Iranian History and Founding Director of the Institute for Iranian Studies at the University of St Andrews in the UK. He is also Senior Associate Fellow at the Royal United Services Institute.