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Decoding Geopolitics Podcast with Dominik Presl

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Decoding Geopolitics is a podcast that tries to make sense of today's dangerous world by talking with real experts on international relations, strategy and security.
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#66 Elizabeth Wishnick: The Limits of Russia-China “No-Limit Friendship” & Why 'Reverse Nixon' Will Fail

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com There’s probably no other bilateral relationship in global politics today that is as significant—and draws as much speculation—as the...

Jun 10, 202530 minEp. 66

Intelligence Brief: The End of the Human Soldiers Is Closer Than You Think

The age of human infantry is slowly inching to its end. And it's closer than you might think. Ukraine is already running drone-only assaults. Commercial sector is quickly ramping up development and production of sophisticated humanoid robots. And when the next major war breaks out, the first thing to disappear might be human soldiers on the front line.

Jun 05, 202513 min

#65 Seth Jones: Why The West Is Losing The Global Shadow War with Iran, Russia and China

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com With the war in Ukraine still ongoing, it’s not surprising that conventional warfare usually dominates the headlines but underneath t...

Jun 01, 202533 minEp. 65

Intelligence Brief: The Coming Fall of Hungary's Viktor Orbán

Viktor Orbán, Hungary's Prime Minister, has a big problem. After dominating Hungary for the past 15 years, unchallenged, unbothered, and admired by populists everywhere, polls now show that he’s losing to a new opponent, with elections less than a year away. And it looks like his challenger found a strategy that - if successful - many European politicians might be tempted to try as well.

May 28, 20259 min

#64 Janis Kluge: How Long Can Russia Afford The War & Can Russia Afford Peace?

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com In the current war in Ukraine, there is likely no other topic that would be both so important and so wildly misunderstood as the issu...

May 23, 202546 minEp. 64

#63 Mujtaba Rahman: Europe’s Leaders See Trump As Predatory and Destructive. This Is Their Plan for Ukraine

This is a conversation with Mujtaba Rahman. Mij is what you would call an insider of European politics. He leads the European section of the Eurasia Group and a big part of his job is to know what is going on behind the scenes, not just what you can read in the news but what European leaders really think, say and do when there are no cameras. And so it was a perfect opportunity to dive deep into European politics. We talked about whether Europe has a strategy for what do with Ukraine and Russia,...

May 14, 202530 minEp. 63

#62 Anshel Pfeffer: Israel’s Existential Crisis & Its Dangerous Quest for Regional Domination

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics ➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Anschel Pfeffer, a veteran journalist and the correspondent for the Economist based in Israel. And in t...

May 07, 202534 minEp. 62

#61 Justin Bronk: Why America Is Rethinking Air Power

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics ➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Justin Bronk - a military aviation expert and a Senior Research Fellow at RUSI. We dive deep into the r...

Apr 30, 202544 minEp. 61

#60 Sarah C.M. Paine: How Superpowers Self-Destruct: Russian, Chinese & American Grand Strategy

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics ➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Professor Sarah C.M. Paine—one of the sharpest minds on grand strategy and on how great powers rise and...

Apr 23, 202534 minEp. 60

#59 Mark Galeotti: Putin’s Strategy Will Backfire. 2026 Will be Russia’s Toughest Year Yet

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics ➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Mark Galeotti - a Russia expert and one of the most respected and interesting voices to listen to when ...

Apr 17, 202536 minEp. 59

#58 Ed Arnold: Could Europe Defend Itself Without the US?

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics ➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Edward Arnold, a Research Fellow at RUSI and one of the clearest voices on European defense today. For ...

Apr 09, 202532 minEp. 58

#57 Keir Giles: Why Europe Isn't Ready For What's Coming

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics ➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Keir Giles, one of the leading experts on Russia and European security, and a senior consulting fellow ...

Apr 02, 202530 minEp. 57

#56 Kate Bondar: The Futuristic Military Tech That's Changing The War in Ukraine

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Kateryna Bondar, a Ukrainian expert on emerging military technology, a former advisor of the Ukrainian Mi...

Mar 24, 202535 minEp. 56

#55 Franz Stefan Gady: Why Trump Will (Accidentally) Make Europe Great Again

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Franz-Stefan Gady, a military analyst and European security expert from the Institute for International S...

Mar 14, 202531 minEp. 55

#54 Tim Mak: Why Zelensky Can't Accept a Bad Deal & What The Minerals Deal Is Really About

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics Check out The Counteroffensive: https://www.counteroffensive.news/➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Tim Mak, a Ukraine-based journalist an...

Mar 10, 202531 minEp. 54

Yes, Europe Can Survive Without America - Here's How

This is a teaser of a Patreon-exclusive geopolitical analysis—normally available only to my Patreon members.➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/

Mar 09, 202511 min

#53 Michael Beckley: China’s Rise Is Over. Things Are Gonna Get A Lot Worse - Fast

➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics ➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Michael Beckley, a professor at Tufts University and a co-author of one the best books on China in recen...

Mar 05, 202534 minEp. 53

3 Questions That Will Decide The Future of Europe

This is a teaser of a Patreon-exclusive content - geopolitical analysis usually only for Patreon members.➡️ Join the community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/

Mar 02, 202511 min

#52 Ronen Bergman: This Is How Israel's Secret Assasination Program Really Works

➡️ Help to make the existence of Decoding Geopolitics possible by joining our community of geopolitics enthusiasts on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics ➡️ Sign up to my geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Ronen Bergman. Ronen is a journalist at the New York Times based in Israel and ...

Feb 24, 202543 minEp. 52

Q&A: Can Europe Survive On Its Own?

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Feb 18, 202515 min

#51 Anne Applebaum: Why Europe’s Security Strategy Is Failing & How the War in Ukraine Will End

➡️ Help to make the existence of Decoding Geopolitics possible by joining our community of geopolitics enthusiasts on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics ➡️ Sign up to my geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Anne Applebaum, recorded at the Munich Security Conference. Anne is an American...

Feb 17, 202529 minEp. 51

#50 Soner Cagaptay: Is Turkey Building a New Ottoman Empire?

➡️ If you enjoy this podcast and you want to help to make its existence possible, join our community of geopolitics enthusiasts on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics ➡️ Sign up to my geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Soner Cagaptay, the director of the Turkish Research Program at Th...

Feb 11, 202534 minEp. 50

#49 Hal Brands: 'We’re Living In a Pre-War World. Great power war is no longer unthinkable.'

➡️ If you enjoy this podcast and you want to help to make its existence possible, join our community of geopolitics enthusiasts on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics ➡️ Sign up to my geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Hal Brands, a professor at Johns Hopkins University and one of the...

Feb 05, 202539 minEp. 49

#48 Mike Kofman: The War Is Slowly Killing Russia’s Military. Here’s How Long They’ll Need to Recover

➡️ If you enjoy this podcast and you want to help to make its existence possible, join our community of geopolitics enthusiasts on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics Sign up to my geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com

Jan 29, 202550 minEp. 48

#47 Jeremy Shapiro: What's Trump's Plan for Ukraine and Will He Defend Taiwan?

➡️ If you enjoy this podcast and you want to help to make its existence possible, join our community of geopolitics enthusiasts on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics Sign up to my geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Jeremy Schapiro, a Research Director at the European Council on Forei...

Jan 22, 202547 minEp. 47

#46 General Ben Hodges: Russia’s Failing Strategy, Ukraine and the West’s Fear of Escalation

➡️ If you enjoy this podcast and you want to help to make its existence possible, join our community of geopolitics enthusiasts on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics Sign up to my geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with General Ben Hodges. Ben is a former high-ranking U.S. general who end...

Jan 17, 202546 minEp. 46

#45 Lennart Maschmeyer: How Ukraine Avoided a Cyber-Apocalypse & Why Cyberwarfare Isn't What You Think

➡️ If you enjoy this podcast and you want to help to make its existence possible, join our community of geopolitics enthusiasts on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics Sign up to my geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Lennart Meschmayer. Lennart is a researcher at the Center for Securit...

Jan 06, 202542 minEp. 45

#44 Justin Bronk: F-35 Critics Are Completely Wrong. F-16s for Ukraine Were Over-Hyped.

➡️ If you enjoy this podcast and you want to help to make its existence possible, join our community of geopolitics enthusiasts on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics Sign up to my geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Professor Justin Bronk. Justin is a Senior Research Fellow for Airpow...

Dec 18, 202452 minEp. 38

#43 Syria Expert (Aron Lund): 'Things Could Get Much Worse. Here’s Who the Real Winner Is.'

➡️ If you enjoy this podcast and you want to help to make its existence possible, join our community of geopolitics enthusiasts on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics Sign up to my geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Aron Lund. Aron is an analyst at the Swedish Defence Research Agency ...

Dec 11, 202459 minEp. 43

#42 Eliot Cohen: Why Experts Failed to Predict Russia's Invasion of Ukraine?

➡️ If you enjoy this podcast and you want to help to make its existence possible, join our community of geopolitics enthusiasts on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics Sign up to my geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ Thank you Conducttr for sponsoring the podcast. Take a look at Conducttr's services and its crisis exercise software at: https://www.conducttr.com This is a conversation with Eliot Cohen. Eliot is a military historian, a dean of the school of a...

Dec 08, 202443 minEp. 42
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