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Critical Moves: A Geopolitical Future

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What would lead a US President to authorise a nuclear strike? In the spring of 2026, that question stopped being hypothetical. Critical Moves: A Geopolitical Future is a twelve part audio series examining the chain of decisions, consequences, and cascading crises that followed the most significant geopolitical event of the twenty first century. From the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to the end of the American century. From the breaking of the nuclear taboo to the world that emerged from its breaking. This is not commentary. This is not prediction. This is the logic of the situation followed...

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Chapter Two: Fallout 25.04.2026 7:35

A weapon detonated. A target was destroyed. The war continued anyway. And in capitals across the world, governments stopped asking what had happened and started asking what it meant for them. Chapter Two examines the moment the rules changed. And who was watching when they did. Critical Moves: A Geopolitical Future is a twelve part documentary series following the logical consequences of a single...

Chapter One: Epic Fury 18.04.2026 9:18

On February 28th 2026, the United States and Israel launched the largest single air operation in American military history. It was supposed to end the Iranian regime. Six weeks later, a president faced a decision that no American president had faced since 1945. What led him there is the subject of Chapter One. Critical Moves: A Geopolitical Future is a twelve part documentary series following the...

Critical Moves: A Geopolitical Future Trailer 15.04.2026 0:43

What would lead a US President to authorise a nuclear strike? In August 1945, the United States used a nuclear weapon in combat. It didn't happen again for eighty years. Critical Moves: A Geopolitical Future is a twelve part documentary series examining what happens when that changes. Beginning with the real world Iran war of 2026, the series follows a rigorously constructed near-future scenario t...