Decoding Geopolitics

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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Eric Heginbotham: How China Could Take Taiwan Without Firing a Shot - And Why It Could Catastrophically Backfire 11.07.2026 38:13

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Most Replayed Moment: Ben Hodges Explains How Ukraine Turned the Tide of War 08.07.2026 9:27

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The Reporter Embedded with Zelensky: This Is His Real Plan to End the War 04.07.2026 38:09

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James Paterson: Why a New Islamic State Is Silently Rising in Africa - And Why Europe Will Pay the Price 01.07.2026 35:29

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Most Replayed Moment: Michael McFaul on Why the Iran War Is Such a Huge Blow to America’s Credibility 29.06.2026 10:12

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Mark Galeotti: Why Russia Is Finally Starting to Crack - And Kremlin Is Running Out of Options 27.06.2026 32:15

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Most Replayed Moment: John Bolton on The Real Reason Why the Iran War Became a Such a Disaster 24.06.2026 5:54

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Nigel Gould-Davies: Russia’s War Is Becoming Unsustainable. Now The Real Crisis Is About to Begin 20.06.2026 32:31

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Ravi Agrawal: The Iran War Is Trump's Biggest Failure Yet. The World Is Watching America Lose 13.06.2026 34:45

➡️ Watch the full interview ad-free, join a community of geopolitics enthusiasts and gain access to exclusive content on PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/DecodingGeopolitics ➡️ Check out Ravi's FP Live: https://open.spotify.com/show/4pbzJRK0uPozoTxxSZhpQS ➡️ Sign up to my free geopolitics newsletter: https://stationzero.substack.com/ It’s now been a year and a half since Trump returned to the Whit...

Sam Greene: Why Russia’s Elite Is Growing Anxious - And Why Something Is About To Break 08.06.2026 29:26

➡️ Watch the full interview ad-free, join a 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/ It seems that something is changing in Russia and quite a lot. With Ukrainian strikes on Russian cities, the economy under a growing strain and th...

Reinier von Lanschot: Europe Has Reached a Breaking Point. The Race to Build a European Army Has Begun. 01.06.2026 28:03

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Henrietta Levin: Something Huge Just Shifted Between The U.S. And China - And It's Very Bad News For The West 23.05.2026 33:24

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Yale History Professor: We Are Sleepwalking Into The Next World War - And We’re Running Out Of Time To Stop It 16.05.2026 30:38

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Ben Hodges: Russia's War Is Collapsing. They’re Running Out of Men and Bleeding Everywhere 09.05.2026 24:36

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CIA Russia Expert on What the West Gets Wrong About Putin's Russia | Sean Wiswesser 03.05.2026 35:08

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Kate Bondar: Russia Is Quietly Building a New Army - And NATO Is Completely Unprepared 26.04.2026 35:53

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Jack Watling: The Next Great War Is Already Taking Shape. What Happens Next Decides Everything 20.04.2026 34:07

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Michael McFaul: America Is Burning Down Everything It Built. Its Enemies Can't Believe Their Luck 11.04.2026 35:58

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NATO Information Warfare Chief: Russia's Plan to Defeat Europe Without Firing a Shot | Janis Sarts 06.04.2026 33:48

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John Bolton: Trump Is Heading For Failure in Iran. This Could Be a Disaster For American Power 01.04.2026 20:55

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#115 Ali Ansari: Iran Has Nothing Left To Lose. And They'll Burn the World Down With Them 27.03.2026 34:24

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#114 Janis Kluge: Russia Can't Afford This War Anymore. And The Real Crisis Is Just Beginning 21.03.2026 35:50

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#113 General H.R. McMaster Warns: The Wars Are Just Getting Started. And Time Is Running Out 18.03.2026 34:21

#112 Nigel Gould-Davies: Something Is Breaking Inside Russia's War Machine - And It's Quickly Getting Worse 14.03.2026 38:18

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#111 Mujtaba Rahman: Why Iran War Exposed Europe’s Biggest Weakness 09.03.2026 28:07

➡️ Watch the full interview ad-free, join a 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/ This is a conversation with Mujtaba Rahman, Managing Director of Eurasia Group Europe and an insider and one of my go to sources on European polit...