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This is a special episode, similar to our episode on the Janjaweed, and Kosovo, we go over the history of the Manipur in North Eastern India, potential catalysts to this event, lack of involvement from the Indian government and the ethnic roots to the violence. This is mostly a contextualising episode for all searching for a bit more information about the conflict and a bit of information about th...

This episode we have the YouTuber, Tacticool Girlfriend, where we discuss how most gun content creators on YouTube are bought by the industry, how toxic American gun culture is for the LGBT communities and briefly gun control. This isn't our first episode about guns but this is our first about American gun culture specifically as well as some technical talk about firearms building and how to a...

This is a continuation of our episode with Corporal Emma Graves, formerly Malonelord, the subject of one of the US Army's Calling ad campaign. We will be talking to her about her passion for improving the Sexual Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention, aka SHARP, within the US Army. Emma has a passion for this subject and will be focusing her efforts here when her Army contract expires. The...

This episode we talk to one of the US army soldiers chosen to be represented in the GoArmy ad campaign known as "the calling," we speak to Corporal Emma Malonelord about how the advertising campaign impacted her career, social and professional lives while also discussing general life for her in the US Army. The subject is obviously very personal and we dive into a very different side of...

This is a special episode, similar to our episode on the Janjaweed and the Sudan conflict. We go over the history of the Serb majority areas in Northern Kosovo, potential catalysts to this event, the NATO involvement and the Serbian/Albanian conflict around Kosovo. This is mostly a contextualising episode for all searching for a bit more information about the conflict and a bit of information abou...

This episode we speak to ForceX Canada about life in Ukraine as a volunteer, logistics and teaching Tactical Combat Casualty Care or TCCC. We dive into what it's actually like on the ground from someone who has been there, the toll its taken and the human cost of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. An incredibly interesting interview and a perspective that reflects the reality of war and the reality of...

This episode we spoke to a returning guest MacMillies, we have him on to discuss one of the subgroup of Atomwaffen, the Russian Imperial Network, Wagner, along with the Order of the Nine Angles, who are a loose group organised similarly to anti-fascist groups. Today's episode gets pretty full on but is definitely worth a listen and the tone for the episode is set early. As always, we are 5thGe...

Disclaimer: Due to various opsec issues involved with this episode some of the information is outdated, mostly around murdered forest defender, Manuel Esteban Paez Terán. Information will be updated in a later episode. This episode, we cover the ongoing protests against the new Police training centre planned for South-East Atlanta. We discuss the activist and forest defender Manuel Esteban Paez Te...

Special Sudan episode brought to you by 5thGen covering a currently unraveling story and this is what we know so far. We go into great detail about the origins and backers of the rebel forces formally known as Janjaweed currently assaulting Sudan.

This episode we spoke to Alec Bertina, he is an analyst for Militant Wire and a part of our ongoing collaboration between 5thGen and MilitantWire. Today's topic dives into how mercenaries operate in the modern world, that they're not exactly what you think they are, and a variety of other topics. Once again we really dive into Wagner PMC out of Russia but we touch on various other groups a...

This episode we speak to Uday of MilitantWire, and this interview and discussion is another in the ongoing collaboration between 5thGen and Militant Wire.  Today we focus on political literacy and discuss the upcoming elections that could change the face of the Asia-Pacific area with China bearing down upon the area, these elections could be life or death for these nations and it is important for...

This episode we spoke to Chris Naganuma of Project Leaflet where we discuss his time serving in the military, the evolution of war from Iraq to Ukraine and how tactics have changes, while also covering the potential future of warfare among other topics. Chris spent time in Iraq as a soldier and Ukraine as a journalist, seeing both sides of conflict and is putting his expertise to work for everyone...

This episode we spoke about the Taliban, their potential, their issues and their rise to power during the US occupation and after the fall of the republic.  Our guest is well versed on the subject and was the right guest for this show. This is a very informative episode and we highly recommend the listen in full.  We've altered the format a little bit so we hope you enjoy it.  As al...

This episode we speak to Tom Lord, a political violence researcher that covers violence from all sides of the spectrum but with particular focus on the European neo fascists. Tom is also a co-found of Militant Wire, and this interview is a part of the ongoing collaboration between 5thGen and Militant Wire.  We discuss the root causes of some genocides in Europe and briefly touch on Italy, how...

This episode we hold our second round table discussion with the 5thGen Information Warfare team covering a little bit of Egyptian culture, we discuss gambling and ancient civilisations. Same formula as Episode 14, just in an effort to give a more relaxed approach and give everyone a break from the heavy topics like Fascism and genocide. As always, we are 5thGen and you can follow us on Twitter and...

This episode we spoke to one of the current active members of NAFO, someone who has been personally involved in the study and understanding of fascism. That being the reason we had him on, we discuss the 10 points and/or features of fascism, as he sees it. We also discuss topics adjacent to fascism and how it may or may not return in the modern era now that the technology to enact their despotism...

This episode we speak to Richard Hannay, who also goes by George. He is a masters student studying international relations and a Twitch streamer. He has a background in history in civil wars and Greek politics. Greece is the most polarised country on right/left spectrum.  The anarchists and communists unify against fascism, and if you remember a few years ago, identity movements were at the h...

This episode we speak to War_Noir, a weapons researcher who has been closely tracking the weapons used in the Russia-Ukraine War.  We also see the return of some previous guests in this discussion about firearms and weapons smuggling among others.  As always, we are 5thGen and you can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @5thGenIW Thank you for listening and we hope you stick around. - 5th...

This episode we hold a round table discussion with the 5thGen team surrounding current geopolitical issues and something a bit lighter than our recent topics. This is a new formula we are trying just to break up some of the Lorre serious issues around the world. As always, we are 5thGen and you can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @5thGenIW Thank you for listening and we hope you stick around. -...

This episode we spoke to Scott Richards, a man with extensive background in anti corruption after spending nearly a decade inside Afghanistan advising the republic. We speak to him about Afghanistan, the terror-crime nexus and other extremely important topics. We speak to him about Afghanistan, the state of the Taliban, their viability and more surrounding the country. As always, we are 5thGen and...

This episode we spoke to James Griffin, a Defence analyst and shit poster for NAFO.  We talk about China, their threat, how they'd fare against Taiwan and the US, the capabilities of the major powers and many other defence topics. You can find James at @SpawnOfKahn on Twitter.  As always, we are 5thGen. You can follow us on Twitter and Instagram @5thGenIW Thank you for listening and we h...

This episode we speak to two current members, Ronahi and Raperin, of the Women’s Protection Units or YPJ, an all-female militia that is closely affiliated with the YPG and part of the the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), also known as Rojava. Our guests are two international fighters who travelled to Rojava to participate and learn from the revolution. The YPJ was instrum...

This episode, we are talking to @Ace. Report , a collaborative member of the 5thGen team.  We discuss the uptick in arms sales through to the Russian unjustified invasion and occupation of Ukraine and her people. We also discuss like the Yom Kippur War and how it led to the arming of the Taliban and al-Qaeda. This is a fun, less structured talk and should provide an entertaining look into top...

This episode will discuss Ukraine and Russia with a fellow grassroots Journalist who has a focus on Ukraine, more specifically Wagner, the effects of corruption, a dash of Putin and we briefly touch on the war. As Russian influence both militarily and propagandistically is quite vast there was only so much that we could talk about but this will not be the last time we touch on this subject. Our gu...

This episode will discuss Pakistani tribal zone and Waziristan, the areas that border Pakistan and Afghanistan. The tribal zones and Waziristan were the home of America’s drone war, disrupting life in the area for the last roughly 20 years. This is the area which the Taliban fled to during America’s occupation of Afghanistan and where the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, reside. Specifically Northern Wa...