Fault Lines With Rod Whiting

If you look at the news and worry about what kind of future your children or grandchildren will inherit, you’re certainly not alone.

War, rising prices, political division, social media, disinformation - it can feel as though problems are piling up faster than any of us can do anything about them.

So what can we do?

Steven Lacey has spent years talking to people about what makes them feel secure, valued, and hopeful about the fu...

Is America beginning to resemble the very system it spent decades trying to contain?

In this episode of Fault Lines, Rod Whiting is joined by Russia and security expert Keir Giles to discuss his provocative new book, American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in Its Long War with Washington.

The conversation explores whether democratic institutions in the United States are being eroded in ways that echo the Kremlin’s playbook -...

For this latest episode of Fault Lines, I’m joined by one of Europe’s leading geopolitical strategists, Velina Tchakarova.

Wars in Ukraine and the Middle East are often reported as separate events. Velina argues they’re part of a much bigger shift reshaping security, energy, food, industry and the global economy all at the same time.

We explore why resilience now means far more than military strength, why Europe has...

In this episode of Fault Lines, Rod Whiting is joined by Major General Tim Cross CBE to discuss resilience, national security, and the changing nature of modern conflict.

As Britain debates defence spending, military readiness and its role within NATO, Tim argues that resilience is about far more than tanks, ships and aircraft. From cyber attacks and disinformation to social cohesion, leadership, and public confidence, the battlegro...

In this episode of Fault Lines, Rod Whiting speaks with broadcaster and Times columnist Edward Lucas, with more than four decades of experience covering European and security affairs, about a question the UK can no longer avoid: how prepared are we, really?

Drawing on decades covering Russia and European security, Lucas argues that Britain has spent too long assuming threats would remain distant - and that this complacency has left ...

In the first episode of Fault Lines, Rod Whiting speaks to former British Army intelligence officer Sam Olsen about Britain’s changing threat landscape, the erosion of resilience, and why security is no longer just a military issue.

How exposed is Britain in a world of hybrid warfare, fragile infrastructure and shifting alliances? In this opening episode of Fault Lines, Rod Whiting speaks to Sam Olsen of Sibylline about Russia...