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Goalhanger 787 - 427. Election Bans, Drone Offensives & National Resilience

A history podcast that explores the narratives, turning points, and characters that shape conflicts, encompassing a blend of social and military history. Following on from the series on the Falklands War, best-selling military historians Patrick Bishop, Saul David, and Roger Moorhouse turn their attention every Friday to the war in Ukraine, and every Wednesday look back at the significant wars, events, and figures from conflicts around the world.Goalhanger Podcasts

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Episodes

427. Election Bans, Drone Offensives & National Resilience

426. The American Pope: Leo XIV, Trump, and the New Vatican Soft Power

425. Summer Special: The Caspian Strike, Falklands 2.0 & Deterring Russia

424. Radek Sikorski on Russia’s Evolving Threat, European Defence, and the War in Ukraine

423. On the Front Line with Ukraine's Drone Units with Arnaud De Decker

422. Al Carns MP on Why Western Defence Policy Must Evolve

421. Retail Under Fire: Drone Strikes, Oligarch Warnings, and a New Ukrainian Commander

420. 40% of the World by 2100: Why Is Everyone Ignoring Africa?

419. Zelensky’s Spectacular Own Goal

418. Battleground Big Picture: Power Struggles in Kyiv - The Story Behind the Government Reshuffle

417. "Make Your Own": Trump's Answer to the Patriot Interceptor Shortage

416. The Atomised Empire: Passivity, Cash, and the Fate of Putin’s Russia

415. Choking the Russian War Machine

414. Reflections from Lviv: The Highs, Lows, and Hard Truths of a "Forever War"

413. Trump’s G7 Bombshell, the Battle for Kostiantynivka, and Russia’s Desperate Draft Raids

412. The Superhumans of Ukraine with Eddie Scott

411. The Squeeze on Crimea, Lukashenko’s Apology & Inside the Kherson 'Human Safari'

410. The Artery of the Nation & The War on Corruption

409. Gaining Dominance: Ukraine Shifts the Momentum

408. Geopolitical Shifts, Strategic Autonomy, and the 'Fantastic Kingdom' with Dr. Helene von Bismarck

407. Black Smoke Over St Petersburg: Ukraine Targets Putin’s "Russian Davos"

406. Fighting the War Within – Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Battle

405. Escalation, Ambiguity, and the Ghost of Katyn

404. The Reinforced Character of Kharkiv

403. The Unimaginable: Will Nuclear Weapons Be Used Again in Our Lifetime?

Friends in High Places: Putin’s Lifelines and Britain’s Sanction U-Turn

401. The Battle for Kupiansk: Inside Ukraine's Comeback

400. Human Safari in Kherson & Drone Interceptors at Chernobyl

399. Is This the Beginning of the End?

398. Katya’s War: The Last Night in Avdiivka

397. Is the Kremlin Crumbling? Putin’s Bunkers, Coup Fears, and the Shoigu Suspicion

396. Katya’s War: From Kharkiv to Bakhmut

395. Kinetic Sanctions

394. Kharkiv: Flowers, Sunshine, and the Shadow of War

393. The Druzhba Pipeline Deal: Hungary’s New PM & Russia’s Hidden Inflation

392. Lessons for the West: The Most Experienced Army in Europe

391. The Hungarian Earthquake: The Fall of the Orbán Era

390. The Invisible Frontline: Power, Trauma, and Resilience in Odesa

389. Drone Breakthroughs, Russian Oil Strikes, and JD Vance in Budapest

388. Hungary’s High-Stakes Election

387. The Baltic Blitz: Dismantling Putin’s War Chest

386. Otto Skorzeny and the Gran Sasso Raid

385. Swapping Plastic for Metal: The New Economics of Warfare

384. Hubris at the Gates: The Fall of Russia's Elite

383. Odesa Mama, Port of War & Surviving Russian Occupation

382. Putin’s Windfall, Gerasimov’s Fictions, and Moral Equivalence

381. Battleground: Special Forces — The Listener Mailbag

380. Tragedy, Resilience, and Defiance: Reflections from a Week Across Ukraine

379. The Raid: Inside the SAS Assault on the Iranian Embassy: Part 2

378. Why Hungary and Iran Matter for Ukraine Right Now