The Inside Story Podcast

Renewed clashes in the Syrian city of Aleppo between the army and Kurdish fighters are undermining efforts to achieve national unity. The violence erupted after a failure to implement a deal on incorporating fighters of the Syrian Democratic Forces into the army. Can tension be contained this time? In this episode: Labib Nahhas, Syria analyst Omer Ozkizilcik, Nonresident fellow for the Syria Project in the Atlantic Council's Middle East Program Rob Geist Pinfold, Lecturer in International Security at King's College London Host: James Bays Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on X, Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube

The so-called Coalition of the Willing says it is going to provide Ukraine with robust security guarantees if a peace deal is agreed with Russia. The UK and France pledged boots on the ground once the agreement takes effect. But is that enough? And would Russia accept foreign troops in Ukraine? In this episode: Oleksiy Goncharenko, politician and member of the Ukrainian parliament Marina Miron, military analyst and researcher at King's College London Pavel Felgenhauer, defence and Russian foreign policy analyst Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

Venezuela's closest ally, Cuba, is on edge after the capture of president Nicolas Maduro and US politicians' warnings to Havana. US President Donald Trump says Cuba is near collapse. So what are Washington's plans? And what's the thinking in Havana? In this episode: Liz Oliva Fernandez, independent Cuban journalist John Suarez, Executive Director, the Center for a Free Cuba Michael Shifter, senior fellow, Inter-American Dialogue and adjunct professor, Georgetown University Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

The capture of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro by the US came despite his country's long-standing alliance with both China and Russia. Both have criticised the US attack but have taken no action. What are the implications for Russia and China? In this episode: Andrey Kortunov, former Director General of the Russian International Affairs Council Chris Weafer, Chief Executive Officer of Macro-Advisory Shaun Rein, Founder & Managing Director of the China Market Research Group in Shanghai and author of The Split Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook

The US capture of Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro has been sharply criticised by his allies, but not by Western nations despite questions about its legality. So, does the attack on Venezuela signal a new aggressive US strategy? What might be its global impact? In this episode: Charles Shapiro, Former US Ambassador to Venezuela under President George W. Bush. Stefan Wolff, Professor, International Security, University of Birmingham, UK. Ernesto Castaneda, Director, Center for Latin American and Latino Studies, American University in Washington DC. Host: Adrian Finighan Connect with us: @AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook