The Geneva Convention protects people who have fallen victim to armed conflict, but there are more than four million military animals in service – so who looks out for them? Dr Josh Milburn explains the ethics of using animals in war.

Should world leaders make the tough decision to stop trading with Putin even if it stifles their own economies? Professor Jan Godsell, an expert in global supply chains, joins host Peter Warzynski to talk about the impact of trading with a desp...

To avoid direct military intervention in Ukraine, the West has turned to a range of financial and economic sanctions. But what has been done? What are the pluses and minuses? How will these work over the longer term? And can they be made to wor...

A number of Europe’s populist political figureheads are continuing to publicly associate themselves with Vladimir Putin, despite the grievous acts of violence he enacts on Ukraine. Far-right French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen is one of...

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown Russian oligarchs and their extravagant wealth into the spotlight, but who are they, what do they do and how did they become so rich?Time Stamps - 00:45 – Introduction2:10 – W...

More than 10 million people have left their homes because of fighting in Ukraine.But what greets them on the other side of the border?Explaining more about the biggest human migration event since the Second World War is Dr Michelle ...

Putin’s war has been driven by his desire to reclaim Russian dignity. He sees the Western expansion of NATO as a threat to sovereignty and is pushing back. Dr Afzal Ashraf explains Putin’s actions and why they cannot be understood with Western ...

How Putin’s invasion is shifting power in the Middle East and changing its relationship with the West, featuring Reader in International Relations and Security Ali Bilgic.Time Stamps - 00:00:00 - Welcome and introduction to Dr ...

Find out about Besieged - a podcast which invites experts from Loughborough University to examine the latest developments in Ukraine, as well as looking to the future to see how the conflict will impact on all our lives.