The Red Line - Podcast

EUROPE/PORTUGAL FRIEND'S 🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹🇵🇹 I’m in Portugal this week for the CESS conference, so does anyone have any tips on where to find some great Frango, or a good place to grab a drink.

I don’t want to completely spoil the surprise, but you might want to keep an eye on @OxusSociety later this week. 👀 🇹🇯 🇹🇯 🇹🇯 🇹🇯 🇹🇯👀

TAJIKISTAN'S MILITARY CHAIN OF COMMAND 🇹🇯 🇹🇯 🇹🇯 A useful chart for this week's episode >> open.spotify.com/episode/01X…

As a reminder, if you were to eject every nation not spending above the 2% of GDP on defence from NATO, you would only be left with the nations in dark blue. You would be maintaining all the risk, whilst removing all of the benefits of having a wider alliance. A terrible deal.

1) All eyes are back on the Caucasus after Azerbaijan appears to be going ahead with its expected assault on Karabakh 🇦🇿 also appears to have troops in position to push into Sth Armenia, but Pashinyan is trying to prevent a widening war by stating there are no 🇦🇲 troops in NKR.

ATTN: CENTRAL ASIA EXPERTS (🇰🇿🇰🇬🇺🇿 🇹🇯🇹🇲) I'm currently putting a team together for a project analysing and mapping out the military doctrines and structures of the five CA states, and I am looking for a few additional people who specialise in this field? Any suggestions?

Looking for Recommendations: I am in Tbilisi (Georgia) for the next couple of days. Does anybody have any recommendations for things to do/see/eat whilst im here? Otherwise, if anyone is currently in Georgia, send me a DM if you want to catch up 🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪

This week's episode on EUROPEAN REARMAMENT: ARE WE PREPARING FOR THE WRONG WAR? 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇵🇱🇷🇴🇺🇦🇷🇺 May be my favourite piece so far this year..... .. it's also a pretty spectacular panel this week as well. 😉

I am currently in Tashkent, Uzbekistan for a few days. If you ever wondered how the numerous supply shortages are impacting the region, its -22C (-8F) and there is no gas available for the hot water system. 🇺🇿🥶