The Doomsday Clock is the symbolic countdown to human extinction; a universally recognised, annual indicator of the world’s vulnerability to man-made global cat...
14. Inside Syria: Assad Regime Had 'Human Abattoirs'
British-Lebanese journalist and film maker Oz Katerji speaks to David Patrikarakos from Damascus to explain the latest developments there.
Oz shares what the atmosphere is like just days after the fall of the Assad regime, how appalling the scale of the regime's torture is, what will happen with the ISIS prison camps dotted across Syria and just how serious a strategic defeat this is for Russia and Iran.
Producer: Max Bower
Editor: Buddy Peace
Executive Producer: Bella Soames
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
Host: David Patrikarakos
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13: Putin Facing 'Death By A Thousand Cuts' with Syria Offensive
The Syrian rebels' advance in Aleppo and Hama has been nothing short of astonishing. But what does it mean for the conflicts and tensions around the world, and especially for Russia?
In this episode of 90 Seconds to Midnight David talks to chemical weapons expert and long time visitor to Syria Hamish de Bretton Gordon to understand just what Putin's collapsing 'Southern Flank' in the country means for the war in Ukraine and his personal position.
Producer: Max Bower
Editor: Izzy Bougeard
Executive Producer: Bella Soames
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
Host: David Patrikarakos
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12: Will Putin's Nuclear Threats Spark WW3?
In this episode of 90 Seconds to Midnight, David Patrikarakos talks to US investigative journalist Michael Weiss to discuss the huge escalation in the war in Ukraine over the last week. The pair unpack what Russia's launch of a hypersonic missile for the first time ever really means, if Putin may just be saving face and why the new Trump administration's appointment of the likes of Elon Musk is so dangerous for the conflict.
Producer: Max Bower
Editor: Izzy Bougeard
Executive Producer: Bella Soames
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
Host: David Patrikarakos
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11: Iraq: Is ISIS on the rise again?
In this episode of 90 Seconds to Midnight, David Patrikarakos sits down with Iraqi political expert Lawk Ghafuri in Kurdistan, Northern Iraq to discuss the dangerous situation in the country.
Ghafuri explains just how significant Iran's influence in the country is, what the incoming Trump administration may mean and why the planned US withdrawal of all remaining troops is a major geo-political flashpoint for 2025.
Producer: Max Bower
Editor: Alex Graham
Executive Producer: Bella Soames
Production Manager: Vittoria Cecchini
Host: David Patrikarakos
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10: Dispatch from Tblisi: the frontline of Russian interference?
In this episode David is in Tbilisi, Georgia to speak with former Prime Minister and opposition leader Giorgi Gakharia about the country's recent heavily disputed election result. David and Gakharia discuss everything from intense Russian interference in the country, why Georgia is a key battleground State between Western and Russian influence and what the election of Donald Trump may mean for both sides.
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The Doomsday Clock is the symbolic countdown to human extinction; a universally recognised, annual indicator of the world’s vulnerability to man-made global catastrophe. If the clock strikes midnight, the world will have ended.
Today, the clock sits as close to midnight as it has ever been – just 90 seconds away.
And is it any wonder?
Ongoing wars in the Ukraine and Middle East. The continued expansion of nuclear arsenals around the world. The advance of generative AI and its potential for disinformation. The climate crisis. The list of potentially world-ending dangers feels increasingly – and depressingly – long.
The Doomsday Clock is set annually, but, given the scale of the challenges facing humanity on a daily basis, as of September 5, we will be setting our own version of the clock each week.
Welcome to 90 Seconds to Midnight: the Daily Mail’s new weekly global news podcast, promising listeners informed analysis, discussion, and on-the-ground reporting about the week’s most influential geopolitical flashpoints. Hosted by the Mail’s Special Correspondent David Patrikarakos, every episode ends with one question: are we closer, or further away, from midnight?
Listen to 90 Seconds to Midnight, Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan and many other podcasts from around the world with the radio.net app
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