Around the world, from Europe to Asia, from North and South America to the Middle East, tensions between nation states are rising as traditional alliances and partnerships evolve in the 21st century.
This year we see war in Europe and the Middle East, elections in major economies from the US and UK to Taiwan. Uprisings flare up in Yemen and Burma, tensions escalate in East Africa, and around the world the international security architecture buckles under mounting pressure.
Battle Lines, a new podcast from The Telegraph, combines on-the-ground reporting with analytical expertise to help listeners better understand the course of global politics, wars and tensions, as fault lines creak and shift in an increasingly dangerous and confusing multi-polar world.
Listen to Battle Lines using the audio player in this article or at Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or your favorite podcast app.