Global Security Briefing
Hosted by Neil Melvin and Philip Shetler-Jones · The Royal United Services Institute
4.5from 70 ratings
- 159
- Episodes
- 62
- Transcribed
- 70
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 2M
- YouTube views
About Global Security Briefing
Global Security Briefing provides regular insights from leading international experts to help you make sense of the far-reaching changes affecting international security around the globe. Hosted by analysts from RUSI's International Security Studies team, the podcast looks at how the UK can best shape its foreign and security policies in an increasingly dynamic international environment. The Global Security Briefing channel is also host to a back-catalogue of episodes from the concluded RUSI podcasts 'Bridging the Oceans' and 'Mind the Gulf'. Running from 2020 to 2023, 'Bridging the Oceans' aimed to create a platform to discuss the key defence and security questions of the world's most dynamic region: the Indo-Pacific. Hosted by Veerle Nouwens, it explored what the Indo-Pacific is, where its limits lie, and what the fast-evolving defence and security issues are in this dynamic part of the world. Running from January to May 2022, the 'Mind the Gulf' Podcast Series explored how the Iranian nuclear programme – and international diplomatic efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon – interacts with regional security dynamics and the wider Middle East. The views or statements expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the podcast does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent. Views and opinions expressed by RUSI employees are those of the employees and do not necessarily reflect the view of RUSI.
- Publisher
- The Royal United Services Institute
- Category
- government · news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 18 Aug 2021
- Latest episode
- 23 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
62 of 159 episodes have a transcript.
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Updating How We Think About Korean Peninsula Security
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Future of War: How Autonomous Systems Are Reshaping Conflict
26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Great Power Diplomacy: How to Prevent a Third World War
Inside a recent episode
Updating How We Think About Korean Peninsula Security
Published 23 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The DPRK has become a participant as a belligerent in Russia's war against Ukraine. But why would you say they took that decision to join the war? And what do you find so far the most important consequences of it? The North Korean regime in all its three dynastic iterations has always needed money and cash and the North Korean regime now, as before, will do anything it can to get access to cash in addition to the pursuit of enhanced nuclear and missile capabilities. When Kim Jong-un decided to not only send artillery shells, and as of the beginning of this year, 2026, North Korea has sent at least 12 million rounds of artillery to Russia. […]
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- Sanghun Seok
- Edward Howell
- David Petraeus
- Tobias Ellwood
- Amund Vik
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 2,251,909
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.1 / 5
- 32 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 38 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 85 / 100
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- Quality
- 93
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 98
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Who hosts Global Security Briefing?
Neil Melvin and Philip Shetler-Jones host the show. Published by The Royal United Services Institute.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes daily, based on its RSS feed.
Does Global Security Briefing take guests?
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