Global Security Briefing
Hosted by Neil Melvin and Philip Shetler-Jones and Andrew Gee and Natia Seskuria · The Royal United Services Institute
4.5from 71 ratings
- 162
- Episodes
- 65
- Transcribed
- 71
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- 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
- 4 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
65 of 162 episodes have a transcript.
4 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Brazil's Elections: Why Lula's Win Matters for Global Security
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
UN Command Korea: Peninsula Security with Lt Gen Winter
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Radioactive Russian Drones - A Conversation with Vitaly Shevchenko
Inside a recent episode
Brazil's Elections: Why Lula's Win Matters for Global Security
Published 4 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And for instance, for Russia that needs to deal with sanctions, that is very attractive because it's a way to try to get away or to exchange without having to suffer the sanctions that the West has done. So now for Lula 4, it would be interesting to see how much BRICS will develop. […]
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- Daniela Portella Sampaio
- Scott Winter
- Vitaly Shevchenko
- Sanghun Seok
- Edward Howell
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
- 39 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 and Andrew Gee and Natia Seskuria host the show. Published by The Royal United Services Institute.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Global Security Briefing take guests?
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