Hold Your Fire!
Hosted by Richard and Richard Atwood · International Crisis Group
4.8from 242 ratings
- 241
- Episodes
- 103
- Transcribed
- 242
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2020
- First episode
About Hold Your Fire!
Join Crisis Group's Executive Vice President Richard Atwood as he dives deep into the conflicts that rage around the globe with Crisis Group analysts and special guests. These experts bring a unique, on-the-ground perspective to understanding both why those conflicts persist — and what could bring them to an end. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information.
- Publisher
- International Crisis Group
- Category
- news
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 3 Sept 2020
- Latest episode
- 30 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
103 of 241 episodes have a transcript.
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The UAE in Sudan
Published 30 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But more specifically, Ethiopian officials say that Basically, they see the situation in Sudan as a major threat in part because they think Egypt, which of course is a major rival of Ethiopia within the region, they think Egypt has way too much leverage over SAF and they think this is a huge problem for them. […]
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- Shewit Woldemichael
- Alan Boswell
- Lucian Kim
- Stephen Pomper
- Fabienne Hara
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 70 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 172 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100
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- Quality
- 63
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts Hold Your Fire!?
Richard and Richard Atwood host the show. Published by International Crisis Group.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Hold Your Fire! take guests?
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