30 March 2023
Why the UK joining the CPTPP Indo-Pacific trade bloc matters
Britain is expected to get the green light to join a key Indo-Pacific trade bloc usually referred to as the CPTPP before the end of this week. The UK would be the first new member to join the 11-nation bloc after it was first signed in 2018.
How big of a win will this be for post-Brexit Britain? What can we expect from the UK partnering with the Pacific giants?
Drive Time's Elliot Danker speaks with Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine to find out.

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16 March 2023
Euro Watch: Tensions with US-Russia drone downing & UK unveils cost-of-living budget as strikes rage
A US military MQ-9 surveillance drone crashed into the Black Sea on Tuesday after being intercepted by Russian fighter jets, in the first such incident since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine more than a year ago. What ramifications will that have for already tense Russia-US relations?
In the UK, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his first Budget on Wednesday, vowing a US$114 billion in cost-of-living support for this year and next, as it forecast the UK to stay out of recession and inflation to slow sharply. As strikes continue to rage on, will we see more being done to alleviate this issue?
On Euro Watch, Drive Time's Elliot Danker speaks with Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine' for more insights.

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23 February 2023
Euro Watch: Putin chides West, defends Ukraine invasion in state of the union speech
From Russia’s President Vladimir Putin delivering a state of the nation speech in Moscow to Finland ready to join NATO without Sweden.
Dr Samir Puri, Visiting Lecturer in War Studies at King's College London and author of 'Russia's Road to War with Ukraine' gives us an analysis of those headlines and more.

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22 September 2022
What's the endgame for Putin’s war? - Takeaways from the UN General Assembly
The busiest diplomatic week of the year is underway as world leaders gather this week in New York to address the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The war in Ukraine, climate change and nuclear disarmament are likely to dominate speeches and discussions during the annual gathering at the UN headquarters. With Russian President Vladimir Putin announcing a partial mobilization and upping the ante in the war with Ukraine, how will the rest of the world respond? Will this bring the direct conflict between the West and Russia one step closer? What is likeliest outcome in Ukraine? Prime Time's Bharati Jagdish speaks with Dr Samir Puri, author of a new book, 'Russia's Road to War With Ukraine' for a deep dive.

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3 September 2022
Weekends: A look back on critical events to Russia and possible way-out of the current conflict with Ukraine
Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys speak to Samir Puri, Author, "Russia’s Road to War With Ukraine: Invasion Amidst the Ashes of Empires" (2022) and “The Great Imperial Hangover” (2021) to talk about the new-released book of different events related to Russia and Ukraine from Soviet Union split in 1991 to current invasion in Ukraine and his thought on how such conflict can be eradicated.

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1 April 2022
In The Spotlight: Latest updates from the war in Ukraine
The US says invasion has been ‘strategic disaster’ for Moscow and Russian President Vladmiri Putin is isolated as peace talks due to resume.
In The Spotlight, Prime Time's Timothy Go and Melissa Hyak spoke with Dr Samir Puri, Senior Fellow in Urban Security and Hybrid Warfare, International Institute for Strategic Studies for the latest on the war in Ukraine.

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3 March 2022
Latest from Ukraine: Russian troops seize first major city of Kherson
Russian troops have seized control of Kherson, in Ukraine’s south. Several other cities, including the capital, Kyiv, northeastern Kharkiv and Mariupol, in the southeast, continue to be attacked. Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine’s defence lines are holding.
It's been one week since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began and In The Spotlight, Prime Time’s Rchel Kelly spoke to Dr Samir Puri, Senior Fellow in Urban Security and Hybrid Warfare, International Institute for Strategic Studies for an update on the situation in Ukraine.

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25 February 2022
What Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for Asia
In news out today, missiles pounded the Ukrainian capital as Russian forces pressed their advance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pleaded with the international community to do more, saying sanctions announced so far were not enough.
In While You Were Working, Shehzad Haque and JP Ong spoke to Dr Samir Puri, Senior Fellow in Urban Security and Hybrid Warfare, International Institute for Strategic Studies to find out what Russia’s invasion of Ukraine means for Asia.

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7 August 2021
Saturday Mornings: The great imperial hangover and how one-time colonial masters shaped our modern world
Glenn van Zutphen and award-winning author Neil Humphreys in conversation with Dr. Samir Puri, Senior Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies about his book, "The Great Imperial Hangover: How Empires have Shaped the World". What positive and negative legacies have resulted from the colonial era and how should we consider their impact?

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