On today’s Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue senior editor Valentina Calvi joins to discuss Saudi Arabia’s nuclear energy ambitions, and to examine who might be responsible for the destruction of a dam in southern Ukraine.Thanks to our sponsor, Roca News.

On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins to discuss the meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in South Africa, and the Shangri-La Asian security conference in Singapore.Thanks to our sponsor, Holi.

On today’s Intrigue Outloud, retired General Mick Ryan joins to discuss the technology driving the Russo-Ukraine War and his new book White Sun War, which explores how the computer age could shape a hypothetical future war between China, Taiwan, and the US.Mick Ryan is a retired Major General in the Australian Army, a non-resident fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and author of several books, including White Sun War and War Transformed: The Future of Twenty-First-Century Great Power Competition and Conflict.Thanks to our sponsor, Babbel.

On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins to discuss threats to undersea pipelines and communications cables, and why Poland's new foreign interference law is causing such a stir. Thanks to our sponsor, The Daily Upside.

On today's Intrigue Outloud news rundown, Intrigue co-founder John Fowler joins to discuss the German's decision to extend its military operation in Mali, and how Iran and Belgium managed to swap prisoners.Thanks to our sponsor, One Decision Podcast.