{"podcast":{"title":"Global Security Briefing","slug":"global-security-briefing-3268408","podcast_index_feed_id":3268408,"rss_url":"https://globalsecuritybriefing.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"https://www.rusi.org/projects/global-security-briefing-podcast-series","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/e/2/c/0/e2c01b74559da505e55e3c100dce7605/RUSI_013-Global-Security-Briefing-Square_2000x2000px_v1.png","author":"The Royal United Services Institute","episode_count":100,"summary":"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 stateme…","last_synced_at":"2026-06-17T22:20:21.392704+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-security-briefing-3268408"},"episode":{"title":"Turkey's Balancing Act: Prospects for Stabilisation in Syria and Iraq","slug":"turkey-s-balancing-act-prospects-for-stabilisation-in-syria-and-iraq","published_at":"2025-09-17T13:07:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-security-briefing-3268408/turkey-s-balancing-act-prospects-for-stabilisation-in-syria-and-iraq","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-security-briefing-3268408","url":"https://globalsecuritybriefing.libsyn.com/turkeys-balancing-act-prospects-for-stabilisation-in-syria-and-iraq","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/globalsecuritybriefing/250916_GSB_Illiberal_Peace_V1_.mp3?dest-id=2784395","summary":"Can Turkey act as a stabilising force in Syria and Iraq, or are its policies driven by short-term security concerns? As Ankara seeks to navigate the shifting geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, its approach to Syria and Iraq has become a key test of its regional influence. In this episode of Global Security Briefing, Neil Melvin is joined by Burcu Ozcelik, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI, Dr Serhat Erkmen, RUSI associate fellow and founder of the geopolitical risk consultancy, Pros and Cons, and Dr Oytun Orhan, Coordinator of Levant Studies at the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies (ORSAM), to examine Turkey's policies. The discussion explores the impact of domestic pressures, regional rivalries, security threats, and great power relations, asking whether Ankara can translate tactical gains into a sustainable regional role.","meta_description":"Can Turkey act as a stabilising force in Syria and Iraq, or are its policies driven by short-term security concerns? As Ankara seeks to navigate the shift…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3523,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/global-security-briefing-3268408/episodes/turkey-s-balancing-act-prospects-for-stabilisation-in-syria-and-iraq/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/global-security-briefing-3268408/turkey-s-balancing-act-prospects-for-stabilisation-in-syria-and-iraq.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}