Briefing Room 03.10.2025

Welcome back to The Briefing Room, our subscriber-only show. Thank you special person that is to regular warfronts what Celine and Julie go boating is to regular cinema, a sign that those watching it are the sort of uber-nerds who can't get enough of the obscure and the undervalued.

And speaking of obscurity, this week we're diving into two important stories in the Sahel that have been mostly overlooked, but which may hold the keys to the region's future, as well as that of the NATO alliance.

Alongside that, we're taking a quick detour to Colombia to check in on Bogota's brave or well-possibly foolish plan to negotiate peace with the country's largest drug cartel. And just before we begin, a quick note of thanks to our subscribers. Without your support, these sorts of in-depth videos on obscure topics just wouldn't be possible.