The podcast episodes discuss the challenges to the rules-based international order, particularly from the perspectives of the conflict in Gaza and the rising tensions between Egypt and Israel.

The first episode 'Rafah Clash Exposes Roots of Egypt and Israel Tension' examines how the war in Gaza is at risk of escalating into a regional conflict that could undermine the tenuous security architecture in the region.

The second episode 'Munk Dialogue with Sarah Paine: the rise of the Russia-China axis' explores how the growing China-Russia axis is threatening the Western-led rules-based order, and what lessons can be drawn from the 20th century to prevent a devastating global war in the 21st century.