The civilian face of modern conflict.
War, hybrid threats and disasters, translated out of expert language and into what they mean for people, families and communities.
Understand it. Question it. Be part of it.
Understand it
What is actually happening, in plain language, with the evidence, and why it matters to someone at home.
Question it
Who is responsible where you live? What plans exist, and are they public? What is being spent, and why? Every episode ends with questions you can put to the people who decide.
Be part of it
Where an ordinary person fits: household, street, local preparedness, volunteering and the democratic debate. Offered as a right, never a chore.
Beyond the headlines. Where we dig in.
Some stories need more than an episode. In the Lab we take one subject and explain it properly: what is happening, who decides, and what it means at home. Every claim is sourced, every term explained, and every piece ends with questions you can ask. Alongside our own work, you'll find the reports, books and podcasts we recommend.
This week's signals.
The news that matters to the show, picked each week and explained in plain language, with every source linked.
Europe is making its biggest security decisions in a generation.
Mostly over citizens' heads. Governments are spending more and asking households to get ready, but the language is built for specialists. Homefront talks to the people it actually happens to, who also, in a democracy, get a say.