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EPISODE 1 | WHEN THE LUSITANIA WENT DOWN On 2 April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went to Congress to seek permission to declare war. He was met with tumultuous applause and on 6 April 1917 America finally entered the conflict. A new drama from Martyn Wade - ENTER THE PEACE BROKER - brings America’s journey into war vividly alive. Based on first-hand accounts – diaries, letters and contemporary press coverage – it is a compelling story of duplicity and diplomatic intrigue, of colourful personalities engaged in great power politics, and of secret communications between Washington, London and Berlin set against the backdrop of war. FEBRUARY 1915. Colonel House, President Wilson’s right-hand man, is aboard the Lusitania bound for Liverpool. His mission: to negotiate peace. But the voyage is a perilous one. German submarines are on the prowl in the Irish Sea. CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) LORD NORTHCLIFFE – Henry Goodman | COLONEL HOUSE – Nathan Osgood | COUNT VON BERNSTORFF – Chris Pavlo | WILLIAM HINES P

EPISODE 2 | THE HERO OF THE EUROPEAN WAR On 2 April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went to Congress to seek permission to declare war. He was met with tumultuous applause and on 6 April 1917 America finally entered the conflict. A new drama from Martyn Wade - ENTER THE PEACE BROKER - brings America’s journey into war vividly alive. Based on first-hand accounts – diaries, letters and contemporary press coverage – it is a compelling story of duplicity and diplomatic intrigue, of colourful personalities engaged in great power politics, and of secret communications between Washington, London and Berlin set against the backdrop of war. JUNE 1915. Anti-German feeling in America is running high following the sinking of the Lusitania. At the front, the Allies are not making the progress they had hoped for. But President Wilson refuses to be drawn into the conflict - he has an election at home to think about. CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) COUNT VON BERNSTORFF – Chris Pavlo | COLONEL HOUSE – Nathan Osgood | COUNT

EPISODE 3 | I DIDN’T RAISE MY BOY TO BE A SOLDIER On 2 April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went to Congress to seek permission to declare war. He was met with tumultuous applause and on 6 April 1917 America finally entered the conflict. A new drama from Martyn Wade - ENTER THE PEACE BROKER - brings America’s journey into war vividly alive. Based on first-hand accounts – diaries, letters and contemporary press coverage – it is a compelling story of duplicity and diplomatic intrigue, of colourful personalities engaged in great power politics, and of secret communications between Washington, London and Berlin set against the backdrop of war. NOVEMBER 1916. President Wilson is recovering from the stress of the election campaign. In Britain, the Asquith coalition is about to fall. The push for peace intensifies and Wilson finds himself wrong-footed by a peace offer from Berlin. Is Germany in earnest or is it a cynical ploy? CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) KURT RIEZLER – Gunnar Cauthery | LORD NORTHCLIFFE – Henr

EPISODE 4 | IT’S A LONG WAY TO BERLIN On 2 April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went to Congress to seek permission to declare war. He was met with tumultuous applause and on 6 April 1917 America finally entered the conflict. A new drama from Martyn Wade - ENTER THE PEACE BROKER - brings America’s journey into war vividly alive. Based on first-hand accounts – diaries, letters and contemporary press coverage – it is a compelling story of duplicity and diplomatic intrigue, of colourful personalities engaged in great power politics, and of secret communications between Washington, London and Berlin set against the backdrop of war. JANUARY 1917. Germany declares unrestricted U-boat warfare. President Wilson goes before the Senate to appeal to the world for ‘peace without victory’. But interception of a telegram from German Foreign Minister Zimmermann to the German Ambassador in Mexico City forces the peace broker President to reconsider his position. CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) KURT RIEZLER – Gunnar Cauther

EPISODE 5 | JOHNNY, GET YOUR GUN On 2 April 1917, President Woodrow Wilson went to Congress to seek permission to declare war. He was met with tumultuous applause and on 6 April 1917 America finally entered the conflict. A new drama from Martyn Wade - ENTER THE PEACE BROKER - brings America’s journey into war vividly alive. Based on first-hand accounts – diaries, letters and contemporary press coverage – it is a compelling story of duplicity and diplomatic intrigue, of colourful personalities engaged in great power politics, and of secret communications between Washington, London and Berlin set against the backdrop of war. FEBRUARY 1917. President Wilson orders the arming of merchant ships as America drifts ever closer to war. On 2 April 1917, President Wilson addresses Congress and on 6 April America declares war on Germany. But has help come too late? Britain sends Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour to Washington to press the Allied cause. CAST (IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE) LORD NORTHCLIFFE – Henry Goodman |

This month, we are in Vienna with American systems scientist JOHN CASTI, an expert on X-events. In EPISODE 4, the last podcast in the series, we learn how to anticipate, prepare for, and manage future X-events. RECAP: in EPISODE 1, we entered the world of X-events. In EPISODE 2, we encountered Wittgenstein. measured complexity gaps, and kept a look out for plateaux morphing into mountain peaks. In EPISODE 3, we learned about resilience and the four 'As', survival Hundertwasser-style, and creative destruction. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with XEventDynamics LLC | Recorded on location in Vienna, October 2017 | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

This month, we are in Vienna with American systems scientist JOHN CASTI, an expert on X-events. In EPISODE 1, we entered the world of X-events. In EPISODE 2, we encountered Wittgenstein. measured complexity gaps, and kept a look out for plateaux morphing into mountain peaks. In EPISODE 3, we learn about resilience and the four 'As', survival Hundertwasser-style, and creative destruction. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with XEventDynamics LLC | Recorded on location in Vienna, October 2017 | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

This month, we are in Vienna with American systems scientist JOHN CASTI, an expert on X-events. In EPISODE 1, he introduced us to the world of X-events, with its shifting landscapes, complexity gaps, and random triggers. In EPISODE 2, we encounter Wittgenstein and his passion for simplicity, learn how to measure complexity gaps, and understand how a comfortable plateau can morph into a perilous mountain peak! PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with XEventDynamics LLC | Recorded on location in Vienna, October 2017 | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Financial crises, disruptions to global communications systems, political upheavals, pandemics...  Extreme - or 'X' - events are difficult to predict, high impact, and cause significant damage.  How can we prepare for them, and can we survive them? We travel to Vienna to meet American systems scientist JOHN CASTI, an expert on X-events, to find out more.  Over coffee and cake in Café Landtmann, we enter a world of shifting landscapes, complexity gaps, and random triggers.  Watch that precipice! PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with XEventDynamics LLC | Recorded on location in Vienna, October 2017 | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Dmitri Trenin, Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center, on understanding Russia under Vladimir Putin. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

RONNIE CHAN, Chairman of Hang Lung Properties, on understanding China, including how doing business in China and Russia compares, and China-US relations. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Paris-based Fionnuala O'Conor, Founder and CEO of Wevolve, on how growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles caused her to reflect on traditional power structures, and why today, as power shifts away from the nation state, we need new leadership models and ways of working. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Jean-Pierre Lehmann, Professor Emeritus at IMD in Switzerland and Visiting Professor at Hong Kong University, on understanding Asia, and the importance of being intellectually curious. [Postscript: very sadly, Professor Lehmann died on 21 December 2017, a few weeks after this podcast was released.] PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

John Antonakis, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Université de Lausanne, on the key predictive factors in political leadership elections. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

John Lyons, Chief Executive of Cyber Essentials Direct, on the dark web and how businesses can lead the way in making the web a safer place for all. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Former BBC World News presenter, Nik Gowing, on findings from his 'Think the Unthinkable' project, and how the conformity that gets people to the top leaves them ill-equipped to understand the enormity of change and disruption under way in today's world. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Former South African diplomat, Séan Cleary, on the challenges political leaders face when seeking consensus in multi-state dialogue, and how focusing on what a country can contribute and involving civil society in the process, as happened in South Africa in 1991 with the National Peace Accord, may be the future of global governance. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Thierry Malleret, co-founder of The Monthly Barometer, on the Get-Together, the annual gathering of leaders from business, politics, and academia in Chamonix, in the heart of the French Alps, and why the home of mountaineering provides the ideal setting. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Ravi Chaudhry, Chairman of CeNext Consulting, on the importance of responsible leadership, what it requires, and what happens to leaders who fail to change. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.

Singapore-based executive coach Rob Bier, Partner in Trellis Asia and Managing Partner, 6:30 Partners, on what leadership means, and the key quality leaders today require to address the global challenges of the 21st century. PRODUCTION | ChromeRadio in partnership with The Monthly Barometer and Anadeo, Chamonix | Producer - Catriona Oliphant | Post-production - Chris Sharp.