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US plans lie in ruins after IS scores stunning successes in Syria and Iraq

So-called Islamic State took the key targets of Ramadi in Iraq and Palmyra in Syria. The US says it's a temporary setback. But Charles Glass says US policy is incoherent.

So-called Islamic State pulled off stunning victories in Iraq and Syria -- seizing Ramadi and Palmyra. Author Charles Glass tells us that US policy is incoherent, but that the improving relations with Iran may help it clarify its goals. Also in this podcast: why the White House has got a bee in its bonnet about bees; the dilemmas facing governments trying to deal with sea-borne illegal migrants; the US accuses Chinese technical experts of spying; and why the best place for some bankers is jail -- says our business editor.

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