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Unspun World with John Simpson Episodes

  1. 24/01/2025 GMT

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  2. Could Russia's war with Ukraine escalate?

    John Simpson examines the risk of nuclear escalation in Russia’s war with Ukraine

  3. What can the world expect from a second Trump term?

    John Simpson explores the implications of a second Trump term for US foreign policy

  4. What does the US election tell us about America?

    How the US presidential campaign highlighted the deep divisions in the country

  5. What will Iran do now?

    This week John Simpson looks at how the Iranian regime might respond to Israel’s attack.

  6. The Middle East: The regional perspective

    Analysing attitudes of other regional powers towards Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon

  7. Israel's Middle East strategy

    This week John Simpson analyses Israel’s long-term strategy in the Middle East

  8. The Middle East: A year on from 7th October attacks

    Analysing the prospects for the Middle East after a year of fighting

  9. What will Iran's strategy be?

    We look at the debate inside Iran in the wake of Israel’s assault on Hezbollah.

  10. Israeli strikes on Lebanon intensify

    Israel’s war with Hezbollah intensifies, and what's the state of the US election?

  11. Will a new government save the UK?

    Plus, the impact of extreme heat on the planet

  12. Is Ukraine preparing for a deal?

    Plus, what is the future of Nato?

  13. Israel's war cabinet fragments

    Plus, why isn't economic growth having a greater impact on the US presidential election?

  14. The new threats to global peace and security, 80 years after D-Day

    Plus, why did the ANC fail to win a majority in South Africa?

  15. Will the UK's election change its place in the world?

    Plus, can Iran's governing elite win back popular support?

  16. How has the Russia-China relationship changed?

    Plus, what an assassination attempt tells us about Europe's politics

  17. Why are US-Israel relations at an historic low?

    Plus, Georgia's mass protests and China's influence on Western countries

  18. What is Israel's plan for Gaza?

    Plus, the mood on the Ukrainian frontline and South Africa's general election

  19. What's next for President Putin after winning re-election?

    Plus, as Biden and Trump compete for the presidency, is the US close to civic unrest?

  20. Has Russia turned the tide in its war in Ukraine?

    Plus, gang violence in Haiti, and the possibility of unmanned ships on the oceans

  21. What's life like on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank?

    What will it take to bring peace to both Gaza and Ukraine?

  22. Is a ceasefire in Gaza within reach?

    Plus, Donald Trump's legal problems, and European farmers protest

  23. What Alexei Navalny's death means for Vladimir Putin's grip on Russia

    Two years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, can Putin keep control?

  24. Can Israel win its war in Gaza?

    John Simpson analyses Israel offensive in Gaza, China's economy and Indonesia's election

  25. How Russia's economy has survived despite sanctions

    Plus, examining the US military's role in the Middle East

  26. Is Ukraine losing Western support?

    Plus, how might the International Court of Justice’s ruling affect the war in Gaza?

  27. Is the war in Gaza slipping away from Israel?

    Plus, the implications of Iran’s missile strike on Pakistan

  28. What's the West's strategy for the Houthis?

    Have US and UK-led attacks on the Houthis in Yemen backfired?

  29. Can anything break the stalemate in the Ukraine war?

    Stories from the frontline as tensions rise from Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse

  30. How migration is changing European politics

    Migration is topping Europe's political agenda. Europe editor, Katya Adler, explains why.

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