Is the US on the brink of civil war?
John Simpson finds out if politics in the US is permanently broken and what it’s like to spend time in an Afghan prison. Plus could Algeria be the answer to Europe's fuel crisis?
This week John Simpson asks if politics in the US is permanently broken with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s North America editor Sarah Smith; examines the Russian targeting of civilians in the Ukraine war with Olga Malchevska, correspondent for the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Ukrainian service; analyses the strategic importance of Algeria as Russian oil becomes less attractive to Europe with Hicham Yezza, Middle East analyst for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Monitoring; asks if democracy is under threat in Hong Kong with Hong Kong correspondent, Danny Vincent, and speaks to Peter Jouvenal, the former Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ cameraman, about what it’s like to be held captive by the Taliban in an Afghan prison.
Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's world affairs editor John Simpson and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's unparalleled range of experts.
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- Sat 9 Jul 2022 10:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except Australasia
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