The Explanation Episodes Episode guide
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Unspun World: What's it like reporting on the war from inside Russia?
Steve Rosenberg on the challenges for journalists still in Russia
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Unspun World: What's Israel's endgame in Gaza?
What's Israel's endgame in Gaza? Security correspondent, Frank Gardener, gives his take
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Unspun World: What will Iran's strategy be?
We look at the debate inside Iran in the wake of Israel鈥檚 assault on Hezbollah
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Unspun World: What will Iran do now?
How the Iranian regime might respond to Israel鈥檚 attack
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Unspun World: What is Israel's plan for Gaza?
Plus, the mood on the Ukrainian frontline and South Africa's general election
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Unspun World: What has changed for women in Iran, a year after Mahsa Amini's death?
Iranian women are still fighting for freedom, despite government crackdowns
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Unspun World: What does the US election tell us about America?
How the US presidential campaign highlighted the deep divisions in the country
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Unspun World: 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?
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Unspun World: The UK election
Plus, what impact is extreme heat having on the world?
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Unspun World: The new threats to global peace and security
Plus, why did the ANC fail to win a majority in South Africa?
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Unspun World: The Middle East: The regional perspective
Analysing attitudes of other regional powers towards Israel鈥檚 wars in Gaza and Lebanon
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Unspun World: The Middle East, a year on from the October 7th attacks
Analysing the prospects for the Middle East after a year of fighting
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Unspun World: Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border
What are the chances that Lebanon will get involved in the Israel-Gaza conflict?
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Unspun World: Israel's war cabinet fragments
Plus, why isn't economic growth having a greater impact on the US presidential election?
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Unspun World: Israel's Middle East strategy
John Simpson analyses Israel鈥檚 long-term strategy in the Middle East
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Unspun World: Israel declares war on Hamas after deadly attack
Israel starts 'a prolonged and powerful campaign' in Gaza. What will be the consequences?
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Unspun World: Is Ukraine's counter-offensive a turning point?
Ukraine prepares a renewed offensive. Plus, what is a pangenome and how will it help us?
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Unspun World: Is Ukraine preparing for a deal?
Plus, what is the future of Nato?
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Unspun World: Is Ukraine losing Western support?
Plus, how might the International Court of Justice鈥檚 ruling affect the war in Gaza?
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Unspun World: Is the war in Gaza slipping away from Israel?
Plus, the implications of Iran鈥檚 missile strike on Pakistan
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Unspun World: Is Putin's time up?
The editor of the 麻豆社鈥檚 Russian service, Famil Ismailov, analyses Vladimir Putin's future
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Unspun World: Is it time to return looted art?
What should we done with stolen treasures? Katie Razzall confronts colonialism's legacy
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Unspun World: Is a ceasefire in Gaza within reach?
Plus, Donald Trump's legal problems, and European farmers protest
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Unspun World: How Russia's economy has survived despite sanctions
Plus, examining the US military's role in the Middle East
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Unspun World: How migration is changing European politics
Migration is topping Europe's political agenda. Europe editor, Katya Adler, explains why
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Unspun World: How has the Russia-China relationship changed?
Plus, what an assassination attempt tells us about Europe's politics
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Unspun World: Has Russia turned the tide in its war in Ukraine?
Plus, gang violence in Haiti, and the possibility of unmanned ships on the oceans
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Unspun World: Could AI outsmart humanity?
Reporting from Ukraine's battlefields. Plus, how worried should we be about AI?
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Unspun World: Can the US transform the world's economy?
President Biden puts America first. So will he succeed in reshaping the global economy?
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Unspun World: Can the US and China get along?
Biden and Xi's meeting builds bridges with deals on the military and fentanyl trafficking
