The Explanation Episodes Episode guide
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Unspun World: Can Israel win its war in Gaza?
John Simpson analyses Israel offensive in Gaza, China's economy and Indonesia's election
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Unspun World: Can anything break the stalemate in the Ukraine war?
Stories from the frontline as tensions rise from Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse
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Unspun World: Can anyone in Russia challenge Putin now?
Now Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead, can anyone in Russia challenge the president鈥檚 power?
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Unspun World: Are democracies hindering the fight against climate change?
Short-term politics gets in the way of dealing with an ever-warming planet
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Unspun World: A pause in fighting in Gaza
A pause in fighting in Gaza but what鈥檚 it like for those living there?
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The Global Jigsaw: Yemen: A tale of three cities
Sanaa, Aden and Taiz - stuck in a 鈥渘o war, no peace鈥� limbo
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The Global Jigsaw: Yemen: A frozen conflict
Ten years on, where do the warring parties in Yemen stand?
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The Global Jigsaw: Who鈥檒l be Argentina鈥檚 next president?
After a shock primary win, a far-right libertarian economist is in pole position
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The Global Jigsaw: What hope for Haiti?
Gang violence has turned the small Caribbean nation into a 鈥渓iving nightmare鈥�
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The Global Jigsaw: Wagner after Prigozhin
What next for the notorious group after the plane crash that wiped out its leadership?
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The Global Jigsaw: Turkey鈥檚 anti-LGBT drive
What鈥檚 behind the evolution of the Turkish president's anti-LGBT narrative?
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The Global Jigsaw: Turkey's foothold in Africa
Ankara is touting itself as a 鈥渘on-colonising鈥� alternative to Western powers
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The Global Jigsaw: The Taliban鈥檚 war on women
The group鈥檚 return to power in Afghanistan has seen the erasure of women from public life
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The Global Jigsaw: The evolution of the Islamic State Group
After a lull in activities, in 2024 IS claimed to be behind several major attacks
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The Global Jigsaw: Sudan: A year of war
Sudan faces the largest humanitarian and displacement crisis in the world
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The Global Jigsaw: Russia鈥檚 鈥渟pecial demographic operation鈥�
Why is the Kremlin worried about population decline?
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The Global Jigsaw: Moscow attack: disinfo wars
Who is behind the Crocus City Hall attack? We track the blame game.
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The Global Jigsaw: Israel and Gaza special
The war of narratives reflecting power tilts in the Middle East
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The Global Jigsaw: How drones have changed war
Drones have reshaped the battlefield in Ukraine - and created new challenges
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The Global Jigsaw: How China sees itself in Africa
Beijing says it is building, not buying, Africa. Do people in Nairobi agree?
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The Global Jigsaw: Grain deal special
Russia and Turkey failed to reach an agreement to bring Ukrainian grain to the world
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The Global Jigsaw: Global perspectives on the Israel Gaza war
How the big players spin the conflict into narratives of their own
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The Global Jigsaw: Deconstructing Iran鈥檚 鈥楢xis of Resistance鈥�: Part two
The loose coalition of allies and proxies, sworn against Israeli and US influence
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The Global Jigsaw: Deconstructing Iran鈥檚 'Axis of Resistance': Part one
The origins of the Iran-cultivated alliance of like-minded states and groups.
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The Global Jigsaw: Contested waters: Helmand
How the waters of the Helmand river have driven tensions between Afghanistan and Iran
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The Global Jigsaw - Contested waters: Crimea
How water is used as a weapon of war following Russia鈥檚 invasion of Ukraine
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The Explanation
The Explanation is an audio guide giving you the backstory behind the headlines.
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The Explanation
The Explanation is an audio guide giving you the backstory behind the headlines.
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Introducing The Explanation
On a mission to make sense of the world
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