The Explanation Episodes Episode guide
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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 Western support for Ukraine holding firm?
John Simpson examines whether Western support for Ukraine is holding firm
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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 Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine nearing an endgame?
John Simpson analyses whether Russia鈥檚 war in Ukraine is nearing an endgame
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Unspun World: Is Putin's time up?
The editor of the 成人快手鈥檚 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 will Trump's second presidency affect the war in Ukraine?
John Simpson reflects on how the collapse of the Soviet Union has shaped Putin鈥檚 Russia
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Unspun World: How will Donald Trump鈥檚 tariffs affect global markets?
John Simpson looks at whether an economic downturn is on the horizon
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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 might Gaza be governed in the future?
John Simpson examines how Gaza could be governed in the future
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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: Has Iran weathered the storm?
John Simpson analyses where Iran stands now a ceasefire seems to be in place
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Unspun World: Donald Trump鈥檚 whirlwind start to his second term
John Simpson examines Donald Trump鈥檚 first few weeks in office
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Unspun World: Donald Trump's foreign policy
John Simpson analyses Donald Trump鈥檚 approach to foreign policy in his second term
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Unspun World: Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin negotiate over a ceasefire in Ukraine
John Simpson analyses the negotiations over a ceasefire in Ukraine
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Unspun World: Could Russia's war with Ukraine escalate?
John Simpson examines the risk of nuclear escalation in Russia鈥檚 war with Ukraine
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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 Ukraine continue to rely on US support?
John Simpson examines whether a European army could provide a bulwark against Russia
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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?
