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Former British ambassador John Everard and Matthew Jamison from Rusi discuss today’s news from Afghanistan and Iraq. We also speak to our correspondent in Milan, find out what happens when a nightclub becomes a museum and review the latest Indian films.
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Dr Oscar Guardiola-Rivera and Mary Dejevsky discuss today’s news, from Ukraine and Russia to Honduras and Brazil. We also explore the world of freediving with author James Nestor and review the newest books on the market with Parul Sehgal.
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As South Sudan celebrates its third birthday, Andrew Tuck is joined by Daniella Peled, editor at the Institute for War and Peace Reporting, and James Schneider, editor in chief of Think Africa Press, for their take on today’s news from Africa and the Middle East. We also talk to our…
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As Israel starts a new military offensive in Gaza, Xenia Dormandy from Chatham House and Kathleen Burk from UCL discuss what role the US plays in this ongoing conflict. We also ask what needs to change for the right to bear arms to be abolished in the US and said…
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Former British diplomat James Hoare and George Brock, head of journalism at City University, discuss the day’s news. We also explore with Ellis Bacon why cycling – and writing about it – is experiencing somewhat of a renaissance and Luca Mastrantonio talks us through Italy’s art scene.
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Nina Schick of Open Europe and the director of political journalism at City University, Ivor Gabor, discuss the day’s news with Andrew Mueller. Also in the show, author Justin McGuirk explores the ‘Radical Cities’ that feature in his new book on Latin American architecture and Vanessa Robinson runs us through…
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Shashank Joshi and Dr James Boys discuss Saudi Arabia’s troop deployment on the Iraqi border, we also run through the day’s news from Mali and the surrounding region with Alex Duval Smith, and review the week’s book releases from Germany with culture editor for Der Spiegel, Georg Diez.
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Phil Clark from London’s SOAS and Journalist Samira Shackle join Andrew Mueller to discuss the day’s big stories – from the Middle East to south and central Asia. Plus, our correspondent Charlotte McDonald-Gibson runs through the latest from Brussels, and Nathalie Savaricas reviews the week’s TV in Greece.
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Martin Plaut and Daniella Peled join Andrew Mueller to discuss the day’s big stories, our correspondent in Buenos Aires brings us the latest news from Argentina, journalist Liis Kangsepp reports ahead of the 26th Estonian Song and Dance Celebration, and ‘Dummy’ website’s Leo Silverman reviews some of this week’s music…
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The day’s top stories with Darren McCaffrey of Sky News and professor Kathleen Burk from UCL, we meet the authors behind ‘The Zhivago Affair’ that covers the CIA’s publishing antics during the Cold War, and our man in the Balkans, Guy De Launey, reports on news from the region.
