29 March 2018
Episode 1664
01 hour
As Poland purchases a new missile-defence system, we ask whether the country’s big spending and commitment to Nato is a signal to Russia. Plus: why Sean Penn, the novelist, must be stopped and the latest from Art Basel in Hong Kong.
29 March 2018
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