The Explanation

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Where the world is explained. Making sense of the big stories - looking behind the spin. Exploring the important questions about long-running stories and the latest global news. An honest, unvarnished, explanation of the world.

Featuring new episodes of The President's Path, Unspun World with John Simpson, and The Media Show.

How does the New York Stock Exchange work?

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How does the New York Stock Exchange work?
17m

The Global Jigsaw: Sudan: A year of war

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The Global Jigsaw: Sudan: A year of war
39m

The Media Show: Building Trump's social media app

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The Media Show: Building Trump's social media app
22m

The Global Jigsaw: Deconstructing Iran’s 'Axis of Resistance': Part one

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The Global Jigsaw: Deconstructing Iran’s 'Axis of Resistance': Part one
29m

The Media Show: Fear, threats and intimidation

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The Media Show: Fear, threats and intimidation
22m

The Global Jigsaw: Moscow attack: disinfo wars

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The Global Jigsaw: Moscow attack: disinfo wars
32m

The Global Jigsaw: Contested waters: Helmand

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The Global Jigsaw: Contested waters: Helmand
25m

Unspun World: What's next for President Putin after winning re-election?

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Unspun World: What's next for President Putin after winning re-election?
27m

The Global Jigsaw - Contested waters: Crimea

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The Global Jigsaw - Contested waters: Crimea
28m

Unspun World: Has Russia turned the tide in its war in Ukraine?

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Unspun World: Has Russia turned the tide in its war in Ukraine?
27m

The Global Jigsaw: What hope for Haiti?

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The Global Jigsaw: What hope for Haiti?
28m

Unspun World: What's life like on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank?

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Unspun World: What's life like on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank?
27m

Unspun World: Is a ceasefire in Gaza within reach?

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Unspun World: Is a ceasefire in Gaza within reach?
27m

Unspun World: What Alexei Navalny's death means for Vladimir Putin's grip on Russia

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Unspun World: What Alexei Navalny's death means for Vladimir Putin's grip on Russia
27m

Unspun World: Can Israel win its war in Gaza?

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Unspun World: Can Israel win its war in Gaza?
27m

Unspun World: How Russia's economy has survived despite sanctions

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Unspun World: How Russia's economy has survived despite sanctions
27m

Unspun World: Is Ukraine losing Western support?

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Unspun World: Is Ukraine losing Western support?
27m

Unspun World: Is the war in Gaza slipping away from Israel?

2 years
Unspun World: Is the war in Gaza slipping away from Israel?
27m

Unspun World: What's the West's strategy for the Houthis?

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Unspun World: What's the West's strategy for the Houthis?
27m

What does the World Bank do?

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What does the World Bank do?
18m

What is sportswashing?

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What is sportswashing?
18m

What is BRICS?

2 years
What is BRICS?
18m

How does the World Health Organization work?

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How does the World Health Organization work?
18m

Unspun World: Can anything break the stalemate in the Ukraine war?

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Unspun World: Can anything break the stalemate in the Ukraine war?
27m

What is Five Eyes?

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What is Five Eyes?
18m

Unspun World: How migration is changing European politics

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Unspun World: How migration is changing European politics
27m

Unspun World: A pause in fighting in Gaza

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Unspun World: A pause in fighting in Gaza
27m

The Global Jigsaw: Global perspectives on the Israel Gaza war

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The Global Jigsaw: Global perspectives on the Israel Gaza war
39m

Unspun World: Can the US and China get along?

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Unspun World: Can the US and China get along?
27m

The Global Jigsaw: Israel and Gaza special

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The Global Jigsaw: Israel and Gaza special
40m