Main content

Unspun World with John Simpson Episodes

  1.

    Is Ukraine preparing for a deal?

    Plus, what is the future of Nato?

  2. Israel's war cabinet fragments

    Plus, why isn't economic growth having a greater impact on the US presidential election?

  3. The new threats to global peace and security, 80 years after D-Day

    Plus, why did the ANC fail to win a majority in South Africa?

  4. Will the UK's election change its place in the world?

    Plus, can Iran's governing elite win back popular support?

  5. How has the Russia-China relationship changed?

    Plus, what an assassination attempt tells us about Europe's politics

  6. Why are US-Israel relations at an historic low?

    Plus, Georgia's mass protests and China's influence on Western countries

  7. What is Israel's plan for Gaza?

    Plus, the mood on the Ukrainian frontline and South Africa's general election

  8. What's next for President Putin after winning re-election?

    Plus, as Biden and Trump compete for the presidency, is the US close to civic unrest?

  9. Has Russia turned the tide in its war in Ukraine?

    Plus, gang violence in Haiti, and the possibility of unmanned ships on the oceans

  10. What's life like on the ground in Gaza and the West Bank?

    What will it take to bring peace to both Gaza and Ukraine?

  11. Is a ceasefire in Gaza within reach?

    Plus, Donald Trump's legal problems, and European farmers protest

  12. What Alexei Navalny's death means for Vladimir Putin's grip on Russia

    Two years since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, can Putin keep control?

  13. Can Israel win its war in Gaza?

    John Simpson analyses Israel offensive in Gaza, China's economy and Indonesia's election

  14. How Russia's economy has survived despite sanctions

    Plus, examining the US military's role in the Middle East

  15. Is Ukraine losing Western support?

    Plus, how might the International Court of Justice鈥檚 ruling affect the war in Gaza?

  16. Is the war in Gaza slipping away from Israel?

    Plus, the implications of Iran鈥檚 missile strike on Pakistan

  17. What's the West's strategy for the Houthis?

    Have US and UK-led attacks on the Houthis in Yemen backfired?

  18. Can anything break the stalemate in the Ukraine war?

    Stories from the frontline as tensions rise from Ukraine correspondent, James Waterhouse

  19. How migration is changing European politics

    Migration is topping Europe's political agenda. Europe editor, Katya Adler, explains why.

  20. A pause in fighting in Gaza

    A pause in fighting in Gaza but what鈥檚 it like for those living there?

  21. The US and China: a new era?

    Biden and Xi's meeting builds bridges.

  22. What's Israel's endgame in Gaza?

    What's Israel's endgame in Gaza? Security correspondent, Frank Gardener, gives his take.

  23. Tensions on the Israel-Lebanon border

    What are the chances that Lebanon will get involved in the Israel-Gaza conflict?

  24. Will Israel invade Gaza?

    Will Israel launch a ground assault in Gaza and, if they do, what's at stake?

  25. Israel-Gaza conflict: Will the war spread?

    Tensions rise in the Middle East as the Israel-Gaza conflict escalates

  26. Israel declares war on Hamas after deadly attack

    Israel starts 'a prolonged and powerful campaign' in Gaza. What will be the consequences?

  27. Are democracies hindering the fight against climate change?

    Short-term politics gets in the way of dealing with an ever-warming planet

  28. Can anyone in Russia challenge Putin now?

    Now Yevgeny Prigozhin is dead, can anyone in Russia challenge the president鈥檚 power?

  29. What has changed for women in Iran, a year after Mahsa Amini's death?

    Iranian women are still fighting for freedom, despite government crackdowns

  30. Is it time to return looted art?

    What should we done with stolen treasures? Katie Razzall confronts colonialism's legacy

  2. 1
  3. 2
  4. 3
  5. 4