Is the US on the brink of civil war?
John Simpson finds out if politics in the US is permanently broken and what it鈥檚 like to spend time in an Afghan prison. Plus could Algeria be the answer to Europe's fuel crisis?
This week John Simpson asks if politics in the US is permanently broken with the 大象传媒鈥檚 North America editor Sarah Smith; examines the Russian targeting of civilians in the Ukraine war with Olga Malchevska, correspondent for the 大象传媒鈥檚 Ukrainian service; analyses the strategic importance of Algeria as Russian oil becomes less attractive to Europe with Hicham Yezza, Middle East analyst for 大象传媒 Monitoring; asks if democracy is under threat in Hong Kong with Hong Kong correspondent, Danny Vincent, and speaks to Peter Jouvenal, the former 大象传媒 cameraman, about what it鈥檚 like to be held captive by the Taliban in an Afghan prison.
Unspun World provides an unvarnished version of the week's major global news stories with the 大象传媒's world affairs editor John Simpson and the 大象传媒's unparalleled range of experts.
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