115. Ben Wallace: Britain's mistake in Ukraine, Trump vs. NATO, and visiting Iran with Jeremy Corbyn
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114. The future of Wales (Eluned Morgan)
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113. How likely is World War 3? (Ian Bremmer)
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112. Bill Clinton: Putin, Palestine, and Trump
Does Bill Clinton feel that the current Israel-Hamas war could have been avoided if former Palestinian President Yasser Arafat had accepted the peace deal in 2001? Does he regret allowing China to joi...
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111. Angela Merkel: Putin, Trump, and Europe's future
What lessons on leadership does Angela Merkel have after 16 years served as Chancellor of Germany? Does she have any regrets from her tenure? What was it like being in East Germany when the Berlin wal...
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110. Chris Patten: Conservatism, China, and the future of democracy
As the last Governor of Hong Kong, what are Chris Patten's reflections on the city’s trajectory since the handover in 1997? How can the West improve it's relationship to China? What role does religion...
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109. Is it time to legalise assisted dying? (Kim Leadbeater)
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108. Mhairi Black: Independence, inequality, and the future of the SNP
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