2024-10-11
26 分钟John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, analyses the prospects for the Middle East on the anniversary of the October 7th attacks on Israel, examines Russia’s recent advances in their war in Ukraine and looks at the state of democracy in Tunisia after its president wins re-election.
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I'm John Simpson and you're listening to Unspun World, where we go behind the headlines with the BBC's unmatched correspondence to find out what's really going on.
After an appalling year in which ordinary people, Israelis, Palestinians and Lebanese have borne the brunt of the suffering, what are the prospects now?
Right now it's war that's on Prime Minister Netanyahu's mind.
Those in his right wing coalition who keep him in power, that's what they want too.
Ukraine may not like it, but is land for peace the solution to Russia's war of invasion?
At the moment, the positions, the starting positions are irreconcilable.
Ukraine wants all its territory back and.
Tunisia's president has been re elected.
But in the birthplace of the Arab Spring, is democracy really working?
Tunisians try democracy, but their standard of living didn't improve.
As they say, you know, it doesn't put food on the table.
Our century so far has been marked by three major acts of violence with global repercussions and by the overwhelming response to them.
The 911 attacks in 2001.
The building has collapsed.
That's the southern tower you're talking about.
The invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and the Hamas assault on Israel a year ago.