181. Ai Weiwei: China, Censorship, and Dissidence Through Art
23 March 2026
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25 March 2026
Are Russia, Israel, and Iran itself the real winners from Trump and Netanyahu’s war? Is Starmer right to resist more British involvement in the war? Will the Gulf states realign with Europe and ‘middle powers’ as a result of America’s latest exploits in the Middle East?
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