Putin’s nuclear threat and China ‘friendship’

Putin’s nuclear threat and China ‘friendship’

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Gideon discusses the US and Israeli war against Iran with Emile Hokayem of the International Institute for Strategic Studies. What are the war aims, can they be achieved and where does this leave the future of the region and its relations with Israel? Clips: CBS; CNN Free links t ...  Show more

Boris Johnson: Pressure on Putin is the price of peace

Gideon discusses the state of peace talks on Ukraine with Boris Johnson at a conference organised by the Yalta European Strategy group in Kyiv. The former UK prime minister offers his view of what needs to be done to bring an end to the conflict: put more pressure on Russia’s Pre ...  Show more

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