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Mar 2025
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382. Revenge on the West: Putin and Xi’s...

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Why does the West obsess over Trump but ignore China’s long game? How are Xi and Putin playing America’s chaos for their own ends? Is the Al-Sharaa social media firestorm a warning for Western democracies?


Join Rory and Alastair as they answer all these questions and more.


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