Unspun World with John Simpson Episodes Episode guide
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Is the US preparing to invade Cuba?
John Simpson analyses the possibility of the US forcing regime change in Cuba (R)
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Are US-China relations at a turning point?
John Simpson analyses whether there has been a shift in the US-China relationship
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Why can’t the US and Iran reach a peace deal?
John Simpson analyses what’s preventing the US and Iran from ending their conflict
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What’s at stake for Iran in its war with the US?
John Simpson analyses the Iranian position in its confrontation with the US in the Gulf
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What’s Donald Trump’s exit strategy from Iran?
John Simpson looks at the pressure on President Trump to find an end to the Iran war
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US-Iran standoff over Strait of Hormuz escalates
John Simpson analyses the confrontation between Iran and the United States in the Gulf
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US pauses strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure
John Simpson analyses Donald Trump’s decision to halt attacks against Iran’s power plants
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How is the Iran war impacting the global economy?
John Simpson analyses the economic effects of the war in the Middle East
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What do people in Iran think about the war?
Caroline Hawley explores what life in Iran is like as the war intensifies
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Can Iran hold out against US-Israeli strikes?
John Simpson analyses whether the Iranian regime will survive
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Russia-Ukraine war enters its fifth year
John Simpson explores the mood in Ukraine after four years of war
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What’s the future of US-Europe relations?
John Simpson analyses the state of the transatlantic alliance
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Who is in control of Gaza now?
John Simpson explores who is actually governing Gaza at the moment
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Is time running out for Iran’s supreme leader?
John Simpson looks at the dangers facing the Iranian clerical regime
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Is Europe toughening its stance on Trump?
John Simpson analyses EU-US relations after the row over Greenland
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Are Russian forces on the brink of seizing Pokrovsk?
John Simpson analyses why Russia is so keen to capture the Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk
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How is the Ukraine war impacting ordinary Russians?
John Simpson explores war-weariness in Russia and the problem it poses for the Kremlin
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Donald Trump’s China strategy
John Simpson analyses President Trump’s approach to dealing with China
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Will Hamas really give up control of Gaza?
John Simpson analyses whether Hamas will lay down its weapons in Gaza
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Gaza’s internal power struggle
John Simpson analyses who will actually be running Gaza in the wake of the ceasefire there
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Two years on, is the Gaza war at a turning point?
John Simpson analyses whether peace in the Middle East is now possible
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Will Trump’s Gaza plan achieve ‘eternal peace’?
John Simpson analyses whether Donald Trump’s plan for peace in the Middle East will work
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World leaders formally recognise Palestinian statehood
John Simpson analyses what effect the recognition of Palestine as a state might have
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President Trump’s second state visit to the UK
John Simpson examines the relationship between Sir Keir Starmer and Donald Trump
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Protests hit France as new PM takes office
John Simpson analyses whether France's latest political crisis signals long-term decline
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What does the Israel-Iran conflict tell us about Trump’s foreign policy?
John Simpson analyses the US president’s approach to foreign policy in his second term