All eyes are on Latin America following Washington’s intervention in Venezuela. We discuss the changing picture of risk and why 2026 is an important election year in the region. Then: China and the US’s race to the moon. Plus: do characters in art need to be ‘good’ to be likeable?

Spain takes a stand on migration, going against the grain in Europe
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Iraq’s former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki resurfaces – but at what cost?
37:37

ICE in Europe, Nato’s role in Afghanistan and the future of transatlantic co-operation
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