Our guests Lynne O’Donnell and Charles Hecker assess the reemergence of Iraq’s former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki, and whether it’s worth the damage to relations with the Trump administration. Plus: what did Syria’s president get out of Vladimir Putin?

The week in Venezuela and previewing Fourth of July celebrations
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Extremism on the rise in Germany and France: can courts or governments stall its march?
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What’s in an anti-corruption drive? And Canada joins Eurovision
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