Giorgia Scaturro and Charles Hecker look at what could come out of peace talks between Ukraine, the US, UK and France. Also on the programme: amid reports of a second leak from US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth, is the Pentagon in disarray? And: what soft power does the papacy give Italy?

What’s in a university ranking? How the US and UK still dominate
38:40

Beating the heat and our recommendations for books that transport you
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What is Crink and should it worry the West?
35:32