Guests Vincent McAviney and Isabel Hilton explore how countries are reacting to the US and Ukraine’s shifting allegiances. Then: a look at whether soft power still exists as a concept; the merits of prescribing comedy to tackle mental health; and whether men are more romantic than women. Plus: an interview with Nato’s Deputy Supreme Allied Commander, General Chris Badia.

What would Denmark do if the US invaded Greenland? Plus: the latest from the Gulf
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EU leaders meet in Brussels and Japan’s prime minister lands in Washington
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The war in Iran’s effect on Ukraine. And: Universal healthcare as a moral imperative
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