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The Global Jigsaw

Looking at the world through the lens of its media to understand the narratives competing for hearts and minds. Think of us as your media detectives. From BBC Monitoring

World Service,72 episodes

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Moscow's enemy number one
How Britain replaced the US as Russia’s top nemesis
09 Jul 2026,26 mins
Caucasus: Armenia’s new chapter
Will Armenia opt for a “soft divorce” from Russia?
28 May 2026,41 mins
Russia’s 'nyet' to the internet
What’s driving the push to isolate Russia from the global internet?
07 May 2026,35 mins
The battle for Hungary
Viktor Orban faces a high-stakes showdown
09 Apr 2026,40 mins
Iran's media at war
The war in Iran through the eyes of the Islamic Republic
19 Mar 2026,36 mins
The women of IS: Part three
What do developments in the Middle East mean for those in Syrian detention camps?
12 Mar 2026,30 mins
The women of IS: Part two
How governments are drawing the line on repatriation of refugees from camps in Syria
05 Mar 2026,29 mins
The women of IS: Part one
What next for the women and children living in Syria’s detention camps?
26 Feb 2026,29 mins
Ukraine: Whose peace?
Can diplomacy alone end the war in Ukraine?
30 Jan 2026,42 mins
Persian poetry and politics
How poetry is used by Persian speaking leaders to build legitimacy
25 Dec 2025,36 mins
Made in Russia: The Kremlin’s economic rebrand
How Moscow is working around international sanctions by promoting self-sustainability
04 Dec 2025,34 mins
What is the 'Russian cultural code'?
Why a headdress has become a poster image for the Kremlin’s vision of national identity
27 Nov 2025,31 mins
What’s behind the war in Sudan?
Blood spilled in Sudan's el-Fasher massacre is visible from space
01 Nov 2025,37 mins
Jihadists and AI
The AI dilemma facing IS and al-Qaeda
30 Oct 2025,30 mins
Nuclear tensions in the Middle East
Why fears of a new nuclear arms race are growing in the Middle East
04 Oct 2025,49 mins
Decoding China’s doublespeak
How the Chinese Communist Party gets lost in translation
13 Sep 2025,27 mins
Life under JNIM
The al-Qaeda offshoot JNIM is one of the deadliest Jihadist groups in the world
15 Aug 2025,31 mins
The JNIM branch of al-Qaeda
The JNIM branch of al-Qaeda is one of the world's deadliest jihadist groups
24 Jul 2025,32 mins
What next for Poland?
Why are Poland's young voters turning to the right?
26 Jun 2025,29 mins
What’s Iran’s IRGC?
The engine powering Tehran’s “Axis of resistance”
19 Jun 2025,26 mins
Netanyahu’s media squeeze
The Israeli government’s push to transform the media landscape
30 May 2025,31 mins
The Trump effect on global media
Exploring the changes to media around the world caused by cuts to USAGM and USAID
08 May 2025,34 mins
The Kurdish issue: Part three
What does the future hold for Kurdish people?
01 May 2025,30 mins
The Kurdish issue: Part two
What does the future hold for Kurdish people?
24 Apr 2025,29 mins
The Kurdish issue: Part one
What does the future hold for Kurdish people?
17 Apr 2025,32 mins
Life in occupied Ukraine: Kherson and Zaporizhzhia
The uncertainty over what Ukraine calls “temporarily occupied territories” grows bigger
06 Mar 2025,32 mins
Life in occupied Ukraine: Donbas
Moscow’s efforts to assert itself in the east of Ukraine
27 Feb 2025,26 mins
Life in occupied Ukraine: Crimea
Looking at the world through the lens of its media
20 Feb 2025,26 mins
The language of war: Ukraine
Kyiv’s answer to the Kremlin’s warspeak
28 Dec 2024,36 mins
The language of war: Russia
Decoding the Kremlin’s warspeak
21 Dec 2024,28 mins