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Series 3: 20/03/2024
John Simpson, in discussion with the BBC's unparalleled range of experts across the world, examines what’s next for Vladimir Putin after winning re-election, analyses the possibility of civic unrest in the United States as Joe Biden and Donald Trump compete for the presidency, and looks at the battle between miners and environmentalists over extracting rare metals from the bottom of our deepest oceans.
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