Several senior politicians have been detained in a wave of arrests. The government says it's just the beginning. But is this about graft, or is politics involved?

In this episode:

• Ahmed Rushdi, President of the think-tank, House of Iraqi Expertise Foundation
• Renad Mansour, Deputy Director of the Middle East and North Africa Programme at Chatham House
• Manuel Pirino, Regional Advisor for Middle East and North Africa at Transparency International

Host: Imran Khan

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The Democratic Republic of Congo takes Rwanda to the International Court of Justice. Kinshasa seeks to hold Kigali responsible for the war in the eastern DRC. But can international law help end one of Africa's longest running conflicts?

In this episode:

• Demas Kiprono, Executive Director at the International Commission of Jurists, Kenya.
• Kambale Musavuli, Analyst at the Center for Research on the Congo-Kinshasa.
• Phil Clark, Professor of International Politics at SOAS University of London.

Host: James Bays

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Crimea under a state of emergency. The move comes as Ukraine intensifies attacks on the Russian-controlled region. Kyiv says its aim is to press Moscow to end the war. But is that realistic? And why is Crimea so critical to the wider conflict?

In this episode:

• Leonid Ragozin, independent journalist who focuses on Russia, Ukraine and Eastern Europe.

• Yulia Kazdobina, Senior Fellow in the Security Studies Program at the Ukrainian Prism Foreign Policy Council.

• Stefan Wolff, Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham.

Host: James Bays

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