Rear Vision
We tease out the complex history behind those baffling events in the news.
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4 Episodes of this Podcast:
2009-11-04 Dreams of peace - the Philippines
Published: 2009-11-03 09:00:00The roots of the four decade long Muslim insurgency in the Southern Philippines lie centuries ago, when the islands of Sulu and Mindanao were sultanates. Peace remains a dream in this largely Catholic nation.
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2009-10-28 `Not flash, just Gordon´
Published: 2009-10-27 10:00:00When Gordon Brown took over from Tony Blair he promised to put an end to spin but it seems that British voters aren't happy with the substance he offered instead.
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2009-10-21 Indonesia´s democracy: fighting fit or fragile?
Published: 2009-10-20 10:00:00Indonesia was a latecomer to the global wave of democracy during the last 30 years of the 20th century. Yet the decade since 1999 has seen a dramatic reversal around the world, with 29 newly democratising countries returning to authoritarian rule. Can Indonesia avoid this fate?
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2009-10-14 Afghanistan: the unwinnable war
Published: 2009-10-13 10:00:00As the Obama administration carries out a major review of strategy in the increasingly unpopular war, Rear Vision traces eight years of conflict in Afghanistan.
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