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Decoding a world in crisis with Amber Rudd, Mark Urban and Marc Polymeropoulos. New episodes every Thursday on @globalplayer.com https://linktr.ee/thecrisisroom
'A lot of governments are very nervous'
@markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social unpack how Venezuela’s turmoil pushed the UK to halt intel-sharing with the US—and why this isn’t the first time geopolitics have forced such moves
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“Assuming the government itself hasn’t imploded”
Following the BBC fallout, Amber & @markurban.bsky.social tackle the big question: is this a right-wing attempt to reshape a “woke” institution?
And why does so much point back to Sir Robbie Gibb?
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C**k-up or coup?
Amber, @markurban.bsky.social & @mpolymer1.bsky.social break down the BBC’s chaotic week, whether its brand is damaged for good, and if Tim Davie was the victim of a right-wing plot
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#BBC #Trump #Bias
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“The Israelis may take a different view”
Weeks after the “historic” Gaza peace deal, phase 2 still hasn’t begun. @markurban.bsky.social & Amber explore a key sticking point — who will keep Hamas in check?
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#Gaza #GazaPeacePlan #Ceasefire
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Trump’s “historic” Gaza Peace Plan has stalled — but why?
@markurban.bsky.social shares insights from an Arab official close to talks, while the team asks: has Washington already moved on? Plus the personal cost of politics
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"I was overruled by the Perm Secretary"
As the Home Office faces yet another crisis, Amber explains why it’s difficult to hire people to work on immigration enforcement
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#homeoffice #immigration #hiring
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“That’s factually wrong”
After Trump’s announcement that the US will restart nuclear weapons testing, @markurban.bsky.social breaks down and fact-checks his claims on nuclear power — with zero mercy
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#Trump #nuclear #weapons
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Amber on whether it's time to split the Home Office in half following the latest scandal over the deported Epping migrant
Plus - are we entering a new Cold War?
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“Whose side is Pakistan really on?”
@mpolymer1.bsky.social describes coming under rocket fire when he ran a US base on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border and grappled with the challenges posed by Pakistan’s unclear alliances
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#Pakistan #Afghanistan
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24.10.2025 16:59 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0‘Lo and behold I found myself in a Pakistani jail’
@markurban.bsky.social reveals how he ended up in a Pakistani prison while reporting on the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan
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Violence erupted again this month on the Durand Line - the Afghanistan-Pakistan border - where tensions have simmered for a century. From the colonial era to Bin Laden, The Crisis Room unpacks the history and the chaos behind it all
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