The World Unspun

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• The Long Read: The UAE's quiet empire

  June 23, 2026 · 23 min

  New Internationalist is at risk! Donate today and help save global, independent journalism. This episode is brought to you by Coops UK. New Internationalist co-owner Kiran Gupta presents The Long Read from NI560: AI: The People Behind the…

• Why the US is fuelling the new nuclear arms race, with Dae-Han Song

  May 28, 2026 · 25 min

  After more than 50 years of award-winning global justice journalism, New Internationalist could be forced to shut down. We need your help to survive. Donate today at newint.org/give This episode was brought to you by Big Solar Coop. ** The…

• In Lebanon, Israel imposes 'peace' through domination, with Mat Nashed

  April 29, 2026 · 32 min

  This episode was brought to you by Big Solar Coop. Subscribe to New Internationalist and use the code THEWORLDUNSPUN for 20% off your first year of a print and/or digital subscription. The Beirut-based journalist provides his analysis on…

• The international treaty to end fossil fuel extraction, with Tori Tsui

  April 22, 2026 · 31 min

  Subscribe to New Internationalist today to get our next issue on the centenary of the 1926 British General Strike! Use the code THEWORLDUNSPUN for 20% off your first year of a print and/or digital subscription. This episode was brought to…

• The story of the Jewish Labour Bund, with Molly Crabapple

  April 1, 2026 · 33 min

  Subscribe to New Internationalist today to get our next issue on the centenary of the 1926 British General Strike! Use the code THEWORLDUNSPUN for 20% off your first year of a print and/or digital subscription. This episode was brought to…

• AI and its discontents, with Decca Muldowney

  March 10, 2026 · 26 min

  This episode is brought to you by Shared Interest. Despite its documented dangers, algorithmic biases and dire environmental consequences, AI is being pushed into every corner of our lives. But who benefits from framing it this way – and…

• Letters from Addis Ababa, with Maya Misikir

  February 24, 2026 · 31 min

  This episode is brought to you by Shared Interest. Addis is a city at a crossroads. A massive redevelopment project is reshaping Ethiopia’s capital into what Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has called the ‘Dubai of East Africa’. His vision of a…

• The Long Read: Neocolonialism in Gaza

  February 10, 2026 · 24 min

  This episode is brought to you by Shared Interest. New Internationalist co-owner Kiran Gupta presents The Long Read from NI559: The New Nuclear Arms Race Further reading from this episode: Necolonialism in Gaza (Yara Hawari in New…