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Ohad Tal: Is Israel gearing up for a multi-front war?
Stephen Sackur speaks to an influential far-right Israeli politician

Adam Smith: Can Kamala Harris beat Donald Trump?
Stephen Sackur speaks to a US Democratic party congressman

Syed Zafar Islam: Will Narendra Modi change course?
Stephen Sackur speaks to a spokesman for the Indian prime minister's BJP party

Taro Kono: Can Japan reboot itself for the 21st Century?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Japan's Digital Transformation Minister, Taro Kono

Maria Corina Machado: Can Venezuela's fortunes change?
Sarah Montague speaks to a politician banned from Venezuela's presidential election

Oliver McTernan: Is peace in the Middle East an impossible dream?
Sarah Montague speaks to the former Catholic priest turned conflict negotiator

Maria Butina: Is time on Russia's side?
Stephen Sackur speaks to an MP from President Putin鈥檚 United Russia party

Laurie Bristow: The West's failure in Afghanistan
Stephen Sackur speaks to Britain鈥檚 last ambassador to Afghanistan

Ilya Ponomarev: How significant is Russian resistance to Putin?
Stephen Sackur speaks to a key leader of an anti-Putin armed resistance movement

Asma Khan: Can cooking change the world?
Stephen Sackur speaks with restaurateur and activist Asma Khan