How the World Order We Know Came Into Being – and Why It’s Breaking
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How the World Order We Know Came Into Being – and Why It’s Breaking

2026-04-06

On this week's episode of the podcast, novelist and essayist Rana Dasgupta joins Faisal Al Yafai to discuss a world in crisis from China to Iran, why what we call fascism may just be the standard operating practice of the nation-state, and his vision for a political architecture that responds to the needs of today’s global world, as set out in his new book, "After Nations."

Produced by Finbar Anderson

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