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The Global Jigsaw

BBC World Service
Iran
Israel
Vladimir Putin
Hamas
Russian Presidential Election
Gaza
Haiti
Axis Of Resistance
Gang Violence
Iraq
Syria
Hezbollah
Ukraine
Public Sentiment
Ukraine War
Haitian Poverty
International Aid
Islamic State
Yemen
Russia

Looking at the world through the lens of its media. Think of us as your media detectives, helping you get past the propaganda and misinformation. The Global Jigsaw comes from BBC Monitoring, which tracks, deciphers and analyses news media in 100 languages.

We reach across multiple time zones, from China and India, to Iran, Africa and Latin America.

We watch Russian state TV around the clock, givi... more

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Latest Episodes

What next for the Syrian detention camps and their residents? After the fall of the so-called “caliphate”, tens of thousands of women and children from around the world - followers of the Islamic State group as well as its victims - ended up in a han... more

What next for the Syrian detention camps and their residents? After the fall of the so-called “caliphate”, tens of thousands of women and children from around the world - followers of the Islamic State group as well as its victims - ended up in a han... more

What next for the Syrian detention camps and their residents? After the fall of the so-called “caliphate", tens of thousands of women and children from around the world - followers of the group as well as its victims - ended up in a handful of camps ... more

Can diplomacy alone end the war in Ukraine in the absence of a compromise? After nearly four years of fighting and countless deaths, top diplomats from Russia, Ukraine, the US and Europe have been hard at work trying to hammer out a peace deal. Indee... more

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Recent Guests

Clare Denning
BBC Monitoring expert on Russia and the Middle East
BBC Monitoring
Episode: The women of IS: Part two
Bryn Windsor
BBC expert on Russia/Myria team
BBC Monitoring
Episode: The women of IS: Part two
Ramzan Kadyrov
Leader figure referenced for repatriation efforts
Chechnya/Russian authorities
Episode: The women of IS: Part two
Kriszta Satori
Executive producer
BBC Monitoring
Episode: The women of IS: Part two
Barry Sadiq
Producer
BBC Monitoring
Episode: The women of IS: Part two
Elchin Suleymanov
Sound engineer
BBC Monitoring
Episode: The women of IS: Part two
Mina Al-Lami
Jihadist media analyst
BBC
Episode: The women of IS: Part one
Jiyar Gol
BBC Persian reporter
BBC
Episode: The women of IS: Part one
Barry Marston
Jihadist media team member
BBC Monitoring
Episode: The women of IS: Part one

Hosts

Krassi Ivanova
Host/Presenter with BBC Monitoring, long-running lead on The Global Jigsaw
Krassi Ivanova Twig
Presenter/Producer, overlaps with lead host on multiple episodes

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 134 ratings
  • A model of the BBC I knew growing up in North-East Nigeria

    The Global Jigsaw exemplify the respectable journalism once associated with the BBC. I am not surprised that the program is led by someone who grew up in East Europe and still remembers that most of the world is still a dangerous place. And that the relative peace and prosperity the western world enjoys under the protection of the US naval world order is the exception not the norm around the world. Please keep up the good work. Hopefully, it will reach more ears in the West and help those who li... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mshelia
    Canada8 months ago
  • Lack of substance

    There is very little substance to the reporting. Deeper insights and analysis would increase significance.

    Apple Podcasts
    2
    vandenschmalz
    United States3 years ago

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Balanced, thoughtful geopolitical analysis with real on-the-ground context.

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Apple Podcasts
#137
South Africa/News
Apple Podcasts
#175
Ukraine/News
Apple Podcasts
#209
New Zealand/News
Apple Podcasts
#217
Poland/News
Apple Podcasts
#221
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#242
Sweden/News

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The rebels who retook Aleppo
Q: What is he hoping to achieve with such, as you said, controversial move for a jihadist?
He wants to carry himself as a de facto president, who can lead militant operations and participate in political negotiations.
The rebels who retook Aleppo
Q: So, tell me about Jawlani.
He's a Syrian and one of the most powerful jihadist leaders in the Middle East.

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What is The Global Jigsaw about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A newsroom-informed show that analyzes global events through media narratives, with a heavy emphasis on geopolitics, conflict, and how propaganda shapes public perception. Recent episodes frequently explore repatriation and humanitarian policy around Islamic State-linked women and children, frontline reporting from conflict zones, and the ways state and non-state actors frame events in Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. The program often features BBC Monitoring and other on-the-ground experts who bring media-context, regional insights, and data-driven breakdowns to complex crises. A notable strength is its blend of on-location reporting, nuanced policy discussion, and analysis of how narratives are constructed across languages and o... more

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1. Clare Denning
2. Bryn Windsor
3. Ramzan Kadyrov
4. Kriszta Satori
5. Barry Sadiq
6. Elchin Suleymanov
7. Mina Al-Lami
8. Jiyar Gol

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