EPISODE · May 9, 2025 · 56 MIN

Peace

from Free Thinking · host BBC Radio 4

On the 8th May 1945, the Allies declared victory over Nazi Germany. How has war and the threat of war shaped society in the intervening years? Do 'war' and 'peace' mean the same things, 80 years on? Matthew Sweet is joined by political scientists David Runciman and Nina Caspersen, peace negotiator Gabrielle Rifkind, historian Ashleigh Percival-Borley Producer: Luke Mulhall

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