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Radio 4,3 mins

UK Foreign Policy Special: The Middle East

The World Tonight

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What role should the UK play in the fragmented and volatile region? Middle East Correspondent, Kevin Connolly, looks for answers in the past. "There are few, if any, votes in the dangerous complexities of the Middle East for British politicians running for office" he said. He summarised Britian's current role as "the nation that once conducted the orchestra is reduced to playing the triangle."

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