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23/09/2009

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Last broadcast on Wed, 23 Sep 2009, 22:00 on BBC Radio 4.

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A special edition from New York as world leaders gather for the UN General Assembly. Ritula Shah asks if the global recession has shifted the balance of political power. Are old alliances breaking down? We hear reports from China and the North Dakota and talk to a panel of experts at the Council on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Wed 23 Sep 2009
    22:00

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