Borders, Oil and Power in the Middle East

The map of the Middle East is changing. Who controls the region's mineral wealth?

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Is America's Death Penalty Dying?

Are campaigners winning the battle against state execution in the US?

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Turkey's Election Aftermath

Is the country's model for political Islam over?

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Britain's Battle with Radical Islam

What motivates young British muslims to leave the UK to support jihadist causes abroad?

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Argentina's Lessons for Greece?

What can Greece learn from Argentina? Is default such a bad option?

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Greek Youth: A Stolen Future?

Young Greeks on what the future holds for them as the financial crisis deepens

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Does Power Make You Mad?

Should political leaders be subject to term limits?

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Have we Forgotten to Fear the Bomb?

How successful have efforts been to stop the spread of nuclear weapons?

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Is Public Broadcasting in Terminal Decline?

Why should publicly funded broadcasting be protected in an age of austerity?

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How Close Are We to an Independent Kurdistan?

Will the world ever allow the Kurds to have a state of their own?

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Haiti Aid: Throwing Good Money After Bad?

As Haiti goes to the polls, is it an aid success or a triumph of “disaster capitalism”?

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China's Embattled Lawyers

What's the state of the rule of law in China?

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Can Politicians Ever be True to Themselves?

Is disillusionment with machine politics so deep that only the blunt can win power?

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Crash, Contagion or Correction?

Is another financial crisis inevitable?

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Yemen's Forgotten War

Is there a way out of the humanitarian and political crisis facing the country?

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India’s Education Boom

Can you educate your way out of poverty?

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Dangerous Games

What is the best way to tackle concussion and brain injuries in contact sports?

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Who Runs Pakistan?

Is the military exerting a growing influence in Pakistan?

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Watching Big Brother

Has the right balance been struck between government surveillance and personal privacy?

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Doing Business with Mr Putin

Should the West be doing business with Putin's Russia?

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Is Europe Broken?

Owen Bennett Jones and guests discuss the multiple crises facing the EU

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A Scramble for the Arctic

Will the next "Great Game" be in the High North?

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Egypt: Democracy or Dictatorship?

Can meaningful parliamentary elections take place in Egypt?

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The Obama Doctrine

How should we judge Obama's foreign policy?

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Global Trade: the New Imperialism?

Will new global trade deals bring prosperity or poverty?

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What Drives Islamic State?

How did it emerge, what do its leaders want, and is it succeeding in its aims?

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Editing the Human Genome

Should scientists be tinkering with our genetic inheritance?

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Adapting to a Warmer World

What might the world look like if temperatures keep rising?

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Exodus from Eritrea

Why are so many Eritreans fleeing their country?

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Reaching for the Stars

What does the future hold for human space exploration?

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