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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The End of Oil?

What might a world look like without fossil fuels as the dominant energy source?

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A New Deal for Libya?

A new unity government offers a glimmer of hope to end the chaos in Libya

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One Rule for the Rich…

Do the world's wealthiest people live by different rules from the rest of us?

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Cities of the Future

What will the cities of the future look like, and will we like living in them?

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Zika and the Next Global Pandemic

Can we defeat mosquito-borne diseases and other global health threats?

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Getting the World Online

What's the best strategy for widening global access to the internet?

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What Hope For Peace in Syria?

As more regional and local powers become embroiled in Syria, is there any hope for peace?

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Is Iran Changing?

With the lifting of international sanctions, what changes are taking place inside Iran?

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Money for Nothing?

What if governments paid all citizens a universal basic income?

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