What Is Hong Kong’s Problem With China?

Four experts examine what’s really behind the Hong Kong protests.

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Are Sanctions Hurting Putin?

Will sanctions force President Putin to change course in Ukraine?

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Who Runs Mexico?

With mass graves and mass protests in Mexico, who is in charge?

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Why Aren't More Dishonest Bankers In Jail?

Why have there been no successful prosecutions of top banking executives?

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The US And Iran: How Close Could They Get?

How much do the Great Satan and the Axis of Evil have in common?

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Can Europe Resist The Rise Of Radical Politics?

In France, Spain, Hungary, Italy and elsewhere far right and hard left parties are rising

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What Are The Consequences Of Cheap Oil?

Why the price of oil is impacting on the global economy and world politics

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Is American Democracy Broken?

With a low turnout at the recent mid-term elections, is American democracy broken?

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Can The Internet Be Policed?

There are new plans to fight online child abuse. But can the internet be policed?

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Should we Fear Artificial Intelligence?

How seriously should we take the warnings that ever-smarter computers could turn on us?

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Is Pakistan Serious About Tackling Militants?

Will Pakistan’s new promise to "eliminate" militants be met?

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What does Kim Jong Un want?

What do we know about the ambitions of North Korea’s enigmatic and unpredictable leader?

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Is Nigeria’s Army Failing?

What’s behind Nigeria’s inability to defeat Boko Haram?

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Will The New King Change Saudi Arabia?

Does King Salman have the power to change his country – and does he want to?

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How Strong Is NATO?

What has war in Ukraine revealed about the West’s military alliance?

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Could Europe Stop Migrants Dying In The Mediterranean?

The people smugglers, the rescue mission and the politics behind the rising death toll.

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Is Life Getting Worse For Women In Erdogan’s Turkey?

How the vicious murder of Ozgecan Aslan raises fundamental questions about women’s rights

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Who Wants What In Libya?

The rival governments, militias and foreign interests competing for control of Libya

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Has The War On Drugs Been Lost?

The global shift towards drug law relaxation and what it means

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Will The Dalai Lama Reincarnate?

Does the future of Tibet and the unity of China rest on an esoteric question of rebirth?

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Are We Tired Of Talking About Climate Change?

Climate change dominated the news five years ago but has dropped down the agenda. Why?

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Cuba: What Would Che Say?

Are warmer relations with the US a betrayal of Cuba’s revolutionary past?

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Is There A New Nuclear Arms Race?

Nuclear-weapon states are spending huge sums modernising their arsenals

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What Is The Yemen Conflict Really About?

Is the fighting in Yemen a sectarian conflict or a regional proxy war?

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How Has Rwanda Saved The Lives Of 590,000 Children?

The lessons from one of the unexpected stars of the race to tackle child mortality

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Is Cyber Warfare Really That Scary?

Four cyber warfare experts help us separate hype from reality

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Why is South Africa Still So Unequal?

Investigating the root causes of South Africa’s world beating levels of inequality

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Why Do US Cops Keep Killing Unarmed Black Men?

Activists claim 40% of unarmed men dying at the hands of the police are black.

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Who Can Fix Fifa?

Exploring the forces that could bring change to football’s troubled governing body.

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Is Opposition to GM Crops Irrational?

A majority of US scientists say GM food is generally safe to eat

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