Will Anyone Help the Rohingya?

Shocking images have brought the Rohingya to the world’s attention

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What Does China Want From Space?

China has sent an astronaut into orbit, and has plans to put one on the moon

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Would Greece Be Better Off Out of the Euro?

Exploring the possible economic and political consequences of a Greek eurozone exit

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Has Austerity Worked?

An examination of whether it is better to cut or spend your way out of an economic crisis

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How Easy is it to Dope in Sport?

An insiders’ take on who is winning in the fight against performance-enhancing drugs.

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Is Streaming Good for Music?

How streaming is changing music and the music industry

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What Does China’s Stock Market Crash Tell Us?

How China’s rollercoaster market hints at deeper problems

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Why do Tax Havens Still Exist?

Politicians have promised an end to tax havens, so why are they still around?

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What’s Behind the Anti-Vax Movement?

Looking at the origins and endurance of scepticism towards vaccinations in the US.

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Should Anyone Ever Talk to IS?

We test the argument that stopping the so-called Islamic State will mean talking to them.

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What Will Happen When Robots Take Our Jobs?

Exploring the not-so-distant future when more and more humans lose work to automation.

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Migrant Crisis: What Else Could Europe Try?

We examine examples from other places, and times, from which the EU’s leaders could learn

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Can We Learn to Live with Nuclear Power?

After the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the country is turning its reactors back on.

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Why is Argentina Still so Sexist?

Despite women’s progress in Argentine politics, society there has remained macho

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Is Japan Abandoning Pacifism?

New laws mean Japanese troops can fight overseas for the first time since World War Two

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Do Drone Strikes Work?

The impact of drones, America’s counter-terrorism weapon of choice

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What Does the President Need to Know?

Top-secret documents, released by the CIA, shine a light on intelligence advice.

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Is Russia Vulnerable?

The White House has described Russia’s action in Syria as motivated by 'weakness'

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Can Nigeria End Oil Corruption?

President Buhari’s promise to end decades of corruption in the oil industry

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How Do You Save the Rhino?

How hunting and even legalising the trade in horn might save this endangered species

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Why was Mohammed Akhlaq Killed?

What a murder tells us about modern India.

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Is it too Late to Save Syria’s Antiquities?

The threat to Syria’s cultural heritage from looting, war and wanton destruction

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Have We Underestimated Plants?

An exploration of what plants are capable of and what we can learn from them.

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Can ‘Islamic State’ Be Defeated?

Expert answers to the urgent question on defeating the group calling itself Islamic State

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Have We Underestimated Plants?

An exploration of what plants are capable of and what we can learn from them.

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How Do Cartels Get Drugs into the US?

How drugs get into the US via tunnels, “narco-subs” and complex criminal networks

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Should Governments Drop Money Out of Helicopters?

We examine one crazy-sounding but very serious idea to prevent a low- or no-growth future

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Is Saudi To Blame For ‘IS’?

Many claim ‘IS’ is the ideological offspring of Saudi Arabia

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How Will a Population Boom Change Africa?

The UN forecasts that the number of people living in Africa will double in 35 years

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Should We Solar Panel The Sahara?

Solar could provide clean energy on a vast scale. But the politics are difficult.

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