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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How Much Inequality Is Too Much?

How far does inequality affect growth and prosperity?

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Do We Have Enough Genders?

Gender identity is considered more fluid than ever thanks to the trans movement

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What is China Doing to Clear the Air?

The air in much of China is so bad the government has repeatedly declared "war" on it

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How Has the US Gun Lobby Been so Successful?

The National Rifle Association is one of the most powerful organisations in the US

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Are We Fighting Cancer the Right Way?

The rising number of cancer cases worldwide poses a challenge for doctors and governments

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How Did Iceland Clean Up its Banks (And Why Can't We)?

Iceland put its prime minister on trial, cleaned up its banks and jailed senior bankers

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Why Don’t We Eradicate Mosquitoes?

Mosquitoes cause a huge number of deaths. But getting rid of them would be complicated.

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Has President Assad Won?

Bashar al-Assad still rules Syria after five years of war

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How Did Governments Lose Control of Encryption?

Spies, hippies, jihadis and the ongoing conflict over the power to keep secrets.

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Why Are Wages So Low?

Pay packets in developed economies have hardly grown in decades.

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What Would it Take to Put a Human on Mars?

Nasa is planning a manned mission to Mars. But the challenges are enormous

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Can we Quake-Proof a City?

Earthquakes have killed a million people in the last two decades

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