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War in Ukraine and the threat of conflict in the Baltics raise fundamental questions about the West’s military alliance. What is NATO for? And is it up to the job? More countries have been joining th…
Published on 10 years, 10 months ago
Will The New King Change Saudi Arabia?
79-year-old King Salman has taken the Saudi throne, promising security and stability. But what do his past and his first acts as king tell us about how the country might change under his rule and bey…
Published on 10 years, 10 months ago
Is Nigeria’s Army Failing?
Most of the nearly 300 girls kidnapped from a school in northern Nigeria last year are still missing. Their plight temporarily brought global focus to a hideous insurgency that seems to produce new h…
Published on 10 years, 10 months ago
What does Kim Jong Un want?
After the recent high-profile spat with the US over The Interview – a Hollywood film that mocks North Korea’s enigmatic leader – what do we know about his ambitions? Our expert witnesses include the …
Published on 10 years, 11 months ago
Is Pakistan Serious About Tackling Militants?
The murder of more than 130 students at an Army school in Pakistan last month shocked the world. In the following days, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif promised a comprehensive campaign to defeat the Tal…
Published on 10 years, 11 months ago
Should we Fear Artificial Intelligence?
Billions of dollars are pouring into the latest investor craze - artificial intelligence. But serious scientists like Stephen Hawking have warned that full AI could spell the end of the human race. H…
Published on 10 years, 11 months ago
Can The Internet Be Policed?
On 8 December at a summit in London Britain’s prime minister David Cameron told delegates from 50 countries and 26 tech firms that online child exploitation “existed on an almost industrial scale" ar…
Published on 10 years, 11 months ago
Is American Democracy Broken?
In November President Obama stepped onto a plush red carpet at the end of a White House corridor. “My fellow Americans,” he said, “tonight I want to talk to you about immigration.” He promised to bri…
Published on 11 years ago
What Are The Consequences Of Cheap Oil?
In the last six months the price of oil has collapsed dramatically. It has been called an oil shock. Previous oil shocks have had profound and long-lasting effects. No single commodity is more import…
Published on 11 years ago
Can Europe Resist The Rise Of Radical Politics?
Swedish politics has for decades been the very model of stability. Not any longer. Earlier this month a far-right party which holds the balance of power in Sweden’s parliament sided with the oppositi…
Published on 11 years ago