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Back to SearchTunisia’s contested referendum
Episode 274
For more than a decade, Tunisia was seen as the poster child for democratic transition after the Arab Uprisings of 2011. By 2014 the country had had …
3 years, 7 months ago
How will President Biden’s visit to the Middle East be remembered?
Episode 273
Joe Biden has made his first visit to the Middle East as US president. He might be no stranger to the region, having visited dozens of times as vice …
3 years, 7 months ago
Five years after ISIS, when will Mosul be rebuilt?
Episode 272
Five years have passed since Iraq liberated Mosul from ISIS in a bloody, street to street battle that left 11,000 civilians dead and much of the nort…
3 years, 8 months ago
What is the future of Nato?
Episode 271
On June 29, world leaders gathered in Madrid to discuss the future direction of the The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation.
On this week’s Beyond …
3 years, 8 months ago
How to live longer
Episode 270
Steve Jobs once said: "The most precious resource we all have is time."
For most of history, the average human life expectancy has been about around…
3 years, 8 months ago
How rising prices in the Middle East are pushing people into poverty
Episode 269
When you hear of Arab cuisine, what imagery does it conjure up?
Hummus, bulgur wheat, meat, chicken and spices like sumac, cumin and cinnamon. Lavish…
3 years, 8 months ago
When and how can America stop the mass shootings?
Episode 268
On 14 May, a white gunman in body armour killed 10 black shoppers and workers at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York. Ten days later, an attacker shot…
3 years, 9 months ago
What can be done to stop the tide of dust storms?
Episode 267
The sky turns orange as a huge cloud of dust rolls toward you. Your vision is impaired and your chest feels tight as you struggle to draw breath.
Yo…
3 years, 9 months ago
Davos 2022 biggest takeaways
Episode 266
The Berlin Wall fell more than three decades ago, precipitating a generational collapse of political and economic boundaries in Europe. Now, in 2022,…
3 years, 9 months ago
Will the Lebanese election be a turning point?
Episode 265
People across Lebanon cast their votes last Sunday in an election that was meant to be different.
So much has happened since the last poll, in 2018,…
3 years, 9 months ago