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Analysis Episodes

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    Doomed by Democracy?

    Justin Rowlatt asks if democracies are incapable of tackling climate change.

  2. Who Are The Taliban?

    Edward Stourton discovers what a negotiated peace with the Taliban would really mean.

  3. Minds of Our Own?

    What if science could read people's thoughts and intentions? Kenan Malik investigates.

  4. Why Do Men and Women Vote Differently?

    Alison Wolf examines gender gaps in the polling booth.

  5. Tea Party Politics

    Gary Younge assesses the strength and influence of the Tea Party movement in the US.

  6. Failing Better

    Michael Blastland explores how different professions deal with failures and mistakes.

  7. Crying Treason

    If treason laws are regarded as out of date, can anyone challenge the state with impunity?

  8. Foreigner Policy

    David Goodhart investigates the ideological forces behind mass immigration.

  9. Glass-Steagall: A Price Worth Paying?

    The experts who say investment banks should face the consequences of their losses.

  10. Are environmentalists bad for the planet?

    Is it time the green movement ditched some of its ideological baggage?

  11. Divorcing Europe

    What would happen if Britain chose to leave the European Union? Chris Bowlby reports.

  12. Death to the Deficit!

    Frances Cairncross explores the UK's options in the face of a growing deficit.

  13. The Economist's New Clothes

    Stephanie Flanders examines the arguments over the meltdown of the global financial system

  14. Knowing Too Much

    Martin Bright asks if the truth is really always desirable and in the public interest.

  15. Ayatollogy

    Ed Stourton asks if a battle over theology could bring an end to Iran's Islamic Republic.

  16. Small States

    Bronwen Maddox of The Times asks if small nations can survive as independent states.

  17. Educating Cinderella

    Fran Abrams explores the balance between choice and paternalism in further education.

  18. Who's Afraid of the BNP?

    Kenan Malik asks what the liberal response should be to the BNP's 2009 electoral success.

  19. In Defence of Targets

    As NHS targets fall out of political fashion, Michael Blastland argues in their favour.

  20. Preserving Pakistan

    Owen Bennett-Jones investigates Pakistan's Islamic radicals.

  21. Inspiring Green Innovation

    Inspiring the inventors who will lead the way in the fight against global warming.

  22. Thought Experiments

    Janet Radcliffe Richards examines the results of studies into humans' moral choices.

  23. Are Politicians Out of Touch?

    Michael Blastland asks if 'group-think' is distancing policy from the public.

  24. A New Iraq?

    Bronwen Maddox considers the prospects of lasting peace for the Iraqi people.

  25. Martin Wolf: Economy on the Edge

    Financial commentator Martin Wolf assesses what the future may hold for the global economy

  26. No Escape

    Richard Weight asks why prison policy is so difficult to unlock and if anyone has the key.

  27. Obama's Pentagon

    Mark Urban asks if the Obama presidency will see substantial reform at the Pentagon.

  28. The Financial Tsunami

    Ngaire Woods on how the financial crisis is affecting people in developing countries.

  29. Clever.com

    The reality behind the stereotype of teenagers apparent over-reliance on the internet.

  30. The Threat of Thrift

    Chris Bowlby asks if the concept of thrift has lost its moral attraction.

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