Agenda Episodes Episode guide
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News Matters – The World Service at 70
´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service on its 70th anniversary – its past achievements and future challenges
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Living in an Ageing World
The world's population is getting older. How will this effect everyone's lives?
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The European Union Vision
The EU is about to expand to 25 members. How did it begin and what does the future hold?
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The Arab League – Interview with Amr Moussa
"We are unanimous – there is no reason in our judgement to invade Iraq," says Amr Moussa
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Follow the Leaders – Chinese Communist Party
What does it take to get ahead in a communist party?
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How Will They Vote in the US Congressional Elections?
Why do different social and ethnic groups vote they way they do in the USA?
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How Did We Get Here? US Policy on Iraq
As the US squares up to Saddam Hussein, a brief history of US involvement in Iraq
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'Human Genome Belongs to Everyone,' says John Sulston, Nobel Laureate
John Sulston on his Nobel Prize, and the race to map the human genome and keep it free
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Is a Bigger EU a Better EU?
Enlarging the EU is of highest strategic importance, says commissioner Günter Verheugen
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Famine's Many Causes
As millions face starvation in southern Africa, how can the cycle of famine be stopped?
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Getting the Measure of Human Nature
Can innate human nature – why we are the way we are – be quantified?
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International Policing Powers after September 11
How has international security policing has changed in the year since September 11?
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A Tough Year for Arab Americans?
America's treatment of citizens of Arab ethnic origin after the September 11 attacks
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World Summit on Sustainable Development
Can we pursue economic growth and a global society without threatening the environment?
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Journalistic Objectivity after September 11
Is there room for media neutrality in the 'war against terror'?
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Is South America in Economic Crisis?
International concern over falling local currencies, rising unemployment and national debt
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Africa on the World Stage – Interview with Dr Mamphela Ramphele
The fight for a fairer deal for the developing world's economies and citizens
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'WTO Is No Longer a Rich Man's Club' – Supachai Panitchpakdi
The WTO is no longer a rich-man's club, says its first director from the developing world
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Quiet Diplomacy or Front Page News?
The work of the Red Cross and how best to deal with alleged breaches of humanitarian law
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The WorldCom Effect
Are recent financial scandals cause to distrust the market altogether?
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The Place of International Justice
The new International Criminal Court "will mean an end to impunity for war criminals"
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A Vision for Afghanistan – Interview with Ashraf Ghani
Ashraf Ghani talks about his ideas of how to restore Afhanistan to prosperity
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Christian Priests and Their Work
What is the role of priest in our communities now fewer people in the West believe in God?
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Fukuyama's Post-Human Future
Francis Fukuyama asks if the biotechnology revolution changing what it means to be human
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European Protest against America's War on Terror
As President Bush is greeted by protesters: how strong is the transatlantic alliance?
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War, Terrorism and Tearing up the Rules
Can rules of war from one era still be applied in a new era and to new kinds of war?
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The Dream of Pan-African Unity Lives On
The dream of Pan-African unity is still alight, although it flickers in stronger countries
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Middle-East Peace – Interview with King Abdullah II of Jordan
King Abdullah II of Jordan talks about how the Saudi peace plan needs American support
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Australia's Immigration Debate – Interview with Philip Ruddock
Australia's Immigration Minister defends his goverment's much criticised policies
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What Is Economic Migration really about?
Why rich countries will need more workers at both the top and the bottom of the workforce