Ideas and trends shaping the world
World Service,·159 episodes
Enlarging the EU is of highest strategic importance, says commissioner Günter Verheugen
John Sulston on his Nobel Prize, and the race to map the human genome and keep it free
As the US squares up to Saddam Hussein, a brief history of US involvement in Iraq
Why do different social and ethnic groups vote they way they do in the USA?
What does it take to get ahead in a communist party?
"We are unanimous – there is no reason in our judgement to invade Iraq," says Amr Moussa
The EU is about to expand to 25 members. How did it begin and what does the future hold?
The world's population is getting older. How will this effect everyone's lives?
´óÏó´«Ã½ World Service on its 70th anniversary – its past achievements and future challenges
Nobel Peace laureate Jimmy Carter, former US President, on Iraq and the Middle East
Who has the right to talk about anything at all? Whose opinion do you agree with?
Hina Jilani on why human rights and those who defend them need more protection
How war in Iraq is affecting public opinion and prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace
There are 12 million refugees in the world. How does exile shape their lives?
US missile defence programme - is it really justified?
How accurate can economic forecasts be?
What would a war in Iraq mean for Afghanistan?
Iraq: is war necessary or inevitable? Debate as support for UK and US leaders declines
Dissadents of the 'Havel generation' and how change was achieved at the end of communism
The United Nations is indispensable and independent, says UN Development Programme head
Does democracy have a future in the Arab world?
As Ethiopia faces famine again, PM Meles Zenawi talks about aid and relations with Eritrea
Saddam Hussein and weapons of mass destruction: PM Tony Blair interviewed on ´óÏó´«Ã½ Newsnight
Has the United Nations been discredited in recent weeks with events in Iraq?
What are the real chances of war in Iraq paving the way for democracy in the region?
Is this the dawn of democracy in Iraq or the beginning of a new American empire?
Interview with Sir Paul Nurse, British biochemist and Nobel laureate
Finding a new form of government for Iraq won't be quick, says King Abdullah II of Jordan
The ethics of new weapons. How can international law keep up with technology?
Does arms control work? How do law-makers keep up with new weapons technologies?
