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Does Soft Power Really Matter?

In a world where great power rivalry is back, does 'soft power' still matter?

• 55 mins

11/11/2014

A high-profile international debate on topics which matter.

• 55 mins

The Public Philosopher

Professor Michael Sandel explores the nature and limits of democracy

• 55 mins

Democracy Day

Shaimaa Khalil chairs a live debate on Islam and democracy with Tariq Ramadan, Heba Rao...

• 55 mins

A Richer World, but for Whom?

IMF's Christine Legarde, Mark Carney and Sir Martin Sorrel debate global wealth in Davos

• 55 mins

The End of Development

Anthropologist Henrietta Moore argues that the age of development is an outdated concept

• 55 mins

Understanding Ebola

What the recent outbreak of Ebola says about how far Africa has come in development

• 55 mins

Ebola - What Next?

Zeinab Badawi is in Ghana with a panel of decision-makers to discuss: Ebola - what next...

• 55 mins

The Elders

A group of the world's elder statesmen discuss IS, Syria and Iraq, Russia and Ukraine

• 28 mins

The Extraordinary Legacy of Magna Carta

Experts debate the legacy of the Magna Carta on political systems around the world

• 55 mins

The War the World Needs to Remember

Recalling the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s, and its continuing legacy

• 49 mins

World Economic Forum in Davos

Is Europe at a tipping point? Can Europe deal with crises without betraying its values?

• 49 mins

The Engineers

Razia Iqbal meets three of the world's greatest engineers

• 49 mins

Reporting Terror: A Dangerous Game

Journalists debate whether news organisations need to rethink the reporting of terrorism

• 49 mins

The New America

The issues that could motivate US Latinos to vote in the presidential election

• 49 mins

A Place Called Home

How two countries, Lebanon and Wales, have responded to the Syrian refugee crisis

• 51 mins

The Genomic Revolution from the Francis Crick Institute

The ethics, promise and pitfalls of genomic research

• 49 mins

Politics of Fear or a Rebellion of the Forgotten?

Why are so many people in democracies showing hostility towards establishment power?

• 49 mins

The Engineers: Rise of the Robots

Engineering shapes our world - will robots drive our future?

• 49 mins

Crisis in Catalonia

Catalan independence and what the crisis means for Catalonia, Spain and the EU

• 53 mins

Davos: The Fake News Challenge to Politics

Zeinab Badawi and panel in Davos discuss the distortion of truth. Can a free and fair media restore trust in political debate?

• 26 mins

The Bailout

Three key decision makers discuss how they handled the global financial crisis.

• 53 mins

The Engineers

Three bio-engineers discuss advances that could solve the huge problems the world faces

• 53 mins

Space flight

Three of the world's greatest space flight engineers discuss the future of space travel

• 53 mins

For richer or poorer: Does global inequality matter?

What effect is inequality having on the future of the planet?

• 53 mins

The Engineers: Re-engineering the Future

How engineering can tackle the problems of Covid 19

• 53 mins

The Engineers: Clean Energy

Can Renewable Energy save the planet?

• 49 mins

What is the path to peace in the Middle East?

Mishal Husain hosts a debate on the prospects for peace in the Middle East

• 49 mins