Chief Justice of South Africa - Mogoeng Mogoeng
Since the end of apartheid almost 20 years ago South Africa's constitution has become one of the most admired in the world - progressive, transformative, guaranteeing equality and human rights. But de...
27 Kesä 201323min
Sergei Guriev – Russian Economist
Sergei Guriev is one of modern Russia's best and brightest economists. Well connected to the new Russian political elite, Guriev was a strong voice for economic liberalisation and is a Russian patriot...
26 Kesä 201323min
Michael Sandel – Political Philosopher
Tim Franks speaks to Michael Sandel, a philosopher with the global profile of a rock star. His argument that markets are increasingly entering all parts of life and are becoming more and more destruct...
25 Kesä 201323min
Mehmet Simsek - Finance Minister, Turkey
Following the response to the anti-government demonstrations, critics at home and abroad are pointing to an increasingly authoritarian style of political leadership in Turkey. Why have protests erupte...
24 Kesä 201323min
Ayad Allawi – Former Prime Minister of Iraq
More than a thousand people were killed in violence in Iraq last month according to the United Nations. The country appears to be dividing along religious lines, not helped by its neighbour Syria's de...
19 Kesä 201323min
Martin Amis – Author
Stephen Sackur speaks to Martin Amis, an author who was pigeon-holed early in his career as the ‘enfant terrible’ of the British literary world. Four decades on, he remains one of the most successful ...
16 Kesä 201323min
Ivo Daalder, US Permanent Representative to NATO
He’s European by birth; an American citizen by choice. But are those two outlooks becoming increasingly hard to reconcile? There’s tension over US surveillance that could affect Europeans; and a divis...
14 Kesä 201323min
Mo Ibrahim – Chairman of the Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Shaun Ley speaks to Mo Ibrahim, creator of the Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. His Index of African Governance suggests generally things are getting better. But some worry that Ch...
12 Kesä 201323min
