US Deputy National Security Adviser, 2009 - 2017 - Ben Rhodes
Sarah Montague speaks to Ben Rhodes who was Deputy National Security Adviser for President Barack Obama. During his time at the White House he developed such a close bond with the President that he ea...
4 Heinä 201823min
Computer scientist and author - Jaron Lanier
The internet is perhaps the defining technological advance of the last fifty years. It has opened up a new world of possibilities, but what if it also represents an existential threat to humanity? Tha...
2 Heinä 201823min
Iranian Environmental Scientist - Kaveh Madani
Since the beginning of 2018, the Iranian Government has locked up a number of environmental scientists and campaigners. One respected conservationist was found hanged in his cell in what the authoriti...
27 Kesä 201823min
Former Director of the FBI James Comey
When historians write their versions of Donald Trump’s extraordinary ascent to the Presidency, prominence will surely be given to the former Director of the FBI James Comey. He was a Republican hired ...
25 Kesä 201823min
Austria's Foreign Minister - Karin Kneissl
One issue more than any other that is polarising European politics and dividing the European Union is migration. In Germany, it threatens Angela Merkel’s grip on power, whilst from Italy to Austria an...
22 Kesä 201823min
Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan - Kassym-Jomart Tokayev
Can Kazakhstan move beyond one party rule? Stephen Sackur talks to the chairman of the Kazakh Senate, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The country's shiny new capital city, Astana, tells you plenty about the co...
20 Kesä 201823min
President of Sinn Féin, Ireland - Mary Lou McDonald
Mary Lou McDonald is the leader of Sinn Féin - the party of Irish Republicans in the Irish Republic and in Northern Ireland. Ireland is going through a period of extraordinary change. Social attitudes...
18 Kesä 201823min
Ethiopian Opposition Politician Andargachew Tsege
The new Ethiopian government is making dramatic reforms in the country: the state of emergency had been lifted, the military and intelligence chiefs have been replaced and opposition politicians have ...
15 Kesä 201823min
