The Great European Refugees And Migrants Debate
Europe is gripped by the biggest migrant crisis since the Second World War. The parallels with that earlier crisis are hard to avoid. When in 1938 tens of thousands were fleeing Nazi Germany, not a si...
27 Nov 20151h 4min
Fight Your Own Battles: Foreign powers shouldn't intervene in the Middle East
Filmed at Sadler's Wells on 17th July 2013. Speaking for the motion were Palestinian-American writer, human rights campaigner and political commentator Susan Abulhawa and Former British Ambassador to ...
18 Nov 20151h 4min
The Nuclear Deal With Iran Won't Make the World a Safer Place
What’s not to like? The deal reached between Iran and six world powers in July is a major diplomatic breakthrough. In exchange for Tehran halting its nuclear weapons programme, the West will lift the ...
12 Nov 20151h 5min
Karl Ove Knausgaard: The Alchemist of the Ordinary
Novelists worship him. Critics fall over themselves to explain his genius. His celebrity fans say his books are like drugs. ‘I just read 200 pages and I need the next volume like crack. It’s completel...
6 Nov 20151h 3min
The Art of Political Power, with Robert Caro and William Hague
Every industry has its guru. And when it comes to the dark arts of political statecraft, the American biographer Robert Caro is the mentor politicians turn to for guidance. His biography of President ...
30 Okt 20151h 4min
China picks better leaders than the West
As Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the UK for a four-day state visit and David Cameron hails a "golden era" in the relationship between the two countries, we revisit the Intelligence Squared Asia ...
23 Okt 20151h 1min
Niall Ferguson: Henry Kissinger Reappraised, with Andrew Roberts
No American statesman has been as revered and as reviled as Henry Kissinger. To the late Christopher Hitchens he was a war criminal who should be prosecuted for crimes against humanity. To his admirer...
16 Okt 20151h 4min
Inside The Head Of Terry Gilliam
Terry Gilliam is one of the most multifaceted, visionary talents alive. He first found fame as a member of Monty Python, the surreal comedy troupe that has had a cult following since its inception in ...
9 Okt 20151h 3min
