Mairead McGuinness: How far will the EU go to support Kyiv?
The Interview29 Mar 2022

Mairead McGuinness: How far will the EU go to support Kyiv?

Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine united the EU in shock and outrage. But four weeks into the war, with Ukrainian cities besieged and civilians suffering unimaginable horrors, cracks are already evident in the European response. Stephen Sackur speaks to the EU Commissioner for Financial Services, Mairead McGuinness. How far should sanctions go? Solidarity with Ukraine is one thing, but is the EU prepared to endure real pain to support Kyiv?

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Paul Caruana Galizia: Can his family get justice?

Paul Caruana Galizia: Can his family get justice?

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Job Sikhala: Is change possible in Zimbabwe?

Job Sikhala: Is change possible in Zimbabwe?

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Humza Yousaf: Is the SNP's supremacy in Scotland under threat?

Humza Yousaf: Is the SNP's supremacy in Scotland under threat?

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Naomi Alderman: Power and technology

Naomi Alderman: Power and technology

Another opportunity to hear Stephen Sackur's interview with the writer and computer game creator Naomi Alderman. Her most recent novel - The Future - is a techno thriller set at the end of days. Is th...

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Tom Shakespeare: Redefining disability

Tom Shakespeare: Redefining disability

Stephen Sackur speaks to the bioethicist, disability rights campaigner and writer Tom Shakespeare. Should we embrace difference, rather than use science to root it out?

3 Apr 202422min

Lila Rose: Could abortion be banned in the entire US?

Lila Rose: Could abortion be banned in the entire US?

Stephen Sackur speaks to one of America’s fiercest opponents of abortion rights, Lila Rose. The US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade, but she wants to go much further - to a total nationwide abo...

1 Apr 202423min

Mohamed Irfaan Ali: Is oil a blessing or a curse for Guyana?

Mohamed Irfaan Ali: Is oil a blessing or a curse for Guyana?

Stephen Sackur speaks to Guyana’s President Mohamed Irfaan Ali. Vast offshore oil and gas reserves are transforming the Guyanese economy. But amid territorial tension with neighbouring Venezuela and e...

29 Mar 202423min

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Stephen Sackur is on the road in Guyana, South America, home to globally significant ecosystems and now one of the world's biggest offshore oil and gas reserves. As Guyana experiences record economic ...

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