Is Africa’s Longest War Really Over?
It’s a July morning in Ethiopia and Addisalem Hadigu, a journalist in his 50s, boards a flight to neighbouring Eritrea.But it’s no ordinary plane. This ‘bird of peace’ is the first commercial flight t...
26 Jul 201823min
What does Iran think of the West?
As relations with Iran and the West reach a new low point with the collapse earlier this year of the nuclear deal and the reintroduction of strict economic sanctions we ask: what does Iran think of th...
19 Jul 201823min
Can We Ever Understand Animals?
By the time she died at the age of 46, Koko the gorilla was a global superstar. Not only could she apparently understand two thousand words of spoken English and convey her own thoughts and feelings u...
12 Jul 201823min
Can We Eat Our Way Out Of Climate Change?
Food production accounts for as much global greenhouse gas emissions as all forms of transport combined. That’s why many scientists think we can’t tackle climate change without addressing what we eat....
5 Jul 201822min
Are We Heading for a Trade War?
The world’s two biggest economies are on the brink of a costly standoff. The US has announced tariffs of 25% on a swathe of Chinese goods, starting July 6th. China has vowed to respond in kind. ‘If so...
28 Jun 201822min
Can You Train People To Be Less Prejudiced?
Donte Robinson and Rashon Nelson were waiting to meet a business associate in Starbucks. After two minutes, the store manager called the police and the African-American men were removed from the café...
21 Jun 201823min
How Do You Make People Have Babies?
More than half the world’s countries are not producing enough babies to offset the number of deaths. Russia is the latest to experience a dip in the fertility rate, despite the government rolling out ...
14 Jun 201823min
Is Raqqa Recovering After Islamic State?
Last year, the world watched as Islamic State was driven from Raqqa, the city they claimed as their capital. The UN has estimated that around 80% of the city’s buildings were destroyed or damaged in t...
7 Jun 201822min
