Should we turn our backs on flying?
Greta Thunberg, the Swedish climate activist, opted to sail to the US from Europe this month, rather than catching a plane. Her choice reflected a growing recognition that air travel carries a heavy ...
27 Aug 201910min
How Charles Koch shaped modern America
A new book about Koch Industries has shed light on the way this company, led by Charles Koch, shaped modern America. Frederick Studemann, literary editor, discusses Kochland: The Secret History of Koc...
21 Aug 201915min
Saudi Aramco's oil deal with India's Reliance Industries
Saudi Arabia's state oil company Aramco is making a high stakes investment in India as the world’s largest crude oil exporter seeks to deepen its ties with the fastest growing energy consumer. Tom O’S...
20 Aug 201912min
Russia's summer of discontent
Tens of thousands of Russians have taken to the streets this summer to express their disaffection with a government that has failed to deliver economic growth or improve living standards for much of t...
14 Aug 201912min
Bleak outlook for bankers as trading jobs slashed
Falling interest rates, weak trading volumes and automation have led to an exceptionally brutal summer for global investment banks, which have shed tens of thousands of jobs, particularly on trading d...
12 Aug 201911min
Living with intelligent machines
What will the world look like when machines are cleverer than we are? Fred Studemann, Literary editor, and John Thornhill, Innovation editor, discuss how different writers have imagined the future in ...
10 Aug 201913min
What's behind India's lockdown of Kashmir?
The disputed Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir is in lockdown after India revoked its special status following a long running insurgency that led to thousands of deaths. Jyotsna Singh discusses wha...
8 Aug 201911min
Dollar versus renminbi: who has the upper hand?
US allegations that China is manipulating its currency burst into the open again this week when the renminbi was allowed to fall below seven to the dollar for the first time since 2008. Josh Noble dis...
7 Aug 201913min
