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    The death of globalisation?

    Are we witnessing the death of globalisation?

  2. From Brother to Other

    How were Russians persuaded to support a war against their closest neighbour Ukraine?

  3. Has economic crisis put net-zero plans on the backburner?

    Are economic problems holding up the UK’s path to net zero?

  4. Blaenau Ffestiniog and the Foundational Economy

    Blaenau Ffestiniog investigates whether the foundational economy is viable.

  5. Can we ever really tackle rising public spending?

    Philip Coggan examines the rise in public spending and the political battle to contain it

  6. Why do we assume women care?

    Is our society still trapping women in caring roles?

  7. Economic Growth - can we ever have enough?

    Should there be a ceiling for economic growth in developed countries?

  8. Is 'Political Blackness' gone for good?

    Mobeen Azhar asks what’s next after 'political blackness' and 'BAME'?

  9. Can Effective Altruism really change the world?

    Can effective altruism really change the world?

  10. How Xi Jinping did it

    How China’s Xi Jinping took control of his party and his country.

  11. Is ethical surrogacy possible?

    Is surrogacy the commercialisation of a woman's body or the greatest gift she can give?

  12. What's the point of street protest?

    Is it ever worth joining a protest march?

  13. Addiction in the age of the metaverse

    Are we past the point of no return when it comes to our obsession with online technology?

  14. Is the UK the new sick man of Europe?

    Why is the UK's economy falling behind its European neighbours and what is the cure?

  15. What is childcare for?

    Early years education or allowing parents to work – the purpose of pre-school childcare.

  16. Beyond the cost of living crisis

    Why is inflation on the rise, and what can we do about it?

  17. Cashing in on the green rush

    Some countries have legalised cannabis - but how lucrative has it really been?

  18. Germany and Russia: It's Complicated

    How is Germany's long-standing relationship with Russia affecting its response to Ukraine?

  19. The Advertising Trap

    Digital advertising fuels the online economy, but is it all based on smoke and mirrors?

  20. Can Nationalism be a Force for Good?

    Charting the birth of the nation state and if nationalism can exist in a healthy form.

  21. From Russia with love

    How Russia exerts its influence across the globe.

  22. The Court of Putin

    Inside the murky world of decision-making in Putin’s Russia.

  23. Can the UK ever be a low tax economy again?

    As tax rises hit pay packets next month is this an end to Conservative low tax policy?

  24. Ending Violence

    Is a world without violence possible? Sonia Sodha finds out.

  25. The case for public service reform

    Chris Naylor asks if there's a better way to deliver public services.

  26. Planning, Housing and Politics

    How can we build new homes without alienating voters? Hashi Mohamed investigates.

  27. Tackling Inequality

    Probing the results of a major study into our unequal society.

  28. Why worry about future generations?

    What - if anything - do we owe to people who have not yet been born?

  29. Can we create a universal Covid vaccine?

    Can scientists develop a vaccine which can combat the coronavirus and all its variants?

  30. Finding Things Out

    The story of how science has been trying to get better at finding things out.

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