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The Inquiry Episodes

  1.

    What’s behind the recent rioting in South Africa?

    Was there more to the riots in South Africa than reaction to the jailing of Jacob Zuma?

  2. Why was the president of Haiti assassinated?

    The controversial rule of Haiti’s president Jovenel Moise.

  3. Can China raise its birth rate?

    China wants to stop its workforce shrinking. So can it raise its birth rate?

  4. Why did so many indigenous children die in Canada’s residential schools?

    The harrowing story of the indigenous children forced into Canada’s residential schools.

  5. Is Nigeria becoming impossible to govern?

    As Nigeria’s kidnapping crisis worsens, what can be done to make the country safe?

  6. Can we make the super-rich pay more tax?

    Can we make the super-rich pay more tax?

  7. Are the Tokyo Olympic games in trouble?

    Tanya Beckett asks if Japan can pull off the greatest show on earth during a pandemic?

  8. Could Covid-19 have come from a lab leak?

    Kavita Puri explores the theory that the pandemic could have originated in a lab.

  9. Belarus: Can President Lukashenko be overthrown?

    Tanya Beckett asks if Europe’s last dictator can cling on to power for much longer.

  10. Do we need more nuclear power to help deal with climate change?

    Tanya Beckett asks if nuclear energy can helps us transition away from fossil fuel power.

  11. What are NFTs and are they really the next big thing?

    Suzanne Kianpour asks if non-fungible tokens are really here to stay.

  12. Why are murder rates in Chicago so high?

    Is it time to treat the city of Chicago’s gun crime problem as a public health issue?

  13. Will the Taliban rule Afghanistan again?

    Charmaine Cozier asks if the Taliban could ever return to power in Afghanistan.

  14. Is peace under threat in Northern Ireland?

    With riots back on the streets of Belfast, what does the future hold for Northern Ireland?

  15. Covid: What went wrong in India?

    As a second wave of Covid-19 rages through India, Kavita Puri asks what went wrong.

  16. Is the legal cannabis business about to go global?

    What does the future look like for the cannabis β€˜Green Rush’?

  17. Is Africa the new power base for the Islamic State group?

    What are the real reasons behind the Islamic State Group’s increased presence in Africa?

  18. Why has Peru had such a bad pandemic?

    Peru has suffered one of the highest excess death levels in the world. We ask why.

  19. How will the concussion issue affect the future of sport?

    Concerns are growing about the potential links between concussion and brain disease

  20. Are β€˜killer robots’ the future of warfare?

    Will autonomous weapons transform the way we wage war?

  21. Why do Italy’s governments keep collapsing?

    What makes Italian politics so fragile and unstable?

  22. Is Antifa the threat it’s made out to be?

    What is the truth about the anti-fascist group dividing America?

  23. Why did Alexei Navalny return to Russia?

    After surviving an assassination attempt, the opposition leader is now facing jail time.

  24. What is the future for Myanmar?

    As protests continue in Myanmar against the military, what is the country’s future?

  25. Can we solve our space junk problem?

    Millions of pieces of dangerous manmade debris are orbiting Earth. Can we clean up space?

  26. How did Europe fall behind in the vaccine race?

    The reasons why the EU has been so slow at procuring Covid vaccines.

  27. Will QAnon survive?

    With President Trump gone and a social media clampdown, what is the future for QAnon?

  28. Is online censorship going too far?

    Who should decide who’s heard or silenced on platforms like Twitter and Facebook?

  29. Why do the Indian farmer protests matter?

    What could India’s farmer protests mean for the nation’s economic and political future?

  30. Can Germany cope without Angela?

    What changes can we expect when chancellor Angela Merkel leaves office later this year?

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