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World Service,Β·98 episodes
Is Britain still a world power when it comes to its military capabilities?
What is the true cost of mental illness to society?
Has China been doing the right things to tackle the global financial crisis?
Is Yemen facing a national security crisis?
What does it take to make bankers change their ways?
Will President Obama be able to push through bold healthcare reform?
What lies behind the violence in the Russian North Caucasus region?
Why are relations between Turkey and Armenia improving?
Should the West change its attitude to Zimbabwe?
What's the extent of government debt in the world's most advanced economies?
How do democracies respond to the rise of the far right?
Has the global balance of power changed as a result of the financial crisis?
Why is the far left in Germany doing so well in the run up to elections?
One year on from the start of the financial crisis - has the system been stabilised?
How much progress have the G20 countries made on the global economic crisis?
The stresses and strains of life in the French workplace.
How can Britain's Labour Party get itself out of a deep slump?
Coming up in Analysis: the benefits and potential dangers of nanotechnology.
Why Nigeria's government is concerned about the country's image overseas.
Ireland's crucial referendum on its relationship with the European Union.
30 years after the Sandinista revolution, is democracy under threat in Nicaragua?
What lies behind this week's stadium massacre in Guinea?
Are America's right wing talk shows creating a new kind of politics?
Is the electric car revolution upon us?
What is the United States hoping to achieve with its new policy on Burma?
Is nuclear power back in fashion?
The continuing rifts in Kenyan politics.
How important are next year's Commonwealth Games to India?
How has the political crisis in Honduras affected the region?
How can dialogue between the faiths achieve better results?
