Background analysis to stories in the news from Harry Potter to climate change
World Service,Β·85 episodes
The French decision to train Africans in peacekeeping
Debate on the breakdown of peace process and the resumption of violence
What price privacy? And where does the law stand on snooping?
Debate about the growing tensions and violence between Albanians and Serbs
The strikes and protests called by opposition parties during the election
European scrutiny of Turkey's human rights record and treatment of its Kurdish minority
Is violence increasing in schools or is media coverage creating a sense of panic?
Is anyone in charge, should they be, and with no national boundaries, how could it work?
The power struggle between giant corporations, governments and citizens' groups
The social costs of the internet and the gap in users between rich and poor
How the internet is reshaping business and creating a new breed of electronic millionaires
Do people really want "intelligent" household goods?
A report on natural disasters, international responses and the allocation of aid
Rastafarian Nandor Tanczos, and his campaign for the legalisation of cannabis
The violence in Kaduna following the governor's introduction of Sharia
Why, when violent crime is going down, is the prison population still going up?
Campaigners challenge female circumcision in Mali, where there is no law against it
Scientists urge Western governments and health agencies to rethink the provision of drugs
The long tradition of wariness between Russia and the West
The rising cost of petrol across the world and whether OPEC is to blame
Could we lose control of new technologies and threaten the existence of humanity?
Christian Aid asks people in Sudan's Western Upper Nile province what they need most
With applicant numbers increasing, the state of asylum and immigration policy in the UK
The struggle of Russian conscientious objectors to perform 'alternative service'
Is nuclear power a source of clean, cheap, and safe electricity or a lethal threat?