The Real Story

Global experts and decision makers discuss, debate and analyse a key news story.

World Service,461 episodes

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Fortress Europe: Who gets to come in?
The EU is at loggerheads with Belarus over the arrival of thousands of migrants
19 Nov 2021,49 mins
The future of Chinese capitalism
How will President Xi balance economic growth and state control?
12 Nov 2021,49 mins
Who pays to fix climate change?
Is the developed world failing to meet its climate finance commitments?
05 Nov 2021,49 mins
Why do military coups still happen?
Protests have broken out in Sudan after the armed forces launched a military coup
29 Oct 2021,49 mins
Nato and China: A new rivalry?
Nato chief says the rise of China should be taken seriously
22 Oct 2021,49 mins
Climate change: Lessons from Denmark
A discussion from Copenhagen on how Denmark managed to set such ambitious climate goals
15 Oct 2021,48 mins
Empty shelves and clogged ports
What's behind the global supply crisis?
08 Oct 2021,49 mins
How green is nuclear energy?
Should nuclear power play a bigger role in attempts to avoid catastrophic climate change?
01 Oct 2021,49 mins
How powerful is China's navy?
China now has the biggest navy on Earth by some measures. What’s it going to do with it?
24 Sep 2021,49 mins
Canada votes: Is Trudeau in trouble?
Justin Trudeau has called a snap election less than two years after Canadians last voted
17 Sep 2021,49 mins
What's ailing Japan?
Is the country being held back by a failure to reform?
10 Sep 2021,49 mins
Methane: The other greenhouse gas
Could reducing methane emissions be a short cut to slowing down global warming?
03 Sep 2021,49 mins
The challenges facing the Taliban
Now that they’ve won the war, are the Taliban capable of governing a changed Afghanistan?
27 Aug 2021,49 mins
America after Afghanistan
What will allies and rivals conclude about future US willingness to engage overseas?
20 Aug 2021,49 mins
Silencing dissidents
Are changing politics and new technologies making it harder to be a dissident?
13 Aug 2021,49 mins
How do the Taliban keep going?
The group has taken more territory this year than any time since 2001
06 Aug 2021,49 mins
Why has Australia's Covid strategy faltered?
Australia went from global success story to outbreaks and lockdowns. What happened?
30 Jul 2021,49 mins
What's China doing to fight climate change?
China is the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases
23 Jul 2021,49 mins
Cuba at a crossroads
People defy a ban on protests to call for an end to the government
16 Jul 2021,49 mins
The pandemic brings more robots
What will be the impact of greater automation in the workplace?
09 Jul 2021,49 mins
Palestinians turn against the leadership
Could Nizar Banat's death be a turning point in Palestinian politics?
02 Jul 2021,49 mins
Hydrogen: A climate game-changer?
Governments turn to green hydrogen in attempts to meet their climate change commitments
25 Jun 2021,49 mins
China's global project has a new rival
Can Biden's Build Back Better World be a true rival to Xi's Belt and Road Initiative?
18 Jun 2021,49 mins
Iran’s presidential election: What do the people want?
Iranians go to the polls next week as the country's economy struggles under sanctions
11 Jun 2021,49 mins
Israel divided
What's been Benjamin Netanyahu's impact on Israeli politics?
04 Jun 2021,53 mins
Why is corporate America getting political?
Republicans accuse US boardrooms of becoming too 'woke'
28 May 2021,53 mins
China in space
Beijing has begun deploying its own space station and plans a crewed mission to the Moon
21 May 2021,53 mins
Ransomware on the rise in the US
How vulnerable are America's networks and what can be done to make them more secure?
14 May 2021,53 mins
Germany after Merkel
Angela Merkel will soon step down as Chancellor after sixteen years in power
07 May 2021,53 mins
Is the EU stifling AI innovation?
Europe is planning to introduce expansive regulations governing artificial intelligence
30 Apr 2021,53 mins