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Seizoen 2014
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Jan 06, 2014
Stephen Sackur talks to Mike Mack, the CEO of Syngenta, one of the world's biggest agribusinesses. With the population set to rise beyond nine billion over the next half century, farmers
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Stephen Sackur talks to Mike Mack, the CEO of Syngenta, one of the world's biggest agribusinesses. With the population set to rise beyond nine billion over the next half century, farmers worldwide face an enormous productivity challenge. He sees farming's future driven by bioscience and genetic manipulation, but faces public mistrust and suspicion.
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Jan 07, 2014
Stephen Sackur speaks to photographer Giles Duley, who abandoned the world of celebrity, music and fashion photography to focus on stories of human suffering. In 2011 in Afghanistan, he
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Stephen Sackur speaks to photographer Giles Duley, who abandoned the world of celebrity, music and fashion photography to focus on stories of human suffering. In 2011 in Afghanistan, he lost both of his legs and an arm when he stepped on an improvised explosive device which detonated.
Since then, he has defied the odds, not just surviving but returning to work and even revisiting Afghanistan. He is still a photographer, but does he now see the world through a different lens?
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Jan 08, 2014
Is English justice all it is cracked up to be? HARDtalk speaks to Keir Starmer, the top barrister who has just stepped down after five years as the director of public prosecutions, in
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Is English justice all it is cracked up to be? HARDtalk speaks to Keir Starmer, the top barrister who has just stepped down after five years as the director of public prosecutions, in effect the chief prosecutor in England and Wales. Are the pillars of the English judicial system, the laws and the courts, really fit for purpose?
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Ben Emmerson QC - UN Rapporteur, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights
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Jan 10, 2014
When a US drone kills a jihadi militant in Pakistan, has a law been broken? What if the missile kills women and children too? Who can be held to account?
HARDtalk speaks to Ben
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When a US drone kills a jihadi militant in Pakistan, has a law been broken? What if the missile kills women and children too? Who can be held to account?
HARDtalk speaks to Ben Emmerson, the British lawyer addressing these questions for the United Nations. He says drone strikes and other exceptional counter-terror measures simply breed more terror. But does this liberal lawyer really know what is best in the struggle to make the world a safer place?
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Jan 13, 2014
Eve Ensler, best known for her play The Vagina Monologues, is leading a campaign to end violence against women. According to the UN, one third of all women experience rape or some kind
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Eve Ensler, best known for her play The Vagina Monologues, is leading a campaign to end violence against women. According to the UN, one third of all women experience rape or some kind of physical assault in their lifetime. Stephen Sackur asks this passionate New York feminist what she can do to change the experiences of women around the world.
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Dean Spielmann - President of the European Court of Human Rights
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Jan 14, 2014
Eight hundred million Europeans' fundamental rights and liberties are supposed to be safeguarded by the European Court of Human Rights. It is an institution steeped in European idealism
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Eight hundred million Europeans' fundamental rights and liberties are supposed to be safeguarded by the European Court of Human Rights. It is an institution steeped in European idealism and ambition, but does it work?
HARDtalk speaks to the President of the Strasbourg based court, Dean Spielmann. Critics condemn it as an undemocratic, unaccountable infringement on national sovereignty; do they have a case?
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Jan 16, 2014
In a special edition of HARDtalk recorded in New York City, Stephen Sackur speaks to the former US defence secretary Robert Gates. In his newly published memoirs he gives the inside
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In a special edition of HARDtalk recorded in New York City, Stephen Sackur speaks to the former US defence secretary Robert Gates. In his newly published memoirs he gives the inside story on arguments and tensions inside the Obama White House - particularly over Afghanistan. He has called his book Duty but are some of his revelations an act of disloyalty?
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Jan 21, 2014
The British government is 'going all out for shale'. Those are the words of the prime minister about his plan to allow companies to try to extract shale gas from deep underground. It's a
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The British government is 'going all out for shale'. Those are the words of the prime minister about his plan to allow companies to try to extract shale gas from deep underground. It's a contrast to most European countries - many have banned it until they're convinced it can be done safely without damaging the water supply. Sarah Montague speaks to Britain's energy and climate change secretary, Liberal Democrat Ed Davey. If we want clean, green and affordable energy, what role should fracking have?
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Yehia Hamed - Former Minister, Freedom and Justice Party, Egypt
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Jan 22, 2014
The previously banned Muslim Brotherhood produced Egypt's first ever democratically elected president. Six months later he was deposed, with the Brotherhood subsequently designated as
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The previously banned Muslim Brotherhood produced Egypt's first ever democratically elected president. Six months later he was deposed, with the Brotherhood subsequently designated as 'terrorist', with its leaders thrown in jail or in exile. One of those is Yehia Hamid. He was investment minister in a government critics say put its own interests ahead of the economic crisis which precipitated its downfall. With the Brotherhood telling its supporters to 'topple the leaders of the treacherous military coup', isn't the Brotherhood encouraging the violence it professes to abhor?
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Harris Georgiades - Minister of Finance, Republic of Cyprus
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Jan 24, 2014
When Harris Georgiades became finance minister of Cyprus in 2013 some said he had been handed a poisoned chalice. He has had to preside over tough austerity measures that are driving up
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When Harris Georgiades became finance minister of Cyprus in 2013 some said he had been handed a poisoned chalice. He has had to preside over tough austerity measures that are driving up poverty levels in the country. The economy is shrinking, unemployment will perhaps reach 20% this year and wages are being slashed. These were the tough conditions of a 10 billion euro bailout granted last year with the troika of the European Central Bank, the EU and the IMF to avoid a collapse of the banking system in Cyprus. So why then does the finance minister believe that the economy is proving more resilient than expected? Is he being too optimistic?
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Jan 27, 2014
HARDtalk speaks to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. He has just embarked on a tour of four African countries, all touched by vicious and bloody conflict: South Sudan,
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HARDtalk speaks to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby. He has just embarked on a tour of four African countries, all touched by vicious and bloody conflict: South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Burundi.
It is part of his mission to visit as many communities in the 80-million strong Anglican Church worldwide. Can he help heal the divisions in these conflict-ridden countries? And what is his answer to critics who say that religion itself is partly to blame for ethnic hatred and killings.
Also, the Church is polarised on issues such as same-sex marriage and gay priests. Can the Archbishop keep the Church together?
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Jan 28, 2014
In a special edition of HARDtalk recorded in Delhi, Stephen Sackur speaks to India's finance minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram - one of the most influential and long serving members of
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In a special edition of HARDtalk recorded in Delhi, Stephen Sackur speaks to India's finance minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram - one of the most influential and long serving members of the Congress Party dominated government. India has enjoyed a decade of unprecedented economic growth, with signs of a new era of wealth and consumerism visible in every major city. But has this vast country squandered an opportunity to fundamentally reform itself for the 21st century?
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Jan 29, 2014
In front of an audience in the Indian capital Delhi, Stephen Sackur talks to one of India's most intriguing young politicians, Omar Abdullah. He is chief minister of the Indian state of
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In front of an audience in the Indian capital Delhi, Stephen Sackur talks to one of India's most intriguing young politicians, Omar Abdullah. He is chief minister of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir - a long disputed territory once described by former president Bill Clinton as the most dangerous place on earth. Is there any hope of Kashmir becoming a place of peace, not conflict?
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Hussain Al-Shahristani - Deputy Prime Minister for Energy, Iraq
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Jan 31, 2014
Stephen Sackur speaks to Hussain Al-Shahristani, Iraq's deputy prime minister responsible for energy, asking if his country is perilously close to sinking back into civil war.
Stephen Sackur speaks to Hussain Al-Shahristani, Iraq's deputy prime minister responsible for energy, asking if his country is perilously close to sinking back into civil war.
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Kavita Krishnan - Secretary, All India Progressive Women's Association
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Feb 03, 2014
In a special edition of HARDtalk, recorded in the Indian capital, Stephen Sackur talks to the prominent women's rights campaigner, Kavita Krishnan. Delhi is a proud capital of the nation
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In a special edition of HARDtalk, recorded in the Indian capital, Stephen Sackur talks to the prominent women's rights campaigner, Kavita Krishnan. Delhi is a proud capital of the nation - a noisy and vibrant place - but a city stained by its record on sexual violence. More rapes are recorded here than any other Indian city. Just over a year ago a 23-year-old medical student died after a brutal gang rape on a bus which shocked the nation and prompted millions of people to demand government action to end gender violence. Is India becoming a safer more equal society for women?
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Feb 04, 2014
HARDtalk speaks to legendary photographer, David Bailey. In the sixties he captured the vitality, the sexiness and the rebel spirit of the age in black and white. Over five successive
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HARDtalk speaks to legendary photographer, David Bailey. In the sixties he captured the vitality, the sexiness and the rebel spirit of the age in black and white. Over five successive decades he's conjured up iconic images of models, rock stars and even gangsters, but what do his pictures say about him?
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Feb 05, 2014
HARDtalk is in Paris at Roland Garros, the headquarters of tennis in France, to speak to the French tennis player and Wimbledon Champion, Marion Bartoli. Last year just six weeks after
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HARDtalk is in Paris at Roland Garros, the headquarters of tennis in France, to speak to the French tennis player and Wimbledon Champion, Marion Bartoli. Last year just six weeks after achieving the highest accolade in her sport, the Wimbledon title, she announced she was retiring from tennis at the age of only 28. Can she really never imagine competing again? And if so, what does that say about the health of tennis?
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Feb 06, 2014
Stephen Sackur visits the British Foreign Office to speak to foreign secretary William Hague. From Syria and Afghanistan to relations with the US and Europe, how influential is British foreign policy today?
Stephen Sackur visits the British Foreign Office to speak to foreign secretary William Hague. From Syria and Afghanistan to relations with the US and Europe, how influential is British foreign policy today?
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Feb 10, 2014
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. It is nearly a year since the new Pope was installed, but still the same problems dog the Catholic Church. A UN
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Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. It is nearly a year since the new Pope was installed, but still the same problems dog the Catholic Church. A UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has just criticised the Vatican over its failure to deal decisively with child sexual abuse by priests, gay rights activists still attack the Church on its stand on homosexuality, and the Vatican's finances have been under scrutiny and criminal investigation.
HARDtalk speaks to Cardinal Peter Turkson who, last year, was tipped to become the first black Pope. He is calling for financial reforms and action against poverty and inequality. But does the Catholic Church have the moral authority to take a lead on such issues?
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Barnaba Marial Benjamin - Foreign Minister, South Sudan
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Feb 11, 2014
Two years after its birth as a nation, South Sudan is in danger of tearing itself apart. Weeks of bloody clashes between government forces loyal to the President and rebels backing the
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Two years after its birth as a nation, South Sudan is in danger of tearing itself apart. Weeks of bloody clashes between government forces loyal to the President and rebels backing the former Vice-President have left 10,000 dead and 750,000 people homeless. HARDtalk speaks to South Sudan's foreign minister, Barnaba Marial Benjamin. Can peace talks salvage unity from the wreckage of a brutal power struggle?
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Feb 12, 2014
How's this for a vision of earthly paradise? Sun, sand, sea and a tax rate of zero. It's that last bit that turned the tiny Cayman Islands into one of the most attractive offshore
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How's this for a vision of earthly paradise? Sun, sand, sea and a tax rate of zero. It's that last bit that turned the tiny Cayman Islands into one of the most attractive offshore financial havens in the world. But now the US and EU are leading international efforts to rein in the world's tax dodgers. HARDtalk speaks to Alden McLaughlin, Premier of the Cayman Islands. Is his Caribbean haven about to lose its allure?
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Allen Ault - Former Commissioner of Corrections, Georgia, USA
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Feb 14, 2014
A host of countries around the world still impose the ultimate punishment on the most serious criminals - death. What is it like to be in command of the machinery of state-sanctioned
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A host of countries around the world still impose the ultimate punishment on the most serious criminals - death. What is it like to be in command of the machinery of state-sanctioned execution? HARDtalk gets a rare insight from Allen Ault, who spent years running the corrections system in the southern US state of Georgia. He organised the killing of criminals until he could stand it no more. Now he is an opponent of the death penalty. Why?
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Dieter Zetsche - Chairman Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars
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Feb 17, 2014
HARDtalk is in Stuttgart, Germany - a city with a long history of engineering and manufacturing. The auto industry is a major player here, which is good news for Stuttgart as long as the
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HARDtalk is in Stuttgart, Germany - a city with a long history of engineering and manufacturing. The auto industry is a major player here, which is good news for Stuttgart as long as the German car industry continues to thrive. Stephen Sackur speaks to Dieter Zetsche, the boss of Daimler, a company with a global reputation and the makers of Mercedes Benz cars. However, over the past decade they have made some costly mistakes and they still face major challenges, not least the push for greener more efficient vehicles. Daimler has a proud reputation, but does it have a bright future?
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Feb 18, 2014
As US Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to publish an outline for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, Stephen Sackur talks to veteran Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat.
As US Secretary of State John Kerry prepares to publish an outline for an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal, Stephen Sackur talks to veteran Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat.
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Feb 19, 2014
In a host of African countries, homosexuality is a crime. From Nigeria to Uganda, politicians seem to believe persecuting homosexuals is a vote-winning strategy. HARDtalk speaks to
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In a host of African countries, homosexuality is a crime. From Nigeria to Uganda, politicians seem to believe persecuting homosexuals is a vote-winning strategy. HARDtalk speaks to Kenyan writer Binyavanga Wainaina who knew it would be big news when he publicly revealed his homosexuality earlier this year. Sure enough, he's now at the centre of a debate about freedom, identity and culture that's raging across the African continent. Is his stand changing minds?
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Feb 21, 2014
Europe's Roma have been discriminated against for centuries. They live in poor communities on the margins of society. Richer nations fear an influx of poorer migrants from eastern Europe
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Europe's Roma have been discriminated against for centuries. They live in poor communities on the margins of society. Richer nations fear an influx of poorer migrants from eastern Europe in search of jobs and benefits and the Roma have borne the brunt of such suspicion. Switzerland's vote to curb immigration from the EU has touched a nerve, with some predicting a hardening of attitudes right across Europe towards migrants. HARDtalk speaks to Hungarian MEP, Livia Jaroka - the only Roma in the European parliament. Is she worried that the mood against the Roma is getting worse?
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Feb 24, 2014
Just how stable and sustainable is Israel's coalition government? Prime Minister Netanyahu currently relies on the support of Jewish Home, a right-wing religious Zionist party strongly
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Just how stable and sustainable is Israel's coalition government? Prime Minister Netanyahu currently relies on the support of Jewish Home, a right-wing religious Zionist party strongly supportive of the settler movement. What happens to that coalition as the Americans try to push Israel towards a land-for-peace deal with the Palestinians? HARDtalk speaks to Naftali Bennett, leader of Jewish Home and Israel's economy minister. Is the Israeli right about to splinter?
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Lazaro Nyalandu - Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Tanzania
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Feb 25, 2014
Within the lifetimes of our children, the African elephant may be extinct, hunted to death - such is the continued lure of ivory, despite international efforts to ban the ivory trade. In
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Within the lifetimes of our children, the African elephant may be extinct, hunted to death - such is the continued lure of ivory, despite international efforts to ban the ivory trade. In Tanzania, poachers have been killing an average of 30 elephants a day. The government there says it will end the slaughter.
HARDtalk speaks to Lazaro Nyalandu, Tanzania's minister for natural resources and tourism. Is human greed destined to kill off Africa's elephants?
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Feb 26, 2014
After the revolutionary tumult in Ukraine, what comes next? The country is financially crippled, internally divided and a cockpit of tension between Moscow and the West. Who can hold
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After the revolutionary tumult in Ukraine, what comes next? The country is financially crippled, internally divided and a cockpit of tension between Moscow and the West. Who can hold Ukraine together? HARDtalk speaks to Eugenia Tymoshenko - her mother Yulia is the former prime minister, newly released from prison and widely seen as a powerful contender for Ukraine's presidency. Her name has pulling power, but is Yulia Tymoshenko what Ukraine needs?
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David Keene - President, US National Rifle Association, 2011-13
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Mrt 03, 2014
For many American firearms are a symbol of freedom. The right to bear arms is treated with the same reverence as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But guns kill extraordinary
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For many American firearms are a symbol of freedom. The right to bear arms is treated with the same reverence as life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. But guns kill extraordinary numbers of US citizens, 30,000 and more every year. Maybe it is time to better regulate the firearms business.
HARDtalk speaks to the recently retired president of the National Rifle Association, David Keene. Does the gun lobby really stand up for American values?
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Mrt 04, 2014
Stephen Sackur speaks to the king of tabloid trash-talking television in the United States - Jerry Springer. His show specialises in dysfunctional relationships and sex. His guests
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Stephen Sackur speaks to the king of tabloid trash-talking television in the United States - Jerry Springer. His show specialises in dysfunctional relationships and sex. His guests curse, they throw chairs and sometimes they fight. Critics call it cynical and manipulative TV, but it's made him famous and rich. So does he care?
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Andriy Shevchenko MP - Fatherland Party, Ukraine and Alexander Nekrassov - Former Kremlin Advisor
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Mrt 05, 2014
Stephen Sackur speaks to two guests about the developing situation in Ukraine. Andriy Shevchenko is a Ukrainian MP closely allied to Ukraine's new prime minister and Alexander Nekrassov
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Stephen Sackur speaks to two guests about the developing situation in Ukraine. Andriy Shevchenko is a Ukrainian MP closely allied to Ukraine's new prime minister and Alexander Nekrassov is a former Kremlin adviser.
The question of how far Russia will go is preoccupying not just Ukrainians but governments across the western world. Vladimir Putin has Crimea firmly in his grip. Pushing his forces on into Russian-speaking areas of eastern Ukraine would surely tip this crisis into a shooting war. Is there a way back from the brink?
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Ivo Daalder - US Ambassador to Nato 2009 - 2013, Ihor Dolhov - Ukraine's Ambassador to Nato
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Mrt 06, 2014
Can a frantic round of international diplomacy deliver a de-escalation of the Ukraine crisis? The immediate aim is to avoid a shooting war; the long-term challenge is to persuade Russia
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Can a frantic round of international diplomacy deliver a de-escalation of the Ukraine crisis? The immediate aim is to avoid a shooting war; the long-term challenge is to persuade Russia to accept a new political landscape in Kiev. Can it be done? Stephen Sackur speaks to Ukraine's ambassador to Nato Ihor Dolhov and recently retired US ambassador to Nato Ivo Daalder. In this battle of wills between Putin and the West, who wins?
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Ricardo Alarcon - President, Cuban National Assembly, 1993 - 2013
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Mrt 10, 2014
HARDtalk speaks to Ricardo Alarcon who, until 2013, was president of Cuba's parliament, the National Assembly. At the zenith of his career, he was described as the third most powerful
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HARDtalk speaks to Ricardo Alarcon who, until 2013, was president of Cuba's parliament, the National Assembly. At the zenith of his career, he was described as the third most powerful figure in Cuba after the Castro brothers. A veteran on the political and diplomatic scene, he's a former foreign minister and long-time ambassador for Cuba to the United Nations. He still wields a great deal of influence and now spends most of his time campaigning for the release of three Cubans jailed in the US for spying. Isn't it time the US and Cuba buried the hatchet and normalised relations?
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Mrt 11, 2014
It is the biggest crisis confronting Western Europe in twenty years; Ukraine could be just days away from losing a key part of its territory. Russia stands on one side of this conflict,
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It is the biggest crisis confronting Western Europe in twenty years; Ukraine could be just days away from losing a key part of its territory. Russia stands on one side of this conflict, the United States and the European Union on the other. HARDtalk speaks to Poland's foreign minister Radoslaw Sikorski. He helped negotiate a deal to halt the bloodshed in Kiev and now warns Vladimir Putin if Russia doesn't de-escalate, the EU will impose sanctions. However, last time such a crisis erupted it was the West that blinked first. Why does he believe things will be different this time?
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Mrt 12, 2014
Stephen Sackur speaks to Cody Wilson, who is at the leading edge of an anarchist movement which wants to use the so called 'dark web'- anonymous, borderless, and lawless - to empower
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Stephen Sackur speaks to Cody Wilson, who is at the leading edge of an anarchist movement which wants to use the so called 'dark web'- anonymous, borderless, and lawless - to empower individuals and undermine big government.
His symbolic first move was to make a gun using open source software and a 3D printer. Is this really where we want the internet to take us?
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Mrt 17, 2014
HARDtalk is in Beijing for a special interview with China's most famous artist and dissident, Ai Weiwei. Under constant surveillance, and prevented from leaving the country, how does this artist push back against the forces of repression?
HARDtalk is in Beijing for a special interview with China's most famous artist and dissident, Ai Weiwei. Under constant surveillance, and prevented from leaving the country, how does this artist push back against the forces of repression?
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Jin Liqun - Chairman, China International Capital Corporation
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Mrt 18, 2014
Since the financial meltdown of 2008, China has been the key driver of growth in the global economy. In Beijing, it is easy to see how the country's brand of command capitalism has
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Since the financial meltdown of 2008, China has been the key driver of growth in the global economy. In Beijing, it is easy to see how the country's brand of command capitalism has transformed infrastructure and generated unprecedented wealth. But suddenly confidence has given way to insecurity. At the heart of it is a debt bubble that would threaten the whole world economy if it turned toxic. HARDtalk is in Beijing to speak to Jin Liqun, supremely well connected investment bank chief and former chairman of China's sovereign wealth fund. How worried should we be about the Chinese economy?
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Mrt 18, 2014
In a special edition of Hardtalk, Stephen Sackur speaks to Dmitry Peskov, spokesman to Russia's President Putin following the decision of EU and US leaders to impose sanctions. With
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In a special edition of Hardtalk, Stephen Sackur speaks to Dmitry Peskov, spokesman to Russia's President Putin following the decision of EU and US leaders to impose sanctions. With international pressure mounting against the Kremlin, does Russia stand to lose more than win from this crisis?
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Mrt 20, 2014
There has been widespread condemnation of Russian president Vladimir Putin's decision to absorb Crimea after its referendum to break away from Ukraine. But Moscow says that any further
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There has been widespread condemnation of Russian president Vladimir Putin's decision to absorb Crimea after its referendum to break away from Ukraine. But Moscow says that any further sanctions imposed against it by the EU over Crimea, will affect Europe as much as itself. HARDtalk speaks to Bulgarian president Rosen Plevneliev. Bulgaria is the EU's poorest country and depends on Russia for 85 per cent of its gas needs. Can Bulgaria, and the EU as a whole, afford to get tough with Moscow?
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Mrt 24, 2014
When you think of the Chinese economy you probably conjure up images of assembly plants and production lines, but those old stereotypes need updating. 650 million Chinese citizens use
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When you think of the Chinese economy you probably conjure up images of assembly plants and production lines, but those old stereotypes need updating. 650 million Chinese citizens use the internet and as that number increases so does the business potential of the world wide web. But of course the internet brings with it social, cultural and political change too and that is where China's rulers begin to get nervous. HARDtalk speaks to one of the new breed of Chinese tech entrepreneurs, Charles Zhang, CEO of Sohu.com. Can the Chinese government impose its will on the web?
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Tamara Rojo - Artistic Director/Lead Principal, English National Ballet
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Mrt 25, 2014
HARDtalk is at London's Barbican Theatre to speak to the artistic director and lead principal of the English National Ballet, Tamara Rojo. Her new production, a ballet about one of the
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HARDtalk is at London's Barbican Theatre to speak to the artistic director and lead principal of the English National Ballet, Tamara Rojo. Her new production, a ballet about one of the bloodiest conflicts in the 20th century, is part of an attempt to modernise what is often a rather conservative repertoire in ballet. She'd like to do the same with training and technique too, but with some of the stars arguing that ballet should be tough and a new generation of dancers who have gone through a demanding training in Japan and China beginning to flourish, can Tamara Rojo triumph over tradition?
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Hala Shukrallah - President - Constitution Party, Egypt
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Mrt 26, 2014
More than 500 supporters of Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi have been sentenced to death. It's the latest crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood - now banned under the country's new
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More than 500 supporters of Egypt's former president Mohammed Morsi have been sentenced to death. It's the latest crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood - now banned under the country's new constitution. HARDtalk speaks to the newly elected leader of a party founded to 'save' the revolution of three years ago. Hala Shukrallah is the first female leader of a political party in Egypt and the first Christian. But in a country polarised between the military and Islamists, the liberal secular opposition have struggled to gain support. Does Egypt deserve a better opposition?
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Mrt 31, 2014
HARDtalk is in the Zambian capital Lusaka to speak to Kenneth Kaunda. Leader of the struggle for independence, he was sentenced to hard labour in prison by the British before he went on
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HARDtalk is in the Zambian capital Lusaka to speak to Kenneth Kaunda. Leader of the struggle for independence, he was sentenced to hard labour in prison by the British before he went on to become Zambia's first president of the post-colonial era. It is a landmark year for Zambia, the 50th anniversary of its independence, and Kenneth Kaunda himself turns 90 in April 2014. What has 50 years of freedom brought the people of Zambia?
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Zwelinzima Vavi - Suspended Head of South African Trade Unions (COSATU)
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Apr 02, 2014
South Africa holds elections in May and complaints from workers are getting louder. Unofficial figures show that nearly half of the working population doesn't have a proper job. So what
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South Africa holds elections in May and complaints from workers are getting louder. Unofficial figures show that nearly half of the working population doesn't have a proper job. So what happened to the post-apartheid dream of work and education for all? Hardtalk is in Johannesburg to speak to Zwelinzima Vavi, the now suspended head of COSATU, the powerful trade unions alliance - is it holding back South Africa's progress?
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Daphne Mashile-Nkosi - CEO, Kalagadi Manganese, South Africa
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Apr 03, 2014
HARDtalk is in Johannesburg to talk to the only black woman in South Africa to head a mining company. Daphne Mashile-Nkosi has made a fortune out of her business ventures, but with much
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HARDtalk is in Johannesburg to talk to the only black woman in South Africa to head a mining company. Daphne Mashile-Nkosi has made a fortune out of her business ventures, but with much of the mining industry beset by strikes over pay and conditions, how far has the country's mineral wealth benefitted its poorest people?
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Apr 04, 2014
HARDtalk is in Kiev for an exclusive interview with Ukraine's interim prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Russian troops are still massed on Ukraine's border, and the economy is in freefall. Can he save Ukraine from disaster?
HARDtalk is in Kiev for an exclusive interview with Ukraine's interim prime minister, Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Russian troops are still massed on Ukraine's border, and the economy is in freefall. Can he save Ukraine from disaster?
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Apr 07, 2014
In a special edition of HARDtalk broadcast from London, as part of the BBC's Freedom Season, Zeinab Badawi speaks to the acclaimed South Sudanese singer and political activist, Emmanuel
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In a special edition of HARDtalk broadcast from London, as part of the BBC's Freedom Season, Zeinab Badawi speaks to the acclaimed South Sudanese singer and political activist, Emmanuel Jal. He was captured and forced to fight as a child soldier during the Sudanese civil war. His country South Sudan - the world's newest nation - may now be independent but it has descended into vicious ethnic fighting. What lies behind this new wave of conflict and how can it be stopped?
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Apr 08, 2014
In a special edition of Hardtalk from Brazil, Stephen Sackur talks to Brazilian goal scoring legend Romario and deputy sports minister Luis Fernandes. Will the stadia be ready? Will
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In a special edition of Hardtalk from Brazil, Stephen Sackur talks to Brazilian goal scoring legend Romario and deputy sports minister Luis Fernandes. Will the stadia be ready? Will protests mar the big kick off? Could the world cup be an own goal for Brazil?
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Izabella Teixeira - Minister of the Environment, Brazil
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Apr 09, 2014
In this second special programme from Brazil, HARDtalk speaks to the environment minister Izabella Teixeira. Her government says it is now protecting Brazil's unique biodiversity. But
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In this second special programme from Brazil, HARDtalk speaks to the environment minister Izabella Teixeira. Her government says it is now protecting Brazil's unique biodiversity. But agribusiness and urbanisation are still taking their toll. Is the rainforest safe in her hands?
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Apr 10, 2014
HARDtalk speaks to the French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier who was known as the enfant terrible of the fashion world for his witty and daring designs. Now in his sixties is he
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HARDtalk speaks to the French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier who was known as the enfant terrible of the fashion world for his witty and daring designs. Now in his sixties is he still as iconoclastic as ever? And as a new exhibition of his best known works begins at the Barbican Arts Centre in London, how does he answer criticisms that some of his designs like corset dresses and cone bras contribute to the sexual objectification of women?
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Apr 11, 2014
HARDtalk is in Brazil to speak to one of the country's most successful and controversial film makers, Jose Padilha. His movies focus on violence and corruption in the favelas of Rio. Is his dark vision of Brazil fact or fiction?
HARDtalk is in Brazil to speak to one of the country's most successful and controversial film makers, Jose Padilha. His movies focus on violence and corruption in the favelas of Rio. Is his dark vision of Brazil fact or fiction?
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Major Richard Streatfeild - Former British Army Officer
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Apr 14, 2014
The British military pull out from Afghanistan will soon be completed. Digesting the painful lessons from a 12 year deployment will take a whole lot longer. HARDtalk speaks to Richard
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The British military pull out from Afghanistan will soon be completed. Digesting the painful lessons from a 12 year deployment will take a whole lot longer. HARDtalk speaks to Richard Streatfeild, a former infantry officer in Helmand during some of the toughest fighting with the Taliban. Back then he kept an upbeat audio diary of life on the frontline; now he takes a more jaundiced view of Britain's Afghan commitment. Is it time to acknowledge failure?
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Apr 16, 2014
Healing a society traumatised by sectarian violence is hard, anyone doubting it should take a look at Northern Ireland today. The de facto war between the IRA and the British state is
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Healing a society traumatised by sectarian violence is hard, anyone doubting it should take a look at Northern Ireland today. The de facto war between the IRA and the British state is over, but a legacy of bitterness remains. HARDtalk speaks to Geraldine Finucane, whose husband Pat, a Catholic lawyer, was murdered by loyalist paramilitaries 25 years ago. The killing exposed collusion between the British security services and Protestant paramilitaries - the Finucane family still wants a full public inquiry. But for the greater good of Northern Ireland, is it time to move on?
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Boris Nemtsov - Russian Opposition Leader and Strobe Talbott - Deputy US Secretary of State (1994-2001)
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Apr 18, 2014
Ukraine, to borrow a phrase from Vladimir Putin, is on the edge of an abyss. The confrontation between the Kiev Government and pro-Russian forces in the east threatens Ukraine's very
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Ukraine, to borrow a phrase from Vladimir Putin, is on the edge of an abyss. The confrontation between the Kiev Government and pro-Russian forces in the east threatens Ukraine's very existence. Who bears responsibility? And who is now calling the shots? HARDtalk speaks to former US Deputy Secretary of State, Strobe Talbott, and Russian opposition leader, Boris Nemtsov. Has the Russian President comprehensively outmanoeuvred his enemies?
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Apr 23, 2014
In a special edition of Hardtalk from Brazil, Stephen Sackur talks to footballer turned socialist politician Romario. He was one of the stars of the 1994 World Cup so you might think
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In a special edition of Hardtalk from Brazil, Stephen Sackur talks to footballer turned socialist politician Romario. He was one of the stars of the 1994 World Cup so you might think he'd be one of the most enthusiastic backers of the tournament coming to Brazil. Instead he's been one of its harshest critics. Why?
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Apr 28, 2014
HARDtalk speaks to Ahmed Kathrada, one of the big names of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle. He was sentenced to life in prison alongside Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, spending
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HARDtalk speaks to Ahmed Kathrada, one of the big names of South Africa's anti-apartheid struggle. He was sentenced to life in prison alongside Nelson Mandela on Robben Island, spending 26 years of his life locked up. On their release, Nelson Mandela persuaded him to join him in government - an experience he didn't like. But he has never stopped campaigning for the ideals of freedom on which the anti-apartheid movement was based. So has South Africa lived up to those ideals?
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Rime Allaf - Presidential Adviser, Syrian National Coalition
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Apr 29, 2014
It must have looked like a position of great influence - presidential adviser to the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces - the government in exile planning to
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It must have looked like a position of great influence - presidential adviser to the National Coalition of Syrian Revolution and Opposition Forces - the government in exile planning to drive president Assad from power. HARDtalk speaks to Rime Allaf, who took on that role after a distinguished career in international think tanks. Now though Assad is so confident he's running for re-election, the coalition's forces are enduring defeats on the ground and important Western allies are getting nervous - seemingly more worried about the hard-line Islamists gaining a foothold in Syria than they are about Assad himself. Is time running out, not for the President, but for the opposition?
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Apr 30, 2014
What if we lived in a radically different world? An internet driven, smart world where individuals and communities generate their own free energy, produce and share the things they need,
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What if we lived in a radically different world? An internet driven, smart world where individuals and communities generate their own free energy, produce and share the things they need, and build an economy defined by collaboration, not competition. Stephen Sackur speaks to economist and author Jeremy Rifkin. For him, this is no utopian fantasy it is the unfolding story of the next century. Are we really entering the post-capitalist age?
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Mei 02, 2014
Stephen Sackur talks to Yemen's veteran foreign minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi about the country's humanitarian, economic, and security disasters that makes few headlines in the outside
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Stephen Sackur talks to Yemen's veteran foreign minister Abu Bakr al-Qirbi about the country's humanitarian, economic, and security disasters that makes few headlines in the outside world and are described as 'the Arab world's slow-motion car crash'.
The Yemeni government is supposed to be in the middle of a major programme of political and economic reform, but right now its focus appears to be a major military assault on local Al Qaeda strongholds. If Yemen is a failing state, who is to blame?
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Malcolm Turnbull - Minister for Communications, Australia
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Mei 06, 2014
Whoever dubbed Australia the lucky country was on to something - this vast, resource-rich nation has out-performed other rich world economies over the past decade. But Australia doesn't
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Whoever dubbed Australia the lucky country was on to something - this vast, resource-rich nation has out-performed other rich world economies over the past decade. But Australia doesn't seem entirely at ease with itself or its Asian neighbours. HARDtalk speaks to Malcolm Turnbull, communications minister in Tony Abbott's right-of-centre Australian government. Is Australia in danger of alienating friends and partners?
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Mei 07, 2014
In Soweto, the township outside Johannesburg where Nelson Mandela went after his release from prison, Zeinab Badawi talks to his daughter Makaziwe.
As the country prepares to vote in
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In Soweto, the township outside Johannesburg where Nelson Mandela went after his release from prison, Zeinab Badawi talks to his daughter Makaziwe.
As the country prepares to vote in an election for the first time since Nelson Mandela's death, some say the ANC, the party he loved, needs to reinvent itself to answer critics who say it is failing poorer black South Africans.
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Mei 09, 2014
Nigeria's century has been assessed as '100 years of trauma'. No more apparent than in the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls by a militant Islamist group that perceives learning as
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Nigeria's century has been assessed as '100 years of trauma'. No more apparent than in the kidnapping of hundreds of schoolgirls by a militant Islamist group that perceives learning as an alien imposition by Christians and Europeans.
Wole Soyinka is Nigeria's most prominent writer, the first African to be awarded the Nobel prize for literature. Persecuted by past governments for his commitment to democracy, what does he make of how Nigeria has stood up to the pressures of insurgency, the temptations of oil wealth and the corruption critics say is endemic. Does a state that cannot even guarantee the safety of its children have a future?
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Mei 12, 2014
Belarus is Europe's last old-fashioned dictatorship, a country where political dissent gets you beaten up and locked up. HARDtalk speaks to one Belarussian who has refused to be cowed by
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Belarus is Europe's last old-fashioned dictatorship, a country where political dissent gets you beaten up and locked up. HARDtalk speaks to one Belarussian who has refused to be cowed by President Lukashenko's iron fist. Natalia Kaliada co-founded the Belarus Free Theatre almost a decade ago. Directors, actors and even the audience have all faced arrest and imprisonment, but still their shows go on. Is drama an effective tool of resistance?
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Mei 13, 2014
In December 2013 South Sudan became engulfed in a civil conflict which has claimed thousands of lives and prompted fears it could lead to genocide. A ceasefire has been agreed between
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In December 2013 South Sudan became engulfed in a civil conflict which has claimed thousands of lives and prompted fears it could lead to genocide. A ceasefire has been agreed between the government of president Salva Kiir and his former vice president Riek Machar who has led the rebel forces. Stephen Sackur talks to Riek Machar in Addis Ababa.
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Supa Mandiwanzira - Deputy Information Minister, Zimbabwe
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Mei 14, 2014
Zimbabwe's fortunes have for three decades been tied to one man - President Robert Mugabe. Now, once again, Zimbabwe is staring economic catastrophe in the face, less than a year after
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Zimbabwe's fortunes have for three decades been tied to one man - President Robert Mugabe. Now, once again, Zimbabwe is staring economic catastrophe in the face, less than a year after the ruling Zanu PF won another term in power. State coffers are virtually empty and potential investors are being scared away by seizures of land and foreign-owned assets. HARDtalk speaks to Supa Mandiwanzira, Zimbabwe's deputy information minister. How does he justify being part of a government that is accused of cronyism, rigging elections and of squandering public funds for the benefit of an elite, whilst impoverishing the many?
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Mei 16, 2014
HARDtalk speaks to award winning film star, Viggo Mortensen. Known to many for his starring role in The Lord of the Rings, he is not your average Hollywood leading man. Fluent in four
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HARDtalk speaks to award winning film star, Viggo Mortensen. Known to many for his starring role in The Lord of the Rings, he is not your average Hollywood leading man. Fluent in four languages and of mixed American and Danish background, he spent his childhood in three continents - so, what is his response to critics who say the American movie industry has contributed to the 'Hollywoodisation' of global culture and killed diversity?
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Mei 19, 2014
France has suggested that President Assad has again used chemical weapons against the Syrian people in recent weeks. HARDtalk speaks to the French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius. He is
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France has suggested that President Assad has again used chemical weapons against the Syrian people in recent weeks. HARDtalk speaks to the French foreign minister, Laurent Fabius. He is in London to meet other foreign ministers to discuss what should be done about the continued instability and violence in Syria. What credible action can the international community take against Syria when it has so far failed to commit to military intervention, and will President Assad take any notice?
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Mei 20, 2014
Stephen Sackur talks to president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, in Juba.
The world's youngest nation, in December 2013 South Sudan became engulfed in a civil conflict which has
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Stephen Sackur talks to president of South Sudan, Salva Kiir Mayardit, in Juba.
The world's youngest nation, in December 2013 South Sudan became engulfed in a civil conflict which has claimed thousands of lives and prompted fears it could lead to genocide. A fragile ceasefire was agreed between the government of President Salva Kiir and his former deputy Riek Machar, who has led the rebel forces.
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Mei 20, 2014
What can western nations like the US do to stop Ukraine from breaking up or falling into civil conflict? HARDtalk is at the US Embassy in London to speak to Victoria Nuland, US assistant
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What can western nations like the US do to stop Ukraine from breaking up or falling into civil conflict? HARDtalk is at the US Embassy in London to speak to Victoria Nuland, US assistant secretary of state. Now that pro-Russian rebels in Eastern Ukraine claim they've voted for independence, is Washington powerless to prevent further disintegration?
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Mei 21, 2014
The crisis in Ukraine has put the spotlight on the relationship between Russia and the EU. How much carrot and how much stick should the EU wield when it comes to dealing with Moscow?
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The crisis in Ukraine has put the spotlight on the relationship between Russia and the EU. How much carrot and how much stick should the EU wield when it comes to dealing with Moscow? The Baltic States, Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia were once part of the Soviet Union and all share a border with the Russian Federation. HARDtalk speaks to Urmas Paet, foreign minister of Estonia. Why does Estonia think that getting tough with president Putin is the most effective way to contain Russia?
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Mei 23, 2014
Hardtalk is on the road in South Sudan as desperate efforts are made to end a civil conflict which threatens humanitarian catastrophe. Why have things gone so wrong, so quickly in Africa's newest nation?
Hardtalk is on the road in South Sudan as desperate efforts are made to end a civil conflict which threatens humanitarian catastrophe. Why have things gone so wrong, so quickly in Africa's newest nation?
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Professor Christoph Schmidt - Chair, German Council of Economic Experts
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Mei 27, 2014
Germany is one of the world's top three exporters along with China and the US. But it faces criticisms from Western nations like the US and France that accuse it of promoting an economic
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Germany is one of the world's top three exporters along with China and the US. But it faces criticisms from Western nations like the US and France that accuse it of promoting an economic model which has hurt both the Eurozone and the global economy. HARDtalk speaks to Christoph Schmidt: Chair of the German Council of Economic Experts - an independent body which advises German policymakers including the government.
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Mei 28, 2014
Zeinab Badawi interviews Dr Kizza Besigye, a former ally of Uganda's President Museveni who has become his biggest critic and the country's best known opposition figure. As the former
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Zeinab Badawi interviews Dr Kizza Besigye, a former ally of Uganda's President Museveni who has become his biggest critic and the country's best known opposition figure. As the former leader of the main opposition party - the Forum for Democratic Change - he has run three times against President Museveni in elections and lost each time. He has called for popular protests in Uganda like the ones that lead to the uprisings of the Arab Spring. So why has he failed to mobilise public opinion behind him?
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Professor Sergey Karaganov - Advisor to the Presidential Administration of Russia, 2001 - 2013
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Mei 29, 2014
How far can Vladimir Putin push his iron-fist foreign policy? Crimea is his, but Russia's next move in eastern Ukraine is much less clear cut, as is the extent of the Kremlin's
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How far can Vladimir Putin push his iron-fist foreign policy? Crimea is his, but Russia's next move in eastern Ukraine is much less clear cut, as is the extent of the Kremlin's neo-imperialist ambition. HARDtalk speaks to Sergey Karaganov - one of Russia's most influential foreign policy thinkers and until recently, an advisor to President Putin. Is restoring Russian greatness a coherent strategy?
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Christian Purslow - Liverpool FC Managing Director, 2009 - 2010
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Jun 02, 2014
The English Premier League has become one of the most lucrative entertainment brands on the planet, but the fear is that the game's riches are inflating a bubble that is bound to burst.
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The English Premier League has become one of the most lucrative entertainment brands on the planet, but the fear is that the game's riches are inflating a bubble that is bound to burst. Stephen Sackur asks Christian Purslow, a former managing director of Liverpool Football Club, if there is a money sickness at the heart of football?
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Jun 03, 2014
It took the abduction of more than 200 school girls to focus international attention on the appalling level of violence and insecurity in North Eastern Nigeria. The brutal conflict
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It took the abduction of more than 200 school girls to focus international attention on the appalling level of violence and insecurity in North Eastern Nigeria. The brutal conflict between the Islamist militant group Boko Haram and government security forces has killed thousands. HARDtalk speaks to Doyin Okupe, a senior adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan. Are Nigeria's leaders capable of rescuing their country?
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Jun 04, 2014
How should we make sense of Nigeria's 21st century identity? Newly anointed as Africa's number one economy, it is an oil-rich emerging power. It is also beset by corruption, poor
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How should we make sense of Nigeria's 21st century identity? Newly anointed as Africa's number one economy, it is an oil-rich emerging power. It is also beset by corruption, poor governance and a wave of internal conflict that could threaten the very unity of the state. HARDtalk speaks to the highly acclaimed Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Her fiction explores her country's troubled past and current challenges. How does this writer see Nigeria's story unfolding?
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Jun 06, 2014
The UK Independence Party topped the UK polls in the recent European elections putting pressure on the Conservative and Labour Parties to re-consider their position on immigration and
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The UK Independence Party topped the UK polls in the recent European elections putting pressure on the Conservative and Labour Parties to re-consider their position on immigration and the UK's relationship with the EU ahead of the 2015 general election. HARDtalk speaks to veteran Labour MP, Jack Straw, who held successive senior positions in government between 1997 and 2010. Is the Labour Party under Ed Miliband in tune with voters and capable of winning next year's general election?
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Jun 09, 2014
HARDtalk is in the gallery district of London's West End to meet one of the most successful and controversial fashion and celebrity photographers of the last thirty years, David
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HARDtalk is in the gallery district of London's West End to meet one of the most successful and controversial fashion and celebrity photographers of the last thirty years, David LaChapelle. His story revolves around sex, drugs and provocative pictures. He has the ability to shock and offend, but does his work go deeper?
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Jun 11, 2014
Europe is limping out of recession, the Eurozone hasn't collapsed - that is what passes for good news inside the EU - the bad news is more obvious. Unemployment is stubbornly high and so
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Europe is limping out of recession, the Eurozone hasn't collapsed - that is what passes for good news inside the EU - the bad news is more obvious. Unemployment is stubbornly high and so are the debts, European citizens are frustrated and alienated and they see Brussels as part of the problem. HARDtalk speaks to former EU commissioner and Italian prime minister, Mario Monti. As arguments rage over the identity of the next EU Commission boss, is the EU about to miss another opportunity to reform itself?
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Jun 12, 2014
Low cost airlines have revolutionised the European aviation business over the past 25 years - offering cheap flights, no frills and a service sometimes to be endured rather than enjoyed.
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Low cost airlines have revolutionised the European aviation business over the past 25 years - offering cheap flights, no frills and a service sometimes to be endured rather than enjoyed. How much further can the budget airlines grow? HARDtalk speaks to Carolyn McCall, the CEO of easyJet, which carries more international passengers than Lufthansa, British Airways or Emirates. Is flying always going to be this affordable and accessible?
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Helen Clark - Administrator of UN Development Programme
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Jun 13, 2014
What is the point of the United Nations? It has a multi-billion dollar budget, a sprawling bureaucracy and a broad mandate to better the human condition, but when the going gets tough,
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What is the point of the United Nations? It has a multi-billion dollar budget, a sprawling bureaucracy and a broad mandate to better the human condition, but when the going gets tough, does the UN have an effective response? HARDtalk speaks to the UN's third most senior official, Helen Clark, head of the UN Development Programme. Is the UN failing the people who need it most?
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Jun 17, 2014
Arab leaders have called the situation in Iraq the most dangerous in its history and a threat to overall regional security. Jihadist fighters from the Sunni militant group Isis - deemed
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Arab leaders have called the situation in Iraq the most dangerous in its history and a threat to overall regional security. Jihadist fighters from the Sunni militant group Isis - deemed too extremist even by Al Qaeda - have seized control of a big chunk of Iraqi territory, including the country's second biggest city Mosul. Thousands have fled their homes triggering a humanitarian crisis. Iraqis have been urged to take up arms against the militants, increasing worries of a sectarian bloodbath. HARDtalk speaks to Tariq al-Hashimi - the fugitive former Vice-President of Iraq. What should Sunni leaders like him do to stop the country fragmenting?
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Jun 18, 2014
Stephen Sackur talks to French economist Thomas Piketty, whose book Capital in the 21st Century has become an unlikely international bestseller. His thesis carries echoes of Karl Marx;
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Stephen Sackur talks to French economist Thomas Piketty, whose book Capital in the 21st Century has become an unlikely international bestseller. His thesis carries echoes of Karl Marx; modern capitalism, he believes, works in favour of entrenched wealth and exacerbates inequality. His research and conclusions have come under intense fire; has Thomas Piketty emerged unscathed?
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Aubrey De Grey - chief science officer and co-founder of the SENS Foundation
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Jun 20, 2014
Imagine life without aging. You could live for hundreds of years with the mental and physical attributes of your 25 year old self. Would you be tempted? HARDtalk speaks to a scientist
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Imagine life without aging. You could live for hundreds of years with the mental and physical attributes of your 25 year old self. Would you be tempted? HARDtalk speaks to a scientist and futurologist who believes it is a proposition that 21st century biotechnology will soon be able to deliver. Aubrey de Grey's Californian research foundation is spending millions of dollars in a bid to conquer the aging process. Is his vision inspiring, daft, or downright dangerous?
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Jun 23, 2014
Three years ago Ireland was a basket case economy; hollowed out by broken banks, bad debts and a property crash. What about now? Ireland was the first of the Eurozone bail out countries
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Three years ago Ireland was a basket case economy; hollowed out by broken banks, bad debts and a property crash. What about now? Ireland was the first of the Eurozone bail out countries to emerge from the economic emergency room. HARDtalk speaks to Patrick Honohan, governor of Ireland's central bank. Growth has returned, optimism is on the rise, but is it justified?
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Jun 24, 2014
Is rising inequality the sickness that could yet kill capitalism? It's a debate currently raging in politics as well as economics. President Obama says income inequality is the defining
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Is rising inequality the sickness that could yet kill capitalism? It's a debate currently raging in politics as well as economics. President Obama says income inequality is the defining challenge of our time. The influential American economist Deirdre McCloskey thinks that is to misunderstand 300 years of global growth and enrichment. She focuses on the enduring power of innovation, rather than wealth distribution. So is it ok for the rich to enjoy a party to which no one else is invited?
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Zuhair Al-Naher - UK Spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister's Dawa Party and Christopher Hill - US Ambassador to Iraq, 2009 - 2010
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Jun 25, 2014
Just when you think the instability in the Middle East can't get any worse, it does. The Sunni extremist takeover of much of northern and western Iraq threatens to create a zone of chaos
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Just when you think the instability in the Middle East can't get any worse, it does. The Sunni extremist takeover of much of northern and western Iraq threatens to create a zone of chaos and violence that respects no national borders. In Riyadh, Tehran and Washington key strategic players have a huge stake in what happens next. HARDtalk speaks to Zuhair al-Naher, a spokesman for the Dawa party of Iraq's Prime Minister, Nouri al-Maliki, and to former US ambassador in Baghdad, Christopher Hill. Can Iraq be brought back from the brink?
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Jun 26, 2014
More than sixty journalists have been killed in Syria's civil war. Across the world journalists have become targets as never before, murdered, kidnapped and, in the case of three Al
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More than sixty journalists have been killed in Syria's civil war. Across the world journalists have become targets as never before, murdered, kidnapped and, in the case of three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt, locked up by the state for doing their jobs. HARDtalk speaks to Anthony Loyd, the award-winning war correspondent of The Times newspaper, who was shot and seriously injured in Syria in May 2014. Is the fear factor forcing journalists to retreat from the frontline?
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Ilan Pappe - Professor of History, University of Exeter, UK
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Jun 30, 2014
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is, at its heart, a story of two peoples and one land. Both see history as their justification. Which means a historian who appears to change sides
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The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is, at its heart, a story of two peoples and one land. Both see history as their justification. Which means a historian who appears to change sides inevitably becomes a figure of enormous controversy. HARDtalk speaks to Israeli historian, Ilan Pappe who says the record shows that the Jewish state is racist; born of a deliberate programme of ethnic cleansing. Not surprisingly he's widely reviled in his home country. Has his anti-Zionism undermined his academic integrity?
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Jul 02, 2014
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Salih Muslim Mohammed, leader of Syrian Kurdish party the PYD, which is part of the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change, a secular, pro-democracy
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Zeinab Badawi speaks to Salih Muslim Mohammed, leader of Syrian Kurdish party the PYD, which is part of the National Coordination Body for Democratic Change, a secular, pro-democracy coalition inside Syria.
The extremist group ISIS is expanding its foothold in Syria, after its recent gains in neighbouring Iraq. The first town it seized was Raqqa in northern Syria a year ago, it holds parts of Aleppo province in the north as well as more territory on the border with Iraq. ISIS is now engaging in battles with other rebel groups in Syria, splintering efforts by the opposition who now find themselves battling both ISIS forces and government troops. What does the advance of ISIS mean for moderate secular opposition groups inside Syria?
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Jul 03, 2014
Tim Franks asks Mohamoud Nur what persuaded him to leave his home life in London to become mayor of Mogadishu, one of the most violent, corrupt and run-down capital cities in the world.
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Tim Franks asks Mohamoud Nur what persuaded him to leave his home life in London to become mayor of Mogadishu, one of the most violent, corrupt and run-down capital cities in the world. He also asks Nur, who held argueably the world's most dangerous job in local government for more than three years, what hope he now holds out for Somalia.
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Jul 08, 2014
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. It is out with the old and in with the new at the European Union as EU member states conduct the usual bout of
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Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. It is out with the old and in with the new at the European Union as EU member states conduct the usual bout of horse-trading that follows elections for the European Parliament. They are selecting a new set of officials, including the key post of commission president. The choice of EU insider Jean-Claude Juncker has led to a bitter and public row between the UK and other member states. How far has this damaged the reputation of the EU and what does it tell us about the future direction of the European Union? HARDtalk speaks to one of the EU's most experienced politicians, Sweden's foreign minister Carl Bildt.
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Jul 09, 2014
Zeinab Badawi speaks to Dore Gold, advisor to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as tensions flare following the murders of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers. The killings have
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Zeinab Badawi speaks to Dore Gold, advisor to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as tensions flare following the murders of Israeli and Palestinian teenagers. The killings have triggered protests and violent clashes in both Israel and the Occupied Territories and unleashed the heaviest rocket fire between Israel and Hamas for nearly two years.
Israel blames Hamas for the abduction and murder of three Israeli boys whose bodies were found on the West Bank. Two days later, a sixteen-year-old Palestinian boy, Mohammed Abu Khdair, was killed in Jerusalem. Jewish suspects have been arrested for his murder. This latest crisis has exposed the abyss between the two communities - could it escalate into a wider conflict?
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Osama Hamdan - Hamas Spokesman for International Relations
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Jul 10, 2014
Violence and death have once again returned with a vengeance to Israel and the Occupied Territories. Hamas's stronghold in Gaza is facing a barrage of air strikes by Israeli forces and
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Violence and death have once again returned with a vengeance to Israel and the Occupied Territories. Hamas's stronghold in Gaza is facing a barrage of air strikes by Israeli forces and Israel is subject to hundreds of rockets launched from inside the territory. How far has the current outbreak of hostilities set back efforts at reconciliation between rival Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah? HARDtalk speaks to Osama Hamdan, spokesman for Hamas. Is the group now finding itself not only under military attack, but also increasingly isolated domestically and internationally?
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Jul 15, 2014
HARDtalk is in the heart of the English countryside, a habitat that is rich in wildlife, but for how much longer? The impact of human beings here, as in so much of the world, is putting
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HARDtalk is in the heart of the English countryside, a habitat that is rich in wildlife, but for how much longer? The impact of human beings here, as in so much of the world, is putting enormous pressure on natural ecosystems.
Stephen Sackur speaks to Chris Packham, one of Britain's best-known naturalists and campaigners for wildlife protection. Is it time to radically rethink man's relationship with the natural world?
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Lord Falconer - Former UK Secretary of State for Justice
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Jul 17, 2014
Just a handful of countries allow assisted dying or euthanasia or both - most notably Switzerland and the Netherlands. It is a difficult and contentious area for policymakers. In the UK,
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Just a handful of countries allow assisted dying or euthanasia or both - most notably Switzerland and the Netherlands. It is a difficult and contentious area for policymakers. In the UK, the highly controversial Assisted Dying Bill has its second reading in Parliament. HARDtalk speaks to Labour peer and former attorney-general Lord Falconer, who has introduced the bill, and asks how he defends the right to die in the face of staunch opposition from many in the medical establishment, politicians and religious leaders?
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Jul 21, 2014
HARDtalk speaks to the acclaimed Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo, who has arguably done more than any other writer to depict and celebrate the condition of women in Africa, in books such
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HARDtalk speaks to the acclaimed Ghanaian writer Ama Ata Aidoo, who has arguably done more than any other writer to depict and celebrate the condition of women in Africa, in books such as The Dilemma of a Ghost and Changes. She is opposed to what she has described as a 'western perception that the African female is a downtrodden wretch'. But with girls abducted in Nigeria, polygamy re-introduced in Kenya, child marriages and the prevalence of gender-based violence, how much is there to celebrate about being female in Africa?
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Obiageli Ezekwesili - Former Education Minister, Nigeria
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Jul 23, 2014
A few months ago international attention was fixed on the remote forests of north eastern Nigeria - believed to be where 200 kidnapped schoolgirls were being held by Boko Haram
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A few months ago international attention was fixed on the remote forests of north eastern Nigeria - believed to be where 200 kidnapped schoolgirls were being held by Boko Haram militants. Well, the girls have now been missing for 100 days; Boko Haram's terror campaign continues, but the media focus has shifted elsewhere.
HARDtalk speaks to Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former Nigerian minister and one of the leaders of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign. Has their country failed these girls and their families?
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Jul 24, 2014
Israel says its current campaign in Gaza is in response to rocket strikes from Hamas militants and is aimed at destroying illicit tunnels Hamas uses to smuggle arms. In more than two
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Israel says its current campaign in Gaza is in response to rocket strikes from Hamas militants and is aimed at destroying illicit tunnels Hamas uses to smuggle arms. In more than two weeks of conflict around 600 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed and nearly 4,000 wounded. The UN human rights commissioner says Israel may have committed war crimes. About 30 Israelis have died, nearly all of them soldiers.
HARDtalk speaks to Danny Danon, a member of the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party. He was dismissed as deputy defence minister earlier this month for accusing the prime minister of being too weak in his Gaza campaign. How does he justify the high Palestinian death toll?
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Jul 25, 2014
In a special edition of Hardtalk from Doha, Stephen Sackur talks to Khaled Meshaal, the Leader of Hamas. The Palestinian Islamist movement is currently locked in a grim and costly
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In a special edition of Hardtalk from Doha, Stephen Sackur talks to Khaled Meshaal, the Leader of Hamas. The Palestinian Islamist movement is currently locked in a grim and costly military confrontation with Israel in Gaza. The pressure on Hamas is immense - military, political and diplomatic. Is the showdown in Gaza a battle for Hamas's survival?
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Jul 28, 2014
HARDtalk is on the road in Moldova, a long-neglected corner of Europe now caught up in a trial of strength between Russia and the European Union. Up until 1990 the people of Moldova were
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HARDtalk is on the road in Moldova, a long-neglected corner of Europe now caught up in a trial of strength between Russia and the European Union. Up until 1990 the people of Moldova were citizens of the Soviet Union, these days the Moldovan government vigorously pursues membership of the European Union. However, just as in neighbouring Ukraine, all the elements are in place for a strategic standoff which could turn ugly. Stephen Sackur explores the situation.
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Jul 29, 2014
HARDtalk is on location in Chisinau, capital of Moldova where the stage is set for another tug of war between Russia and the European Union. With the backing of the majority
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HARDtalk is on location in Chisinau, capital of Moldova where the stage is set for another tug of war between Russia and the European Union. With the backing of the majority Romanian-speaking population, Moldova's government is vigorously pursuing membership of the European Union despite strong objections from the country's Russian-speaking minority. Stephen Sackur asks Iurie Leancă, prime minister of Moldova, if his country can avoid the fate of neighbouring Ukraine.
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Jul 30, 2014
HARDtalk is on location in Tiraspol, capital of the self-proclaimed republic of Transnistria - a sliver of territory inside Moldova which for the past two decades or so has been in the
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HARDtalk is on location in Tiraspol, capital of the self-proclaimed republic of Transnistria - a sliver of territory inside Moldova which for the past two decades or so has been in the hands of pro-Russian separatists. As Vladimir Putin flexes Russia's muscles across the former Soviet Union, Stephen Sackur asks Yevgeny Shevchuk, leader of the breakaway territory, how much longer Transnistria will be stuck in political and strategic limbo?
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Aug 04, 2014
As the world commemorates the start of the First World War, HARDtalk travels to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia Herzegovina, to speak to Karl von Habsburg - grandson of the last of the
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As the world commemorates the start of the First World War, HARDtalk travels to Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia Herzegovina, to speak to Karl von Habsburg - grandson of the last of the Habsburg emperors. It was in Sarajevo that his great uncle Archduke Franz Ferdinand was assassinated in June 1914, an event which set the Great War in motion. Stephen Sackur hears his reflections on Europe then and Europe now.
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Aug 05, 2014
In August 1914, the five great powers of Europe declared war on one another. For countries like Britain, Germany and France the significance of the First World War is regularly debated
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In August 1914, the five great powers of Europe declared war on one another. For countries like Britain, Germany and France the significance of the First World War is regularly debated and commemorated. But what of that other great power Russia? It also fought against Germany but by the end of the war, Tsar Nicholas II and his family had been murdered and the Bolshevik Revolution had brought Lenin to power. How far does what was happening in Russia then help explain what is going on today? Zeinab Badawi talks to renowned Russian theatre and film director Andrei Knochalovsky.
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Aug 06, 2014
In a special edition of HARDtalk, Zeinab Badawi meets US secretary of state John Kerry in Washington DC. Dozens of African heads of state, along with diplomats and business leaders, have
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In a special edition of HARDtalk, Zeinab Badawi meets US secretary of state John Kerry in Washington DC. Dozens of African heads of state, along with diplomats and business leaders, have gathered in the US capital for what is being billed as the biggest ever engagement between the White House and Africa. Barack Obama is hosting the first summit between the US and Africa to boost trade and investment ties. But with American imports from the continent at a forty-year low, is the US playing catch-up to the likes of China, India and Brazil? Will the summit be anything more than a photo opportunity? And, as the latest 72-hour truce comes into force in Gaza, how hopeful is Secretary Kerry that a lasting peace can be found?
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Aug 08, 2014
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. This year sees the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing that saw hundreds killed and many more
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Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. This year sees the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre in Beijing that saw hundreds killed and many more detained.
HARDtalk speaks to award-winning British-Chinese writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo, who was a teenager at the time. Decades earlier during the Cultural Revolution, her fisherman father had spent more than ten years in correctional labour camps for painting a picture that had angered the authorities. Zeinab Badawi asks, what should the role of the artist or writer be in China today?
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Aug 11, 2014
Peace and security was one of the topics discussed at the US-Africa summit in Washington. Mozambique is one African country that suffered a long and brutal civil war - it ended more than
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Peace and security was one of the topics discussed at the US-Africa summit in Washington. Mozambique is one African country that suffered a long and brutal civil war - it ended more than 20 years ago when the ruling Frelimo party signed an accord with the rebel Renamo movement. But now Renamo guerrillas have gone back into the bush. Zeinab Badawi speaks to Armando Guebuza, president of Mozambique. Is his country in danger of slipping back into conflict?
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Aug 12, 2014
Zeinab Badawi speaks to NATO's Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen and asks if NATO can make the world a safer place and, if not, if it is time the alliance went into
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Zeinab Badawi speaks to NATO's Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen and asks if NATO can make the world a safer place and, if not, if it is time the alliance went into retirement.
NATO is sixty-five years old. Does it lack the vigour, resources and political will to be an effective military force on the world stage at a time when conflicts across continents in Iraq, Syria, Ukraine and West Africa present ever greater dangers to global security?
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Aug 14, 2014
The UN says there is a major humanitarian crisis in northern Iraq: it is more than a week since Iraqis, especially minorities like the Yazidis, fled their homes after jihadists stormed
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The UN says there is a major humanitarian crisis in northern Iraq: it is more than a week since Iraqis, especially minorities like the Yazidis, fled their homes after jihadists stormed their towns and villages, reportedly killing hundreds. Now thousands are stranded in barren, hot and dry mountainous regions, many have died from dehydration and lack of food.
HARDtalk speaks to Masrour Barzani, head of intelligence and security in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region. Is it the Kurds who can rescue the state of Iraq and how much outside help do they need to defeat the jihadists of the so called Islamic State?
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Aug 18, 2014
The Hamas/Israeli ceasefire in Gaza has allowed Palestinians time to assess the cost of the Israeli offensive both in human lives and damage to buildings and facilities. HARDtalk speaks
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The Hamas/Israeli ceasefire in Gaza has allowed Palestinians time to assess the cost of the Israeli offensive both in human lives and damage to buildings and facilities. HARDtalk speaks to Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian doctor just back from Gaza where he works as a volunteer at the main Al-Shifa Hospital. He is also an outspoken political activist on behalf of the Palestinian cause. Does this interfere with his work as a medic and humanitarian?
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Aug 19, 2014
Afghanistan's presidential election was supposed to mark the country's progress, instead it threatens to inflict new wounds.The long drawn out process appeared to deliver a second round
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Afghanistan's presidential election was supposed to mark the country's progress, instead it threatens to inflict new wounds.The long drawn out process appeared to deliver a second round victory to Ashraf Ghani; but his rival Abdullah Abdullah alleged massive fraud and the vote count is under review. The Americans are urging the two rivals to share power. Stephen Sackur talks to Abdullah Abdullah. Is he currently acting in Afghanistan's interest, or his own?
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Aug 20, 2014
Do Christians have a future in the Arab world? It's a question raised with a new sense of urgency as an extraordinarily violent brand of jihadi extremism sweeps through Syria and Iraq.
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Do Christians have a future in the Arab world? It's a question raised with a new sense of urgency as an extraordinarily violent brand of jihadi extremism sweeps through Syria and Iraq. Tens of thousands of Christians, along with other minorities, have been forced from their homes, hundreds murdered. Right across the region Christians are fearful. Stephen Sackur's guest is Bishop Angaelos of the Egyptian Coptic Church. What can the outside world do to protect the Arab Christian tradition?
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Ali Khedery - Special Assistant to the US Ambassador to Iraq, 2003-2009
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Aug 21, 2014
American warplanes are once again attacking targets in Iraq - ordered into action by a president who made it his business to end US military involvement in Iraq. To Barack Obama's
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American warplanes are once again attacking targets in Iraq - ordered into action by a president who made it his business to end US military involvement in Iraq. To Barack Obama's critics, it is one more piece of evidence pointing to an incoherence of strategy in a region becoming ever more unstable and dangerous. HARDtalk speaks to Ali Khedery, a former adviser to a number of American ambassadors in Baghdad. Does the United States have the ability to impose its will on the Middle East?
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Aug 28, 2014
With a ceasefire now in place in Gaza, the Israeli government faces a simple question: what exactly did Operation Protective Edge achieve? For all the death and destruction in Gaza, has
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With a ceasefire now in place in Gaza, the Israeli government faces a simple question: what exactly did Operation Protective Edge achieve? For all the death and destruction in Gaza, has Israel's position been strengthened or weakened? Stephen Sackur speaks to Israel's Minister of Intelligence, Yuval Steinitz. Does Israel need a strategic rethink?
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Yasser Abed Rabbo - Secretary General, Palestine Liberation Organisation Executive Committee
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Sep 01, 2014
Hardtalk is in the West Bank to talk to Yasser Abed Rabbo, the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation's Executive Committee. He was a senior member of the Palestinian
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Hardtalk is in the West Bank to talk to Yasser Abed Rabbo, the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation's Executive Committee. He was a senior member of the Palestinian negotiating team in the years after the Oslo Peace Accords were signed with Israel. In the wake of the 50 day conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, where does the Palestinian quest for statehood stand?
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Gideon Levy - Journalist from Haaretz newspaper, Israel
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Sep 02, 2014
HARDtalk is in the city of Tel Aviv which lies only a short distance up the coast from the Gaza Strip. Stephen Sackur speaks to Gideon Levy, a journalist who has made it his mission to
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HARDtalk is in the city of Tel Aviv which lies only a short distance up the coast from the Gaza Strip. Stephen Sackur speaks to Gideon Levy, a journalist who has made it his mission to tell Israelis what it really means to live in an occupying power. He calls himself a truth-teller but many Israelis see him as a traitor.
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Olexander Scherba - Ambassador-at-large, Ukraine Foreign Ministry
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Sep 03, 2014
Vladimir Putin is reported to have said he could take the Ukrainian capital Kiev in two weeks if he wanted to. As he offers increasingly brazen support to the pro-Russian rebels in
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Vladimir Putin is reported to have said he could take the Ukrainian capital Kiev in two weeks if he wanted to. As he offers increasingly brazen support to the pro-Russian rebels in eastern Ukraine, his message to the west is clear - don't mess with Russia. HARDtalk speaks to senior Ukrainian diplomat, Olexander Scherba. Can Kiev afford to risk all-out war with Moscow?
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Sep 04, 2014
This week's Nato summit in Wales comes against a background of escalating tensions between Russia and Nato over the conflict in Ukraine, with calls for tougher action against Moscow. How
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This week's Nato summit in Wales comes against a background of escalating tensions between Russia and Nato over the conflict in Ukraine, with calls for tougher action against Moscow. How far should Nato go in protecting countries that are not members of the alliance, like Ukraine?
HARDtalk speaks to President Giorgi Margvelashvili of Georgia, a country that was at war with Moscow six years ago. What is his advice to Nato?
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Sep 06, 2014
In an exclusive interview, Stephen Sackur speaks to president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who has been in Britain to attend a summit of NATO leaders. There is a consensus view that the
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In an exclusive interview, Stephen Sackur speaks to president of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, who has been in Britain to attend a summit of NATO leaders. There is a consensus view that the crisis in eastern Ukraine represents the most serious threat to Europe's security and stability since the fall of the Berlin Wall - Ukraine and Russia are just a few steps away from all-out war, but right now there are hopes of a ceasefire. So, is there a path back from the brink?
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Jose Manuel Barroso - President of the European Commission
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Sep 09, 2014
The European Union confronts a host of problems from an economic slowdown inside the Eurozone to the crisis in Ukraine. Jose Manuel Barroso has been president of the European Commission
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The European Union confronts a host of problems from an economic slowdown inside the Eurozone to the crisis in Ukraine. Jose Manuel Barroso has been president of the European Commission for ten years but has only two months left in the job. HARDtalk's Zeinab Badawi talks to him by Lake Como in Italy and asks how much of a mess is he leaving behind for his successor?
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Sep 10, 2014
The Obama administration is talking of a stronger coalition to tackle the threat from Islamic State. HARDtalk speaks to the Republican senator, John McCain - he says the White House must
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The Obama administration is talking of a stronger coalition to tackle the threat from Islamic State. HARDtalk speaks to the Republican senator, John McCain - he says the White House must stop dithering and confront Islamic State. He also wants a tougher response against Russia over the Ukraine conflict. Is he investing too much faith in military solutions?
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Sep 11, 2014
Stephen Sackur speaks to Chrissie Hynde, who has one of the most distinctive voices in rock music and a record of success going back to the late 1970s.
Her band, the Pretenders, found
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Stephen Sackur speaks to Chrissie Hynde, who has one of the most distinctive voices in rock music and a record of success going back to the late 1970s.
Her band, the Pretenders, found global success during the era of punk. 30 years on she's still making music, but is she still in love with rock n roll?
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Danny Dorling - Professor of Geography, University of Oxford
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Sep 15, 2014
Can we afford the world's super-rich and what have they ever done for us? Zeinab Badawi speaks to a leading British social thinker, Professor Danny Dorling of Oxford University. He
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Can we afford the world's super-rich and what have they ever done for us? Zeinab Badawi speaks to a leading British social thinker, Professor Danny Dorling of Oxford University. He argues for a slow revolution against the top 1%, who he claims are impoverishing the rest of us. If 99% of us are becoming more equal, does it really matter if a tiny minority are getting richer?
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Peter Bofinger - Member of the German Council of Economic Experts
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Sep 16, 2014
Is the Eurozone economy turning Japanese? Flat-lining growth, depressed prices and a general air of economic despondency are surely warning signs of a Japanese-style prolonged
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Is the Eurozone economy turning Japanese? Flat-lining growth, depressed prices and a general air of economic despondency are surely warning signs of a Japanese-style prolonged stagnation. Can Europe's economic policymakers turn things around? Stephen Sackur speaks to Peter Bofinger, who sits on Germany's Council of Economic Experts - is the dominance of Germany's economic model now Europe's biggest problem?
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Luis Moreno-Ocampo - Chief Prosecutor, ICC (2003 - 2012)
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Sep 18, 2014
Twelve years ago the International Criminal Court was set up to be the scourge of war criminals and mass killers everywhere - there would be no more impunity for the worst of crimes. How
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Twelve years ago the International Criminal Court was set up to be the scourge of war criminals and mass killers everywhere - there would be no more impunity for the worst of crimes. How does the court's record stack up against that grand ambition? Thus far all of its cases have come from Africa, and just two convictions have been handed down from the Hague.
HARDtalk speaks to Luis Moreno-Ocampo, who was the ICC's chief prosecutor for a decade. Why has the court failed to deliver on its promise?
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Sep 22, 2014
Stephen Sackur speaks to Susan Greenfield, who carved out a reputation as a leader in the study of degenerative brain diseases. Lately though she's focused her attention on the impact of
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Stephen Sackur speaks to Susan Greenfield, who carved out a reputation as a leader in the study of degenerative brain diseases. Lately though she's focused her attention on the impact of 21st century digital technologies on brain development. She believes our screen habits could be doing us damage, but is her warning based on sound science?
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Ibrahim Dabbashi - Permanent Representative of Libya to the United Nations
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Sep 23, 2014
In a Middle East convulsed with violence, sectarianism and extremism, the slow-motion collapse of Libya as a functioning state has received relatively little attention. That must surely
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In a Middle East convulsed with violence, sectarianism and extremism, the slow-motion collapse of Libya as a functioning state has received relatively little attention. That must surely change. Libya is a major oil producer and its internal divisions are currently being deepened by the meddling of regional powers intent on expanding their influence. HARDtalk speaks to Libya's UN ambassador Ibrahim Dabbashi. Who or what can save Libya?
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Sep 24, 2014
HARDtalk speaks to Francis Fukuyama, one of America's leading political scientists who, 25 years ago, watched the communist bloc unravel and concluded that history had delivered a
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HARDtalk speaks to Francis Fukuyama, one of America's leading political scientists who, 25 years ago, watched the communist bloc unravel and concluded that history had delivered a conclusive verdict - liberal democracy had vanquished its ideological rivals. How wise does that proposition sound today in Ukraine, Syria, China, or even in credit-crunched Greece? Has a quarter century of global tumult changed his mind about the end of history?
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Sep 26, 2014
Stephen Sackur talks to former Conservative cabinet minister Lord Heseltine about the consequences of the Scottish independence referendum.
The Scottish people voted 'no' to
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Stephen Sackur talks to former Conservative cabinet minister Lord Heseltine about the consequences of the Scottish independence referendum.
The Scottish people voted 'no' to independence, but they may just have changed British politics forever. More powers are to be handed to the Scottish parliament and now English MPs want their own form of self-determination. With alienation from the Westminster status quo fuelling calls for reform, is the UK in the throes of a dangerous identity crisis?
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Sep 29, 2014
HARDtalk speaks to Jessye Norman, who is acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of her generation. Her voice has enthralled audiences in the world's greatest concert halls and opera
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HARDtalk speaks to Jessye Norman, who is acknowledged as one of the greatest singers of her generation. Her voice has enthralled audiences in the world's greatest concert halls and opera houses for decades. She was born in America's segregated south with a talent that transcended barriers. Has her success helped to tear those barriers down?
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Sep 30, 2014
Zeinab Badawi speaks to the British climate economist Lord Nicholas Stern, who has just co-chaired a new report on the climate and economy - he says it is not an 'either-or'
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Zeinab Badawi speaks to the British climate economist Lord Nicholas Stern, who has just co-chaired a new report on the climate and economy - he says it is not an 'either-or' situation.
World leaders gathered at a UN climate summit in New York and pledged again to tackle global warming, but global greenhouse emissions have once again risen in 2014, partly because many politicians and citizens do not want more expensive renewable energy if it costs economic growth and prosperity. What evidence is there that we can have it both ways and are governments listening?
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Okt 01, 2014
How serious a threat to western security is the extremist group that calls itself Islamic State? According to those governments now backing military action against the jihadis the danger
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How serious a threat to western security is the extremist group that calls itself Islamic State? According to those governments now backing military action against the jihadis the danger is very real - not least from foreign fighters, battle hardened in Syria and Iraq, who return to homes in the west. HARDtalk speaks to the EU counterterror coordinator, Gilles de Kerchove - does the EU have a coherent response to the Islamic State challenge?
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Professor Peter Piot - Director, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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Okt 03, 2014
The warnings about Ebola have been apocalyptic: Liberia's defence minister says it threatens his country's existence, while the US president says it threatens "global security". Three
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The warnings about Ebola have been apocalyptic: Liberia's defence minister says it threatens his country's existence, while the US president says it threatens "global security". Three thousand people have already died from the disease and the World Health Organisation warns the number of cases is likely to exceed 20,000 within weeks. And it's spreading: America has just diagnosed the first case outside Africa. HARDtalk speaks to Professor Peter Piot, the man who first identified the disease back in the 70s. Forty years on and we still don't have a cure. So, what should be done to stop it?
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Okt 06, 2014
Twenty-five years after the world's most notorious wall came crashing down, Germany is Europe's undisputed, dominant nation. This is a reflection of economic power, but also of media
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Twenty-five years after the world's most notorious wall came crashing down, Germany is Europe's undisputed, dominant nation. This is a reflection of economic power, but also of media power. HARDtalk is in Berlin to visit the headquarters of one of Europe's most powerful publishing companies - Axel Springer. How does a traditional company thrive in the age of the internet?
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General Lord Richards - Chief of the Defence Staff, British Armed Forces (2010-13)
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Okt 07, 2014
The US-led military operation against the Islamic State organisation has raised a host of awkward questions. Is the makeshift coalition fighting a war, or mounting an anti-terror
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The US-led military operation against the Islamic State organisation has raised a host of awkward questions. Is the makeshift coalition fighting a war, or mounting an anti-terror operation? What will victory look like, and how long will it take? HARDtalk speaks to General Lord Richards, who recently retired as Britain's top military chief. He has led military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq and Sierra Leone. What does he make of this latest one?
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Okt 09, 2014
The Middle East is in turmoil, beset by ethnic, religious and sectarian conflicts that together have created one of the gravest global humanitarian crises since World War Two. And once
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The Middle East is in turmoil, beset by ethnic, religious and sectarian conflicts that together have created one of the gravest global humanitarian crises since World War Two. And once again a US-led military coalition is dropping bombs in the region. HARDtalk speaks to former British foreign secretary David Miliband, now head of the US-based International Rescue Committee. Given recent history, is there any reason to believe western intervention to end the killing and the suffering can work?
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Okt 10, 2014
A sense of gloom is hanging over Europe. Years of economic stagnation are at the heart of it, but there are other factors too - for example, the security challenge posed by Vladimir
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A sense of gloom is hanging over Europe. Years of economic stagnation are at the heart of it, but there are other factors too - for example, the security challenge posed by Vladimir Putin's Russia, and also a rising tide of scepticism about the European Union itself amongst many on the continent. HARDtalk speaks to Alexander Stubb, the Prime Minister of Finland and one of the EU's new young leaders. How does Europe rescue itself?
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Okt 14, 2014
Next month the international club of rich nations, the G20, will meet in Australia. For much of the past decade the host nation boasted one of the strongest economies in the developed
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Next month the international club of rich nations, the G20, will meet in Australia. For much of the past decade the host nation boasted one of the strongest economies in the developed world, but not anymore. Australia has been badly hit by falling commodity prices and China's economic slowdown. HARDtalk speaks to the country's treasury minister, Joe Hockey. Should Australians brace themselves for a prolonged period of economic pain?
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Okt 16, 2014
The Hong Kong authorities seem to be running out of patience with the pro-democracy protests on their streets. We have seen police using more strong-arm tactics - scores of activists
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The Hong Kong authorities seem to be running out of patience with the pro-democracy protests on their streets. We have seen police using more strong-arm tactics - scores of activists have been arrested, cameras captured one protester being badly beaten. But tougher policing will not resolve the impasse over the election of Hong Kong's next chief executive. HARDtalk speaks to successful Hong Kong businessman, Sir David Tang. Is the territory's elite in Beijing's pocket?
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Okt 20, 2014
Is there a new brand of violent extremism that is identifiably different from all forms of militancy that have gone before? The question is prompted by the shocking and self-publicised
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Is there a new brand of violent extremism that is identifiably different from all forms of militancy that have gone before? The question is prompted by the shocking and self-publicised brutality of the group calling itself Islamic State. These groups provoke worldwide revulsion, but is force the only possible response? Hardtalk speaks to Giandomenico Picco, the former UN envoy who risked his life to negotiate the release of western hostages in Lebanon.
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Okt 21, 2014
HARDtalk travels to Brussels to speak to Turkey's ambassador to NATO, Mehmet Fatih Ceylan. National governments and security organisations are becoming increasingly preoccupied with the
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HARDtalk travels to Brussels to speak to Turkey's ambassador to NATO, Mehmet Fatih Ceylan. National governments and security organisations are becoming increasingly preoccupied with the threat posed by the extremist group calling itself Islamic State, and what their response should be. Turkey has been criticised for its failure to act against Islamic State, so is Ankara finally ready to confront the threat they pose?
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Okt 22, 2014
HARDtalk speaks to James Jeffrey, a former US ambassador in Turkey and Iraq. President Obama is just where he didn't want to be - fighting another war in the Middle East. He promises
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HARDtalk speaks to James Jeffrey, a former US ambassador in Turkey and Iraq. President Obama is just where he didn't want to be - fighting another war in the Middle East. He promises that American troops will not be dragged back into Iraq, yet he portrays the confrontation with the group calling itself Islamic State, as a generational struggle that has to be won. Is the Obama administration making the right calls in the Middle East?
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Okt 23, 2014
Hong Kong's government is now talking to the territory's pro-democracy demonstrators. The two sides have very different notions of what democracy is, and how it should work. HARDtalk
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Hong Kong's government is now talking to the territory's pro-democracy demonstrators. The two sides have very different notions of what democracy is, and how it should work. HARDtalk speaks to Emily Lau, one of Hong Kong's most prominent advocates of political reform. Having marched themselves up a hill, is it time the pro-democracy forces figured out how to get down?
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Okt 27, 2014
Many of us who use the internet for work and leisure come to feel that we couldn't live without it. The web opens up the world, but does it also harbour fundamental threats to our
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Many of us who use the internet for work and leisure come to feel that we couldn't live without it. The web opens up the world, but does it also harbour fundamental threats to our privacy, security and autonomy? Can we trust the tech companies who shape our relationship with the internet?
Stephen Sackur speaks to Mitchell Baker, a Silicon Valley pioneer and boss of the not-for-profit Mozilla Corporation, best known for the Firefox web browser. Is her open-source collaborative model of web innovation being overwhelmed by the power of the profit motive?
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Okt 29, 2014
Days ago the Nigerian Government announced a ceasefire deal with the militant group Boko Haram - officials predicted the imminent release of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by the
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Days ago the Nigerian Government announced a ceasefire deal with the militant group Boko Haram - officials predicted the imminent release of more than 200 schoolgirls abducted by the extremists last April. Now those words look depressingly premature. What is going on with Nigeria's insurgency? Stephen Sackur speaks to Shehu Sani, a Nigerian human rights activist and sometime mediator with Boko Haram. How can the conflict which has cost thousands of Nigerian lives be ended?
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Francis Rossi - guitarist, singer and founder of Status Quo
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Okt 30, 2014
Stephen Sackur talks to Francis Rossi, guitarist, singer and founder of the band Status Quo - one of the most popular and durable acts in the history of rock and roll. He's turned the
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Stephen Sackur talks to Francis Rossi, guitarist, singer and founder of the band Status Quo - one of the most popular and durable acts in the history of rock and roll. He's turned the old mantra 'live fast, die young' on its head; he's lived fast and just kept on going. The music business has changed beyond all recognition in the last 40 years - how come Status Quo are still rocking all over the world?
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Abu Bakarr Fofanah - Minister of Health and Sanitation, Sierra Leone
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Nov 03, 2014
Is the world winning the war against Ebola? The World Health Organisation describes it as the most severe acute public health emergency in modern times and says there could be ten
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Is the world winning the war against Ebola? The World Health Organisation describes it as the most severe acute public health emergency in modern times and says there could be ten thousand new cases each week in west Africa by December unless international efforts are stepped up to tackle its spread. Zeinab Badawi speaks to Dr Abu Bakkar Fofanah, the health minister of Sierra Leone, one of the nations fighting Ebola on the frontline.
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Nov 04, 2014
When a dying person asks their doctor if he or she can do anything to help, is it easier for the doctor to provide a false hope than have a difficult conversation about how best to
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When a dying person asks their doctor if he or she can do anything to help, is it easier for the doctor to provide a false hope than have a difficult conversation about how best to manage their last days? Hardtalk speaks to Atul Gawande, who wants to change the way doctors think - and talk - about death. It's a subject he'll be covering in 2014's Reith lectures. He says doctors are good at addressing specific individual problems or diseases, but argues that the ultimate goal is not a good death but a good life - all the way to the very end.
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Nov 05, 2014
Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is ninety years old. His grip on power is still tight but it it won't last forever and in recent months the jostling for the succession has turned into
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Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is ninety years old. His grip on power is still tight but it it won't last forever and in recent months the jostling for the succession has turned into a public punch-up - adding to the uncertainty in a country beset with political and economic problems.
Hardtalk speaks to Zimbabwe's tourism minister, Walter Mzembi. He wants to put an end to his country's international isolation but how can that happen while the old guard remains in place?
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Mowaffak al-Rubaie - Former National Security Advisor of Iraq
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Nov 07, 2014
Who can rescue Iraq and defeat the extremists of the self-proclaimed Islamic State? The militants have seized about a quarter of the territory of Iraq and there are near-daily reports of
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Who can rescue Iraq and defeat the extremists of the self-proclaimed Islamic State? The militants have seized about a quarter of the territory of Iraq and there are near-daily reports of human rights abuses and deaths. The crisis at the heart of the political leadership in Baghdad means a united Iraqi response has so far been lacking.
HARDtalk speaks to Baghdad MP Mowaffak al-Rubaie, former national security adviser to Iraq. Is the new Shia-led government under prime minister al-Abadi better able to combat the extremists?
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Mikhail Gorbachev - President of the Soviet Union 1990-1991
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Nov 10, 2014
HARDtalk is in Berlin as the city marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - that extraordinary moment which dramatised the collapse of the communist system and the end
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HARDtalk is in Berlin as the city marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall - that extraordinary moment which dramatised the collapse of the communist system and the end of the Cold War. Stephen Sackur speaks to Mikhail Gorbachev, former president of the Soviet Union, architect of the policy of reform and openness which was supposed to revitalise the Soviet empire, but instead hastened its demise. How does he see east-west relations today?
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Hadi al-Bahra - President of the Syrian National Coalition
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Nov 12, 2014
Six weeks into the American led airstrikes on so called Islamic State militants in Syria, serious questions are being asked about the wisdom of the US strategy. Worryingly for President
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Six weeks into the American led airstrikes on so called Islamic State militants in Syria, serious questions are being asked about the wisdom of the US strategy. Worryingly for President Obama many of these questions are coming from the moderate Syrian rebels who are supposed to be Washington's partner of choice. Stephen Sackur speaks to Hadi al Bahra, the president of the Syrian National Coalition. Is America's strategy playing into the hands of the Assad regime?
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Nov 17, 2014
Authoritarianism and conservatism have long been dominant forces in the Arab world, leaving artists to tread a delicate path - female artists especially so. Has that changed as a result
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Authoritarianism and conservatism have long been dominant forces in the Arab world, leaving artists to tread a delicate path - female artists especially so. Has that changed as a result of the tumult and chaos caused by the Arab uprisings? Stephen Sackur speaks to the Kuwaiti painter and poet Shurooq Amin. Has there been a cultural as well as political awakening in the Arab world?
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Nov 18, 2014
Stephen Sackur talks to a man with a remarkable story which has earned him accolades and admiration around the world. Sir Nicholas Winton is now 105 years old. When he was just 29 he
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Stephen Sackur talks to a man with a remarkable story which has earned him accolades and admiration around the world. Sir Nicholas Winton is now 105 years old. When he was just 29 he helped rescue more than 600 mostly Jewish children from Nazi persecution in Czechoslovakia. He hates being labelled a hero but Sir Nicholas Winton is living proof that individuals can make an extraordinary difference. What motivated him?
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Nov 19, 2014
Just how far is Vladimir Putin prepared to push in his high stakes confrontation with the West over Ukraine? New allegations of Russian military incursions prompted Ukraine's president
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Just how far is Vladimir Putin prepared to push in his high stakes confrontation with the West over Ukraine? New allegations of Russian military incursions prompted Ukraine's president to talk of all-out war, and western leaders to threaten more sanctions.
Hardtalk speaks to Mikhail Kasyanov, who was Russian prime minister in Putin's first presidential term, and is now a diehard opponent. Do most Russians remain confident their president knows what he is doing?
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Nov 20, 2014
Hardtalk speaks to Alan Cumming, the award winning Scottish actor whose chameleon-like talent has seen him play the Pope in a dress, the voice of the devil, a superhero in the X-Men
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Hardtalk speaks to Alan Cumming, the award winning Scottish actor whose chameleon-like talent has seen him play the Pope in a dress, the voice of the devil, a superhero in the X-Men series and a celebrated turn in Cabaret on New York's Broadway. In his personal life he has been married to a woman, is now married to a man, and has suffered a nervous breakdown. Highs and lows are nothing new to a performer but how much were they shaped by the shocking brutality he experienced in childhood?
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Nov 24, 2014
Ebola is wreaking havoc on three west African nations - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The official death toll is beyond 5,000, the real victim-count is almost certainly much higher.
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Ebola is wreaking havoc on three west African nations - Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The official death toll is beyond 5,000, the real victim-count is almost certainly much higher. The virus brings with it a lethal cocktail of fear, fractured communities and economic misery. Hardtalk speaks to Dr Geraldine O'Hara, a specialist in infectious diseases who is just back from a stint working with Doctors without Borders in Sierra Leone. What's the key to beating Ebola?
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Nov 25, 2014
Stephen Sackur talks to Pervez Musharraf. The former army chief and former president of Pakistan thought he could ride a wave of popular support back into power. Instead, he found
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Stephen Sackur talks to Pervez Musharraf. The former army chief and former president of Pakistan thought he could ride a wave of popular support back into power. Instead, he found himself facing separate charges of treason and murder.
How did Pakistan's former strongman get things so wrong, and what will his fate tell us about where power lies in today's Pakistan?
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Nov 26, 2014
The usual rules no longer apply in British politics. The two dominant parties of the last century, the Conservatives and Labour, are both struggling badly. The UK Independence Party,
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The usual rules no longer apply in British politics. The two dominant parties of the last century, the Conservatives and Labour, are both struggling badly. The UK Independence Party, UKIP, is making in-roads with its anti-EU, anti-immigration brand of populist politics.
Hardtalk speaks to a senior statesman of the Labour party and one of Tony Blair's most trusted ministers, David Blunkett. Has Labour lost touch with its own traditional supporters?
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Dec 01, 2014
Hardtalk speaks to the man who has been called America's greatest living crime writer. Through works such as the Black Dahlia and LA Confidential, James Ellroy has created a uniquely
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Hardtalk speaks to the man who has been called America's greatest living crime writer. Through works such as the Black Dahlia and LA Confidential, James Ellroy has created a uniquely dark portrait of America. His is a nightmare vision of crazed killers and corrupt cops. He writes of what he knows - his own mother was murdered when he was a child. So is that simple, terrible fact the key to understanding all the words he has ever written?
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Robert Serry - UN Special Coordinator, Middle East Peace Process
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Dec 02, 2014
Israelis and Palestinians seem to have given up on the idea of negotiating a compromise peace. From Jerusalem to Gaza mutual mistrust is deep and getting deeper. Israel's unilateral
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Israelis and Palestinians seem to have given up on the idea of negotiating a compromise peace. From Jerusalem to Gaza mutual mistrust is deep and getting deeper. Israel's unilateral approach is embodied in settlement building on occupied land; the Palestinians are seeking international recognition of their claim to statehood. Hardtalk speaks to Robert Serry, the UN Special Coordinator for the so-called Middle East peace process. Has the time come to admit that the 'peace process' is an unhelpful fiction?
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Dec 03, 2014
Stephen Sackur talks to Sir Antony Sher, who is widely regarded as one of the finest contemporary classical actors. He is South African, Jewish, openly gay and famously frank about his
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Stephen Sackur talks to Sir Antony Sher, who is widely regarded as one of the finest contemporary classical actors. He is South African, Jewish, openly gay and famously frank about his private struggles. Stephen asks how this self-styled outsider became a doyen of the British theatrical establishment.
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Dec 05, 2014
Around the world the election of Barak Obama to the White House was seen as a watershed moment for race relations in America. The first black man to be president was taken as the symbol
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Around the world the election of Barak Obama to the White House was seen as a watershed moment for race relations in America. The first black man to be president was taken as the symbol of a new post-racial era; but six years on, with tensions between black communities and the police running sky high is anyone still talking about a post racial America? HARDtalk speaks to Cornel West, writer, academic and fierce critic of president Obama and asks why the race debate turned sour.
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Dec 08, 2014
Stephen Sackur speaks to Alaa Al Aswany, the Egyptian novelist, political commentator and sometime dentist. Is Egypt's story a harsh lesson in the dangers of wishful thinking? Whatever
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Stephen Sackur speaks to Alaa Al Aswany, the Egyptian novelist, political commentator and sometime dentist. Is Egypt's story a harsh lesson in the dangers of wishful thinking? Whatever happened to the Egyptian revolution? Those heady days of people power in Tahrir square now seem like a collective delusion. A military strong man is back in power, President Mubarak has been handed a get out of jail free card and dissent is being repressed with an iron fist.
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Dec 09, 2014
Zeinab Badawi talks to Thuli Madonsela, South Africa's public protector. As the country's anti-corruption watchdog, Mrs Madonsela claims President Zuma 'benefitted unduly' from a 25
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Zeinab Badawi talks to Thuli Madonsela, South Africa's public protector. As the country's anti-corruption watchdog, Mrs Madonsela claims President Zuma 'benefitted unduly' from a 25 million dollar facelift for his private home and wants him to return some of the taxpayers' money. The ruling ANC says she's mistaken and the parliament dominated by the party has voted to throw out her findings. Mrs Madonsela is sticking to her guns and has been under attack at home whilst being celebrated abroad. So who is right and who is wrong?
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Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai - joint winners of the Nobel Peace Prize 2014
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Dec 10, 2014
HARDtalk speaks to the joint winners of the 2014 Nobel Peace prize, Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai. The judges awarded them the prize in recognition of 'their struggle against
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HARDtalk speaks to the joint winners of the 2014 Nobel Peace prize, Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai. The judges awarded them the prize in recognition of 'their struggle against the suppression of children and young people and for the right of all children to education'.
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Dec 16, 2014
Does the world of sport need a Mr Clean to fix it? The constant drip of doping allegations, bribery and corruption - that have, one way or another, dogged the sporting world - have
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Does the world of sport need a Mr Clean to fix it? The constant drip of doping allegations, bribery and corruption - that have, one way or another, dogged the sporting world - have tainted it.
Zeinab Badawi speaks to former British Olympic champion Sebastian Coe, who set twelve world records during his athletics career on the track and went on to hold many roles in various sporting organisations. Now he wants to become the president of the International Association of Athletics Federations, the IAAF. What more can be done help clean up sport?
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Dec 17, 2014
Are we any closer to learning about the origins of our universe after the historic landing in November of a European robot probe on a comet? The mission began twenty one years ago, and
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Are we any closer to learning about the origins of our universe after the historic landing in November of a European robot probe on a comet? The mission began twenty one years ago, and the probe Rosetta travelled nearly six and a half billion kilometres to reach the comet, which is reckoned to be more than four billion years old. The scenes of cheering and hugs amongst the expert team at the European Space Agency in Germany reflected the deep joy and sense of accomplishment. Hardtalk speaks to Professor Monica Grady, a member of the probe's scientific team. Now the euphoria has subsided - what did we learn from this historic landing?
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Yves Daccord, director general of the International Red Cross
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Dec 19, 2014
The International Red Cross does not take sides; it prioritises field operations over political grandstanding. It is the humanitarian organisation that reaches the conflict zones others
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The International Red Cross does not take sides; it prioritises field operations over political grandstanding. It is the humanitarian organisation that reaches the conflict zones others fail to reach. Or is it?
Yves Daccord, director general of the ICRC is interviewed by Stephen Sackur. From Syria to South Sudan, is the Red Cross's model of scrupulously neutral intervention broken beyond repair?
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Dec 24, 2014
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Stephen Sackur looks back at some of the most compelling conversations of 2014.
Interviews with newsmakers and personalities from across the globe. Stephen Sackur looks back at some of the most compelling conversations of 2014.
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