The Inquiry
Is Africa the new power base for the Islamic State group?
What are the real reasons behind the Islamic State Group’s increased presence in Africa?
- 23 mins
- 15 Apr 2021
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The Inquiry
The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.
Episodes (339 Available)
The InquiryWhy has Peru had such a bad pandemic?
Peru has suffered one of the highest excess death levels in the world. We ask why.
- 23 mins
- 08 Apr 2021
The InquiryHow will the concussion issue affect the future of sport?
Concerns are growing about the potential links between concussion and brain disease
- 23 mins
- 01 Apr 2021
The InquiryAre ‘killer robots’ the future of warfare?
Will autonomous weapons transform the way we wage war?
- 23 mins
- 25 Mar 2021
The InquiryWhy do Italy’s governments keep collapsing?
What makes Italian politics so fragile and unstable?
- 23 mins
- 18 Mar 2021
The InquiryIs Antifa the threat it’s made out to be?
What is the truth about the anti-fascist group dividing America?
- 23 mins
- 11 Mar 2021
The InquiryWhy did Alexei Navalny return to Russia?
After surviving an assassination attempt, the opposition leader is now facing jail time.
- 23 mins
- 04 Mar 2021
The InquiryWhat is the future for Myanmar?
As protests continue in Myanmar against the military, what is the country’s future?
- 23 mins
- 25 Feb 2021
The InquiryCan we solve our space junk problem?
Millions of pieces of dangerous manmade debris are orbiting Earth. Can we clean up space?
- 23 mins
- 18 Feb 2021
The InquiryHow did Europe fall behind in the vaccine race?
The reasons why the EU has been so slow at procuring Covid vaccines.
- 23 mins
- 11 Feb 2021
The InquiryWill QAnon survive?
With President Trump gone and a social media clampdown, what is the future for QAnon?
- 23 mins
- 04 Feb 2021
The InquiryIs online censorship going too far?
Who should decide who’s heard or silenced on platforms like Twitter and Facebook?
- 23 mins
- 28 Jan 2021
The InquiryWhy do the Indian farmer protests matter?
What could India’s farmer protests mean for the nation’s economic and political future?
- 23 mins
- 21 Jan 2021
The InquiryCan Germany cope without Angela?
What changes can we expect when chancellor Angela Merkel leaves office later this year?
- 23 mins
- 14 Jan 2021
The InquiryIs recycling broken?
Were we wrong to think that recycling was the answer to our waste problem?
- 23 mins
- 07 Jan 2021
The InquiryWhy are boys academically underperforming?
Why do boys underperform girls in schools around the world?
- 23 mins
- 31 Dec 2020
The InquiryAre we getting closer to a protein revolution in medicine?
Will a new understanding of protein shapes play a key role in the development of drugs?
- 23 mins
- 24 Dec 2020
The InquiryHas the time come for a European Super League?
On this week’s episode of The Inquiry – has the time come for a European Super League?
- 23 mins
- 17 Dec 2020
The InquiryHas French secularism gone too far?
In the wake of fresh criticism, Tanya Beckett asks has French secularism gone too far?
- 23 mins
- 10 Dec 2020
The InquiryWhy is Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace Prize winner bombing his own country?
On this week’s episode of The Inquiry – what’s behind the current conflict in Ethiopia?
- 23 mins
- 03 Dec 2020