The Inquiry

BBC World Service

The Inquiry gets beyond the headlines to explore the trends, forces and ideas shaping the world.

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Dec 29, 2015 · 22 min
Should We Solar Panel The Sahara?
Solar could provide clean energy on a vast scale. But the politics are difficult.
Dec 22, 2015 · 23 min
How Will a Population Boom Change Africa?
The UN forecasts that the number of people living in Africa will double in 35 years
Dec 15, 2015 · 23 min
Is Saudi To Blame For ‘IS’?
Many claim ‘IS’ is the ideological offspring of Saudi Arabia
Dec 8, 2015 · 23 min
Should Governments Drop Money Out of Helicopters?
We examine one crazy-sounding but very serious idea to prevent a low- or no-growth future
Dec 1, 2015 · 22 min
How Do Cartels Get Drugs into the US?
How drugs get into the US via tunnels, “narco-subs” and complex criminal networks
Nov 21, 2015 · 23 min
Can ‘Islamic State’ Be Defeated?
Expert answers to the urgent question on defeating the group calling itself Islamic State
Nov 17, 2015 · 23 min
Have We Underestimated Plants?
An exploration of what plants are capable of and what we can learn from them.
Nov 10, 2015 · 22 min
Is it too Late to Save Syria’s Antiquities?
The threat to Syria’s cultural heritage from looting, war and wanton destruction
Nov 3, 2015 · 22 min
Why was Mohammed Akhlaq Killed?
What a murder tells us about modern India.
Oct 27, 2015 · 23 min
How Do You Save the Rhino?
How hunting and even legalising the trade in horn might save this endangered species
Oct 20, 2015 · 22 min
Can Nigeria End Oil Corruption?
President Buhari’s promise to end decades of corruption in the oil industry
Oct 13, 2015 · 22 min
Is Russia Vulnerable?
The White House has described Russia’s action in Syria as motivated by 'weakness'
Oct 6, 2015 · 23 min
What Does the President Need to Know?
Top-secret documents, released by the CIA, shine a light on intelligence advice.
Sep 29, 2015 · 23 min
Do Drone Strikes Work?
The impact of drones, America’s counter-terrorism weapon of choice
Sep 22, 2015 · 22 min
Is Japan Abandoning Pacifism?
New laws mean Japanese troops can fight overseas for the first time since World War Two
Sep 15, 2015 · 23 min
Why is Argentina Still so Sexist?
Despite women’s progress in Argentine politics, society there has remained macho
Sep 7, 2015 · 23 min
How Will a Population Boom Change Africa?
The UN forecasts that the number of people living in Africa will double in 35 years
Sep 1, 2015 · 23 min
Can We Learn to Live with Nuclear Power?
After the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the country is turning its reactors back on.
Aug 25, 2015 · 22 min
Migrant Crisis: What Else Could Europe Try?
We examine examples from other places, and times, from which the EU’s leaders could learn
Aug 18, 2015 · 23 min
What Will Happen When Robots Take Our Jobs?
Exploring the not-so-distant future when more and more humans lose work to automation.