Sustaining the Winter Olympics
Send a text The 25th Winter Olympics are now well under way in the Italian alps. By the time the games close, 2,800 athletes representing mo...
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The Agenda Podcast with Stephen Cole
The Agenda Podcast with Stephen Cole is a weekly podcast looking beyond the headlines and accepted wisdom to find the real story.Hosted by award-winning journalist and presenter Stephen Cole...
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20 of 171 episodesLiving with AI (from WEF in Davos)
Send a text The ongoing geopolitical turmoil aside, the rise of artificial intelligence once again dominated the conversation at the World E...
Starmer in China
Send a text Keir Starmer has now become the first British Prime Minister to visit China in eight years. He met both President Xi Jinping and...
Davos 2026 - "A Spirit of Dialogue" - but who is listening?
Send a text This week’s Agenda comes from the World Economic Forum in Davos, where global leaders, business titans and big thinkers have gat...
The New Geography of Innovation - Interview with author Mehran Gul
Send a text For more than half a century, Silicon Valley has been the epicentre of global technology. More recently, the rise of China has c...
Will a ban on social media save our children?
Send a text Australia has now become the first country in the world to ban anyone under the age of 16 from using social media. Young people...
A changing America - what a new foreign policy approach means for the rest of the world
Send a text As we come to the end of the first year of Donald Trump's second Presidency, a shift is underway in the United States. Poli...
Unpicking the UK Budget
Send a text The UK economy has been in the spotlight recently as Finance Minister - or Chancellor of the Exchequer as she's known in Br...
Regulating AI - who's really in charge of Artificial Intelligence?
Send a text As artificial intelligence spreads into almost every aspect of our lives concerns over its regulation are becoming increasingly...
COP30 - What's at stake if we want to save the planet?
Send a text Global leaders, climate experts and NGOs are now in the city of Belem, Brazil ready for the negotiatons to begin at COP30. They...
China's New Agenda
Send a text China has now set out its plans for the next 5 years. The blueprint for development from 2026-2030 covers guiding principles for...
AI & the future of Media
Send a text While China discussed the details of its next five year plan in Beijing – this week Juliet Mann went to Nicosia where an incredi...
The United Nations at 80
Send a text The United Nations is now celebrating its 80th anniversary. Set up in the wake of the Second World War, it was designed to maint...
Europe's Immigration crisis - the politics of people movement
Send a text Despite Donald Trump’s claim that “Europe is in serious trouble” over illegal immigration, UN data shows arrivals have actually...
Chip Wars - the battle for Silicon Supremacy
Send a text The rise of AI is set to send the semiconductor industry skyrocketing to a value of over $1 trillion by 2030. But as the market...
The Silver Economy
Send a text As populations age and birth rates fall, the so-called silver economy is becoming one of the biggest forces shaping our future....
Getting down to business: China-UK Trade
Send a text New UK Business Secretary Peter Kyle has had to hit the ground running. Just days after being promoted to the job he was off on...
Global Governance Initiative: what next for China?
Send a text The eyes of the world have been firmly focused on China, as leaders from across the globe gathered for the Shanghai Cooperation...
Echoes of Peace - China's role in World War II
Send a text 80 years after the end of the Second World War, the roles of the UK, US and the then Soviet Union are rightfully celebrated. But...
China: The Forgotten Ally
Send a text 2025 marks 80 years since the end of the Second World War. After eight decades, the exploits of the UK, US and then Soviet Union...