Examining the origins of notable conflicts
World Service,路18 episodes
Trying to put an end to poverty. How Latin America got into debt and the cause of crisis
An Afrikaans word meaning "the state of being apart", literally "apart-hood".
The moment when world leaders acknowledged an environmental crisis
Reconstructing Europe after the Second World War
Described as a cartel that manipulated the price of a commodity the world relied on
Gibraltar has been fought over for centuries
When Russia refused China a nuclear bomb - a symbiotic relationship broke down.
What lead to the commercialisation of Antarctica?
The effectiveness and cost of chemical weapons
The fatal relations between the people of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge
"Condemned to be friends" - Georg Mavros
How did mistrust between Catholic nationalists and Protestant unionists come about?
Retaining identity in a consolidated Russian empire
Partitioning India involved moving 8 million people and dividing the land
Eritrea became a disputed territory following the downfall of Mussolini
A look back at the nuclear arms race and the Cold war
Hong Kong was known as the business mecca of the east
The Yalta agreement that split Germany