Are Smartphones Harming Teenagers?

The spread of smartphones has come with rising rates of depression in teenagers

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What's Gone Wrong in Myanmar?

Why is Aung San Suu Kyi refusing to denounce army brutality in Rakhine State?

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Extreme Weather: Who Foots the Bill?

Extreme weather events are becoming more common, more destructive, and much more costly

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Who Do You Trust?

Trust is declining in many established democracies

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Why Secede?

What’s so important about having your own country?

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What Does it Take to Make Peace?

Why is it so hard to resolve conflicts and what makes an effective peace-maker?

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Iran: Deal or no Deal?

Has the Iran nuclear deal made the world safer?

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Is a Stronger Japan Good for the World?

A larger military and more influence abroad is Tokyo's new stated policy. To what end?

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Is Democracy Working For Africa?

Kenya's disputed election raises the question, what system works best for the continent?

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Do We Need Economic Growth?

Can we have prosperity without economic growth and are limits to growth a good idea?

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What does Trump want from China?

Which of the two global powers is on the front foot and which has the most to lose?

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Europe's Growing Culture Wars

Have American-style culture wars come to Europe?

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The Battle for Lebanon

Who's ultimately in charge in Lebanon: its prime minister, Hezbollah, Saudi Arabia?

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Brexit's First Big Test

Has Britain done enough to move Brexit talks to the next phase?

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Bitcoin: Bubble or Brave New World?

Digital currencies are booming, but what are the implications for the future of money?

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What Now For the Palestinians?

How does Donald Trump's Jerusalem announcement change the picture for the Palestinians?

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What is Wrong with Eating Meat?

Are the pleasures of eating meat worth the costs to human health and the environment?

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Addicted to the Game

How serious a global health problem is internet and gaming addiction?

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Does Coal Have a Future?

President Trump has vowed to revive the US coal industry in the US, but can it be done?

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What are Turkey's Aims in Syria?

Turkey's offensive against Kurdish militia in Syria has angered its NATO allies

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Afghanistan: Time to Talk to the Taliban?

After 16 years of war, is a military solution credible?

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Should Your Pay be Private?

What happens when our salaries become public knowledge?

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Does Europe Need an Army?

Is greater European military integration really feasible - or even desirable?

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Russia's Information Wars

Has Russia changed the rules of the game using social media to meddle in US politics?

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Xi Who Would be King

Is China moving towards strong-man authoritarian rule?

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Does the US Still Want Free Trade?

How will President Donald Trump's tariff order affect global trade?

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What Does Putin Want?

As Russia prepares to elect Vladimir Putin for another term, what does he want?

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What is Fuelling War in Yemen?

Why has Yemen become what the UN calls 'the world's worst humanitarian crisis'?

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How Do We Build a Better Internet?

As Facebook comes under scrutiny, is it time to re-think our links with big tech?

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How Do We Cure Our Plastic Addiction?

We're making too much plastic and China doesn't want it anymore, so what happens now?

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