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thank you so much, mr stephen sackur. i appreciate it. hello.y or so. in london, temperatures on thursday reached 18.1 degrees celsius, so spring is definitely in the air. how about friday? i don't think it's going to be quite as warm and if anything, a lot of cloud and a good chance of catching some rain. now, currently, an area of low pressure is crossing us with its weather fronts and that spells a lot of rain—bearing cloud. and in fact, through the night, it will have been a wet picture across many parts of scotland. rain also around the lake district and elsewhere we've got showers crossing the uk. temperatures early in the morning on friday — double figures for london and norwich and many of us around 9—10 degrees. a bit colder there in scotland — 5 for aberdeen. the forecast, then, for friday, and a lot of cloud first half of the day, very few glimmers of sunshine. showers possible through the morning and afternoon across england and wales, cracks of thunder likely, but out towards the west — and in some other areas as well — there'll be
thank you so much, mr stephen sackur. i appreciate it. hello.y or so. in london, temperatures on thursday reached 18.1 degrees celsius, so spring is definitely in the air. how about friday? i don't think it's going to be quite as warm and if anything, a lot of cloud and a good chance of catching some rain. now, currently, an area of low pressure is crossing us with its weather fronts and that spells a lot of rain—bearing cloud. and in fact, through the night, it will have been a wet picture...
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i'm stephen sackur. millions of haitians face a daily struggle for survival. gang violence is rampant. the streets are lawless. basic services from health care to food distribution are broken. starvation and disease loom large. ariel henry, the unelected prime minister, has now said he's quitting. but is there any prospect of more effective leaders emerging? well, my guest is former acting prime minister claudejoseph. can haiti's unfolding catastrophe be reversed? would an armed international intervention make things better or worse? claudejoseph in port—au—prince, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, mr sackur. it's a pleasure. thank you forjoining us in what is still a very difficult situation in your country. tell me, since ariel henry, the prime minister, told the nation that he was quitting, has anything really changed around you in the capital port—au—prince, or in haiti? has any of the violence, any sense of the crisis changed? i must say that, of course we've seen a change, days are calm. the... the people now are trying to move to... ..to the specific acti
i'm stephen sackur. millions of haitians face a daily struggle for survival. gang violence is rampant. the streets are lawless. basic services from health care to food distribution are broken. starvation and disease loom large. ariel henry, the unelected prime minister, has now said he's quitting. but is there any prospect of more effective leaders emerging? well, my guest is former acting prime minister claudejoseph. can haiti's unfolding catastrophe be reversed? would an armed international...
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i'm stephen sackur.e in a democratic society. the citizen trusts the state to ensure that the enormous powers vested in key institutions like the police and the courts are exercised fairly and responsibly. well, that's the theory. in practice, things go wrong. 50 years ago, six men were wrongly convicted and imprisoned for terrible ira bombings in birmingham. my guest, writer and former politician, chris mullin, was instrumental in exposing this grave injustice. much trust was lost then. has it been restored? chris mullin, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. 00:20:54,563 --> 2147483051:47:11,997 it's great to have 2147483051:47:11,997 --> 4294966103:13:29,429 you in the studio. this year marks the 50th anniversary of those terrible bombings in birmingham in the english midlands.
i'm stephen sackur.e in a democratic society. the citizen trusts the state to ensure that the enormous powers vested in key institutions like the police and the courts are exercised fairly and responsibly. well, that's the theory. in practice, things go wrong. 50 years ago, six men were wrongly convicted and imprisoned for terrible ira bombings in birmingham. my guest, writer and former politician, chris mullin, was instrumental in exposing this grave injustice. much trust was lost then. has it...
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i'm stephen sackur. wherever there is war, there is human suffering.s attack of last october 7th, has killed more than 31,000 people and left two million in urgent need of food, water and shelter. there are other wars, other humanitarian emergencies also crying out for an international response. from ukraine to sudan, ethiopia and beyond. my guest is jan egeland, secretary general of the norwegian refugee council. are aid agencies overwhelmed in a world seemingly incapable of protecting the vulnerable?
i'm stephen sackur. wherever there is war, there is human suffering.s attack of last october 7th, has killed more than 31,000 people and left two million in urgent need of food, water and shelter. there are other wars, other humanitarian emergencies also crying out for an international response. from ukraine to sudan, ethiopia and beyond. my guest is jan egeland, secretary general of the norwegian refugee council. are aid agencies overwhelmed in a world seemingly incapable of protecting the...
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welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur.e loss of alexei navalny. but was that the last gasp of a fatally wounded opposition, or a sign of collective determination to find new means of resistance? well, my guest, leonid volkov, was navalny�*s chief of staff. his boss is dead. putin is almost certainly about to be resoundingly re—elected. is it game over for the anti—putin movement? leonid volkov, currently in washington, dc, a very warm welcome to hardtalk. thanks for the invitation. you've had, what, roughly three weeks to process the death of your political boss, alexei navalny. tell me, what are your overriding feelings right now? well, i still can't believe it, frankly. there is a deep, bleeding hole in my heart.
welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur.e loss of alexei navalny. but was that the last gasp of a fatally wounded opposition, or a sign of collective determination to find new means of resistance? well, my guest, leonid volkov, was navalny�*s chief of staff. his boss is dead. putin is almost certainly about to be resoundingly re—elected. is it game over for the anti—putin movement? leonid volkov, currently in washington, dc, a very warm welcome to hardtalk. thanks for the invitation....
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i'm stephen sackur. millions of haitians face a daily struggle for survival.nd disease loom large. ariel henry, the unelected prime minister, has now said he's quitting. but is there any prospect
i'm stephen sackur. millions of haitians face a daily struggle for survival.nd disease loom large. ariel henry, the unelected prime minister, has now said he's quitting. but is there any prospect
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i'm stephen sackur. one way of measuring the scale of haiti's political, economic and security collapse is to compare it with its neighbour, the dominican republic. these two nations share the same caribbean island, but while haiti is the poorest state in latin america, the dominican republic boasts the region's fastest—growing economy. and that, you might think, would enable the dominican republic to play a role in easing the crisis next door. well, think again. my guest is president of the dominican republic, luis abinader. is his strategy simply adding to haiti's woes? president luis abinader, in santo domingo, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for giving this opportunity to express our views, our ideas and how the dominican republic is developing in several of our...several economic and social areas. well, i think this is a very important moment to talk to you, mr president, perhaps primarily because of the crisis we see unfolding in neighbouring haiti. i know that you and your government are
i'm stephen sackur. one way of measuring the scale of haiti's political, economic and security collapse is to compare it with its neighbour, the dominican republic. these two nations share the same caribbean island, but while haiti is the poorest state in latin america, the dominican republic boasts the region's fastest—growing economy. and that, you might think, would enable the dominican republic to play a role in easing the crisis next door. well, think again. my guest is president of the...
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i'm stephen sackur and today i am in guyana, south america, a country of some 800,000 people which rightmy in the world. the reason — oil, vast reserves of the stuff located offshore. my guest today is guyana's president, irfaan ali. his country's new—found oil riches have stoked tensions with neighbouring venezuela. they've also raised questions about this country's vulnerability to climate change. so is oil really a blessing or a curse?
i'm stephen sackur and today i am in guyana, south america, a country of some 800,000 people which rightmy in the world. the reason — oil, vast reserves of the stuff located offshore. my guest today is guyana's president, irfaan ali. his country's new—found oil riches have stoked tensions with neighbouring venezuela. they've also raised questions about this country's vulnerability to climate change. so is oil really a blessing or a curse?
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welcome to hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. 2024 is a big year for elections worldwide.ans will vote for a new president injust a few days' time with zero expectation of a shift in the established order. ruthless repression of dissent has been vladimir putin's hallmark. and over the course of the last decade and more, i've spoken to the few prominent russians ready to make a stand against putinism. the list includes alexei navalny, who died in prison last month. but navalny was by no means the first putin opponent to die an untimely death. let's start with the late boris nemtsov.
welcome to hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. 2024 is a big year for elections worldwide.ans will vote for a new president injust a few days' time with zero expectation of a shift in the established order. ruthless repression of dissent has been vladimir putin's hallmark. and over the course of the last decade and more, i've spoken to the few prominent russians ready to make a stand against putinism. the list includes alexei navalny, who died in prison last month. but navalny was by no means the...
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i'm stephen sackur. diplomatic efforts to stop or at least pause the war in gaza are not working. every new day intensifies the suffering of the 100 or so israeli hostages being held in gaza and the more than two million palestinians, mostly displaced and desperately short of food, water and health care. a ship carrying aid has set out from cyprus. the americans are talking of building a landing pier. but if the gaza war is a test of international crisis management, then it hardly looks like a success. my guest is the palestinian ambassador at the united nations, riyad mansour. does diplomacy offer any glimmer of hope? ambassador riyad mansour at the un in new york, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. thank you for having me. it's a pleasure to have you on the programme. ambassador, do you have any hope left that talks can achieve a stop or at least a suspension to the war in gaza? i still have hope. and that's what drives me to work harder with all of my colleagues, to succeed in putting an end to this war, to have a ceasefire, and to be able to send humanitarian assistance up to the
i'm stephen sackur. diplomatic efforts to stop or at least pause the war in gaza are not working. every new day intensifies the suffering of the 100 or so israeli hostages being held in gaza and the more than two million palestinians, mostly displaced and desperately short of food, water and health care. a ship carrying aid has set out from cyprus. the americans are talking of building a landing pier. but if the gaza war is a test of international crisis management, then it hardly looks like a...
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welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. how do we make sense of the world we live in?eality. but in a world in which it is increasingly hard to distinguish the real from the fake, sometimes the most telling observations come from the writers of contemporary fiction — like my guest today, novelist and computer games creator naomi alderman. her latest story is an apocalyptic techno thriller. is the apocalypse that she imagines all too possible? naomi alderman, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. i want to start at the beginning. you were raised in a very traditional, observant orthodoxjewish community in north london where, i think it's fair to say, women and girls were expected, by and large, to stay in the background. now, you today have a very powerful, unique, creative voice.
welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. how do we make sense of the world we live in?eality. but in a world in which it is increasingly hard to distinguish the real from the fake, sometimes the most telling observations come from the writers of contemporary fiction — like my guest today, novelist and computer games creator naomi alderman. her latest story is an apocalyptic techno thriller. is the apocalypse that she imagines all too possible? naomi alderman, welcome to hardtalk. thank you...
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thank you so much, mr stephen sackur. i appreciate it. hello there.owdonia, in wales — there was about a third of a month's worth of rain injust 12 hours. things are not looking quite so dramatic over the next few days. there will be some further wet weather, rain or showers, and for many parts of the country, it's going to be mild — particularly across england and wales, where we've seen the milder air coming from a long way south. things are a little bit chillier to the north, in northern scotland. in between, we've got the weather front — that's been bringing the rain, but that's moving northwards, taking wet weather into scotland and northern ireland. there's the wet weather that we've got in northern ireland and southern scotland — that moves its way northwards. for england and wales, there may be a bit more sunshine arriving in a southerly breeze before those showers push across from the west. but we're introducing some slightly drier air from france, hence the cloud breaking up more than it did on wednesday. and so, temperatures could reach 16,
thank you so much, mr stephen sackur. i appreciate it. hello there.owdonia, in wales — there was about a third of a month's worth of rain injust 12 hours. things are not looking quite so dramatic over the next few days. there will be some further wet weather, rain or showers, and for many parts of the country, it's going to be mild — particularly across england and wales, where we've seen the milder air coming from a long way south. things are a little bit chillier to the north, in northern...
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welcome to hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. 2024 is a big year for elections worldwide. in some countries, that means political uncertainty, a whiff of change in the air, but not in russia. russians will vote for a new president in just a few days' time with zero expectation of a shift in the established order. ruthless repression of dissent has been vladimir putin's hallmark. and over the course of the last decade and more, i've spoken to the few prominent russians ready to make a stand against putinism. the list includes alexei navalny, who died in prison last month. but navalny was by no means the first putin opponent to die an untimely death. let's start with the late boris nemtsov. nemtsov had been an ally of putin's predecessor, boris yeltsin. when putin emerged from relative obscurity to grab the presidency, nemtsov became a noisy opponent and in 2015, he was shot dead close to the kremlin. who ordered the assassination? well, the truth has never come out, but putin's opponents have little doubt. in 2011, i went to moscow to meet boris nemtsov, who was then putin'
welcome to hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. 2024 is a big year for elections worldwide. in some countries, that means political uncertainty, a whiff of change in the air, but not in russia. russians will vote for a new president in just a few days' time with zero expectation of a shift in the established order. ruthless repression of dissent has been vladimir putin's hallmark. and over the course of the last decade and more, i've spoken to the few prominent russians ready to make a stand...
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i'm stephen sackur and today i'm on the road — and on the water — in guyana, south america, a countryextraordinary ecosystems and of vast resource potential. the question is, which comes first? guyana has always been resource—rich. for decades, the rush was for gold. now it's for oil. guyana is fast becoming a petrostate, the fastest growing economy in the world. but new wealth has stoked old tensions. neighbouring socialist venezuela claims a vast chunk of guyanese territory. the stakes are suddenly very high. we shall never surrender an inch of our territory. heavily forested guyana has always been a carbon sink. now, with the oil and gas flowing, some call it a carbon bomb. fragile ecosystems are vulnerable to possible oil spills and rising sea levels. guyana is making choices which will have global impact. will they be wise ones? it's republic day in georgetown, guyana's capital. party time for the country's 800,000 people. the ministry of natural resources is on the road. i want to hear you make some noise. the stage is set here for transformational change, a resource—driven econ
i'm stephen sackur and today i'm on the road — and on the water — in guyana, south america, a countryextraordinary ecosystems and of vast resource potential. the question is, which comes first? guyana has always been resource—rich. for decades, the rush was for gold. now it's for oil. guyana is fast becoming a petrostate, the fastest growing economy in the world. but new wealth has stoked old tensions. neighbouring socialist venezuela claims a vast chunk of guyanese territory. the stakes...
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i�*m stephen sackur and today i�*m on the road — and on the water — in guyana, south america, a countryomy in the world. but new wealth has stoked old tensions. neighbouring socialist venezuela claims a vast chunk of guyanese territory.
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i'm stephen sackur and today i'm on the road — and on the water — in guyana, south america, a countryextraordinary ecosystems and of vast resource potential. the question is, which comes first? guyana has always been resource—rich. for decades, the rush was for gold. now it's for oil. guyana is fast becoming a petrostate, the fastest growing economy in the world. but new wealth has stoked old tensions. neighbouring socialist venezuela claims a vast chunk of guyanese territory. the stakes are suddenly very high. we shall never surrender an inch of our territory. heavily forested guyana has always been a carbon sink. now, with the oil and gas flowing, some call it a carbon bomb. fragile ecosystems are vulnerable to possible oil spills and rising sea levels. guyana is making choices which will have global impact. will they be wise ones? it's republic day in georgetown, guyana's capital. party time for the country's 800,000 people. the ministry of natural resources is on the road. i want to hear you make some noise. the stage is set here for transformational change, a resource—driven econ
i'm stephen sackur and today i'm on the road — and on the water — in guyana, south america, a countryextraordinary ecosystems and of vast resource potential. the question is, which comes first? guyana has always been resource—rich. for decades, the rush was for gold. now it's for oil. guyana is fast becoming a petrostate, the fastest growing economy in the world. but new wealth has stoked old tensions. neighbouring socialist venezuela claims a vast chunk of guyanese territory. the stakes...
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i'm stephen sackur. wherever there is war, there is human suffering.on in urgent need of food, water and shelter. there are other wars, other humanitarian emergencies also crying out for an international response — from ukraine to sudan, ethiopia and beyond. my guest is jan egeland, secretary general of the norwegian refugee council. are aid agencies overwhelmed in a world seemingly incapable of protecting the vulnerable? jan egeland, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you've been in the j humanitarian and aid business
i'm stephen sackur. wherever there is war, there is human suffering.on in urgent need of food, water and shelter. there are other wars, other humanitarian emergencies also crying out for an international response — from ukraine to sudan, ethiopia and beyond. my guest is jan egeland, secretary general of the norwegian refugee council. are aid agencies overwhelmed in a world seemingly incapable of protecting the vulnerable? jan egeland, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. you've been in the j...
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i'm stephen sackur. one way of measuring the scale of haiti's political,
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i'm stephen sackur and today i'm on the road — and on the water — in guyana, south america, a countrylways been resource—rich. for decades, the rush was for gold. now it's for oil. guyana is fast becoming a petrostate, the fastest growing economy in the world. but new wealth has stoked old tensions. neighbouring socialist venezuela claims a vast chunk of guyanese territory.
i'm stephen sackur and today i'm on the road — and on the water — in guyana, south america, a countrylways been resource—rich. for decades, the rush was for gold. now it's for oil. guyana is fast becoming a petrostate, the fastest growing economy in the world. but new wealth has stoked old tensions. neighbouring socialist venezuela claims a vast chunk of guyanese territory.
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i'm stephen sackur. how do we make sense of the world we live in?reality. but in a world in which it is increasingly hard to distinguish the real from the fake, sometimes the most telling observations come from the writers of contemporary fiction — like my guest today, novelist and computer games creator naomi alderman. her latest story is an apocalyptic techno thriller. is the apocalypse that she imagines all too possible? naomi alderman, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. i want to start at the beginning. you were raised in a very traditional, observant 0rthodoxjewish community in north london where, i think it's fair to say, women and girls were expected,
i'm stephen sackur. how do we make sense of the world we live in?reality. but in a world in which it is increasingly hard to distinguish the real from the fake, sometimes the most telling observations come from the writers of contemporary fiction — like my guest today, novelist and computer games creator naomi alderman. her latest story is an apocalyptic techno thriller. is the apocalypse that she imagines all too possible? naomi alderman, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. i want...
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i'm stephen sackur. millions of haitians face a daily struggle for survival.e loom large. ariel henry, the unelected prime minister, has now said he's quitting. but is there any prospect of more effective leaders emerging? well, my guest is former acting prime minister claudejoseph. can haiti's unfolding catastrophe be reversed? would an armed international intervention make things better or worse?
i'm stephen sackur. millions of haitians face a daily struggle for survival.e loom large. ariel henry, the unelected prime minister, has now said he's quitting. but is there any prospect of more effective leaders emerging? well, my guest is former acting prime minister claudejoseph. can haiti's unfolding catastrophe be reversed? would an armed international intervention make things better or worse?
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i'm stephen sackur. diplomatic efforts to stop or at least pause the war in gaza are not working.more than two million palestinians, mostly displaced and desperately short of food, water and health care. a ship carrying aid has set out from cyprus. the americans are talking of building a landing pier. but if the gaza war is a test of international crisis management, then it hardly looks like a success. my guest is the palestinian ambassador at the united nations, riyad mansour. does diplomacy offer any glimmer of hope?
i'm stephen sackur. diplomatic efforts to stop or at least pause the war in gaza are not working.more than two million palestinians, mostly displaced and desperately short of food, water and health care. a ship carrying aid has set out from cyprus. the americans are talking of building a landing pier. but if the gaza war is a test of international crisis management, then it hardly looks like a success. my guest is the palestinian ambassador at the united nations, riyad mansour. does diplomacy...
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i'm stephen sackur.these two nations share the same caribbean island, but while haiti is the poorest state in latin america, the dominican republic boasts the region's fastest—growing economy. and that, you might think, would enable the dominican republic to play a role in easing the crisis next door. well, think again. my guest is president of the dominican republic, luis abinader. is his strategy simply adding to haiti's woes?
i'm stephen sackur.these two nations share the same caribbean island, but while haiti is the poorest state in latin america, the dominican republic boasts the region's fastest—growing economy. and that, you might think, would enable the dominican republic to play a role in easing the crisis next door. well, think again. my guest is president of the dominican republic, luis abinader. is his strategy simply adding to haiti's woes?
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i'm stephen sackur. how can we understand the present without interrogating the past?ng to the english midlands prompted him to look afresh at the impact of the british empire, both on britain and the vast territories colonised and controlled from london. did the british empire really do so much to shape the world of today? sathnam sanghera, welcome to hardtalk. it's nice to be back. it's great to have you back, and you are back with a new book, which i have here — empireworld. it's your take on just how massive the impact of the british empire was and still is on the world. you certainly don't undersell your idea, it's subtitled how british imperialism has shaped the globe.
i'm stephen sackur. how can we understand the present without interrogating the past?ng to the english midlands prompted him to look afresh at the impact of the british empire, both on britain and the vast territories colonised and controlled from london. did the british empire really do so much to shape the world of today? sathnam sanghera, welcome to hardtalk. it's nice to be back. it's great to have you back, and you are back with a new book, which i have here — empireworld. it's your take...
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i'm stephen sackur. how can we understand the present without interrogating the past? history matters to our sense of ourselves, the place we live in, and the world beyond. so believes my guest today, the writer and historian sathnam sanghera, whose own family story, indian sikhs migrating to the english midlands prompted him to look afresh at the impact of the british empire, both on britain and the vast territories colonised and controlled from london. did the british empire really do so much to shape the world of today? sathnam sanghera, welcome to hardtalk. it's nice to be back. it's great to have you back, and you are back with a new book, which i have here — empireworld. it's your take on just how massive the impact of the british empire was and still is on the world. you certainly don't undersell your idea, it's subtitled how british imperialism has shaped the globe. i really do believe that. i think the british empire explains so much about people's daily lives around the world, tea drinking in india, in britain, patterns of tax avoidance, even the bbc world se
i'm stephen sackur. how can we understand the present without interrogating the past? history matters to our sense of ourselves, the place we live in, and the world beyond. so believes my guest today, the writer and historian sathnam sanghera, whose own family story, indian sikhs migrating to the english midlands prompted him to look afresh at the impact of the british empire, both on britain and the vast territories colonised and controlled from london. did the british empire really do so much...
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i'm stephen sackur and today i am in guyana, south america, a country of some 800,000 people which right now can claim to have the fastest growing economy in the world. the reason — oil, vast reserves of the stuff located offshore. my guest today is guyana's president, irfaan ali. his country's new—found oil riches have stoked tensions with neighbouring venezuela. they've also raised questions about this country's vulnerability to climate change. so is oil really a blessing or a curse? president irfaan ali. welcome to hardtalk. thank you. mr president, you lead a country which by many measures, has the fastest growing economy in the world. it is down to you to ensure that this massive windfall your country has is used wisely and fairly. do you feel the pressure? i don't think it's a pressure. it definitely is a challenge, but it is an opportunity. and to understand this growth and what it means for our country, i think you have to have an appreciation also from where we came and the type of difficulties we've overcome as a country to be where we are today. and that gives you an understan
i'm stephen sackur and today i am in guyana, south america, a country of some 800,000 people which right now can claim to have the fastest growing economy in the world. the reason — oil, vast reserves of the stuff located offshore. my guest today is guyana's president, irfaan ali. his country's new—found oil riches have stoked tensions with neighbouring venezuela. they've also raised questions about this country's vulnerability to climate change. so is oil really a blessing or a curse?...
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welcome to hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. 2024 is a big year for elections worldwide.new president in just a few days' time with zero expectation of a shift in the established order. ruthless repression of dissent has been vladimir putin's hallmark. and over the course of the last decade and more, i've spoken to the few prominent russians ready to make a stand against putinism. the list includes alexei navalny, who died in prison last month. but navalny was by no means the first putin opponent to die an untimely death. let's start with the late boris nemtsov.
welcome to hardtalk with me, stephen sackur. 2024 is a big year for elections worldwide.new president in just a few days' time with zero expectation of a shift in the established order. ruthless repression of dissent has been vladimir putin's hallmark. and over the course of the last decade and more, i've spoken to the few prominent russians ready to make a stand against putinism. the list includes alexei navalny, who died in prison last month. but navalny was by no means the first putin...
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i'm stephen sackur and today i'm on the road — and on the water — in guyana, south america, a countryce—rich. for decades, the rush was for gold. now it's for oil. guyana is fast becoming a petrostate, the fastest growing economy in the world. but new wealth has stoked old tensions. neighbouring socialist venezuela claims a vast chunk of guyanese territory. the stakes are suddenly very high. we shall never surrender an inch of our territory. heavily forested guyana has always been a carbon sink.
i'm stephen sackur and today i'm on the road — and on the water — in guyana, south america, a countryce—rich. for decades, the rush was for gold. now it's for oil. guyana is fast becoming a petrostate, the fastest growing economy in the world. but new wealth has stoked old tensions. neighbouring socialist venezuela claims a vast chunk of guyanese territory. the stakes are suddenly very high. we shall never surrender an inch of our territory. heavily forested guyana has always been a...
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i'm stephen sackur.y. the citizen trusts the state to ensure that the enormous powers vested in key institutions like the police and the courts are exercised fairly and responsibly. well, that's the theory. in practice, things go wrong. 50 years ago, six men were wrongly convicted and imprisoned for terrible ira bombings in birmingham. my guest writer and former politician, chris mullin, was instrumental in exposing this grave injustice. much trust was lost then. has it been restored? chris mullin, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. it's great to have you in the studio.
i'm stephen sackur.y. the citizen trusts the state to ensure that the enormous powers vested in key institutions like the police and the courts are exercised fairly and responsibly. well, that's the theory. in practice, things go wrong. 50 years ago, six men were wrongly convicted and imprisoned for terrible ira bombings in birmingham. my guest writer and former politician, chris mullin, was instrumental in exposing this grave injustice. much trust was lost then. has it been restored? chris...
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welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur.red repressive police tactics to publicly mourn the loss of alexei navalny. but was that the last gasp of a fatally wounded opposition, or a sign of collective determination to find new means of resistance? well, my guest, leonid volkov, was navalny�*s chief of staff. his boss is dead. putin is almost certainly about to be resoundingly re—elected. is it game over for the anti—putin movement? leonid volkov, currently in washington, dc, a very warm welcome to hardtalk. thanks for the invitation. you've had, what, roughly three weeks to process the death of your political boss, alexei navalny. tell me, what are your overriding feelings right now? well, i still can't believe it, frankly. there is a deep, bleeding hole in my heart.
welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur.red repressive police tactics to publicly mourn the loss of alexei navalny. but was that the last gasp of a fatally wounded opposition, or a sign of collective determination to find new means of resistance? well, my guest, leonid volkov, was navalny�*s chief of staff. his boss is dead. putin is almost certainly about to be resoundingly re—elected. is it game over for the anti—putin movement? leonid volkov, currently in washington, dc, a very warm...
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i'm stephen sackur and today i am in guyana, south america, a country of some 800,000 people which right vast reserves of the stuff located offshore. my guest today is guyana's president, irfaan ali. his country's new—found oil riches have stoked tensions with neighbouring venezuela. they've also raised questions about this country's vulnerability to climate change. so is oil really a blessing or a curse?
i'm stephen sackur and today i am in guyana, south america, a country of some 800,000 people which right vast reserves of the stuff located offshore. my guest today is guyana's president, irfaan ali. his country's new—found oil riches have stoked tensions with neighbouring venezuela. they've also raised questions about this country's vulnerability to climate change. so is oil really a blessing or a curse?