Battles on Video presents videos from previous Battle of Ideas festivals, interviews and opinion pieces by speakers and participants, as well as specially produced in-depth discussions.
29 10 11: Middle East revolutions: hopes and fears?
29 10 11: Is this Africa's decade?
29 10 11: The trillion dollar question: is the US economy resurgent or dependent?
29 10 11: Unrealpolitik: a new New world order?
30 10 10: Going nowhere? Staying local in a global village
29 10 10: Africa and oil
25 11 08: China: New Hope or Threat to the World?
25 11 08: China: Brendan O'Neill - The West is afraid of China
25 11 08: China: Elizabeth Economy - Urbanising 400 million people
"The rules of the game at The Battle of Ideas makes beating about the bush impossible. When you are given 5 minutes to make your point, you either say something essential, or you reveal that you have nothing really to say. This eliminates 'the unbearable lightness' of speculation that haunts public debate."
Albena Azmanova, social philosopher, political commentator and activist
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