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.
30 10 11: Rise of European populism: the revenge of politics?
30 10 11: Are the Germans still European?
30 10 11: Life off Earth: are the aliens out there?
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
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George Thomas, orthopaedic surgeon; editor, Indian Journal of Medical Ethics
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