The panel examine the nature of women’s political participation in the Middle East and North Africa amid the rising prominence of Islam in political discourse.

The panel examine the nature of women’s political participation in the Middle East and North Africa amid the rising prominence of Islam in political discourse.

Richard Branson and Nick Clegg discuss how the current approach to tackling the international drugs trade is failing and whether the UK can help rectify the situation.

Richard Branson and Nick Clegg discuss how the current approach to tackling the international drugs trade is failing and whether the UK can help rectify the situation.

Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US offers his thoughts on what he believes makes consistent cooperation difficult between Pakistan and Afghanistan and how their relations are coloured by ties with India, the United States and other countries.

Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US offers his thoughts on what he believes makes consistent cooperation difficult between Pakistan and Afghanistan and how their relations are coloured by ties with India, the United States and other countries.

The panel explore how political extremists and terrorists are harnessing instant communications, social media and the growing digital space for radicalization and recruitment.

The panel explore how political extremists and terrorists are harnessing instant communications, social media and the growing digital space for radicalization and recruitment.

The author of Is Shame Necessary?  talks about why public shaming can be a force for good. Listen to the full podcast below.

The African Union (AU) has marked 2015 as the 'Year of Women’s Empowerment and Development'.