Perspective

Journalist and author Linda Kinstler's new book, "Come to This Court and Cry: How the Holocaust Ends", combines a deeply personal family history during World War II with the universal themes of collective memory, justice and national identity. The topics are all the more relevant as Europe grapples with its worst land war in decades. She joined us on Perspective to tell us more.

In what was largely seen as a final warning, the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) climate report cautioned that it's "now or never" if the world wants to prevent an irreversible climate disaster. As global leaders struggle to make meaningful changes, some of the world's most vulnerable nations are already facing the consequences of inaction. Roxy Koll, climate scientist at the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and a lead author of the IPCC reports, joined us on Perspective to tell us more.

North Korea is one of the world's poorest and most isolated countries, and yet it still has one of the most formidable – and dangerous – hacking networks on the planet. The Lazarus Group has targeted major international companies, stolen millions from banks and even shut down hospital departments. Investigative journalist Geoff White's forthcoming book "The Lazarus Heist" recounts how these networks emerged and the growing threat they pose today. He joined us for Perspective.

After studying philosophy, Brazilian national Pedro Cesarino grew tired of Western systems of knowledge and decided to study other ways of thinking and living. He is now a renowned anthropologist and has published articles and books based on his field research with the Amazon's Marubo community. His first novel tells the story of a melancholy anthropologist hoping to track down a myth in the Amazon rainforest. It explores the certainty with which many anthropologists approach the communities they study and the resulting misunderstandings. He joined us for Perspective.

Writer August Cole is at the forefront of a push to explore how emerging technologies will affect the future of warfare and defence. Through an approach he calls FICINT, he combines fiction writing and intelligence to imagine future possibilities based on technological innovations. His latest book "Burn-In", co-written with P. W. Singer, follows an FBI agent working with an advanced police robot to stop a futuristic enemy: an anti-technology terrorist. He joined us on Perspective to tell us more.

Although the royal family has been rocked by tragedy and scandal over the years, 96-year-old Queen Elizabeth II has enjoyed an enduring popularity with the British public throughout her 70 years on the throne. The monarch is marking her Platinum Jubilee without her beloved husband Philip, who passed away in April 2021. To discuss this historic jubilee and more, we're joined for Perspective by Ed Owens, historian of the modern British monarchy and an expert on the House of Windsor.

Witold Pilecki was a Polish resistance fighter who volunteered to go to Auschwitz, from where he sent secret messages to warn the world about the true nature of Nazi Germany's largest concentration camp. After the war, Pilecki was tried and executed. For years, he was described as a traitor and an enemy of the Polish state. Our Perspective guest has written a book about his incredible story. Jack Fairweather is the award-winning author of "The Volunteer: One Man, an Underground Army, and the Secret Mission to Destroy Auschwitz". He told us about the parallels between Pilecki's legacy and the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Afghanistan is heading back to the pre-2001 dark days of the Taliban, and Western powers were naive if they ever thought this wouldn't be the case. That's the view of Heather Barr, associate women's rights director at Human Rights Watch. As women are told to cover their faces in public again and female television presenters are told to do the same, she spoke to us on Perspective about the how the Taliban are rolling back women's rights and what, if anything, the West can do about it. "Life has become a prison for most women and girls," she told us.

Police in the US town of Uvalde, Texas are facing questions over why it took an hour to neutralise the gunman who murdered 19 small children and two teachers at Robb Elementary School. The tragedy comes amid increasing calls for greater gun control measures. Among the demands of campaigners are a ban on assault weapon sales, as well as universal background checks and so-called red flag laws. Pastor Mike McBride, director of the LIVE FREE gun violence prevention campaign with the Faith in Action network, joined us on Perspective to tell us more.

Excessive drinking, cleaners and security staff being mistreated, as well as widespread disregard for Covid rules: those are just some of the details highlighted by senior British civil servant Sue Gray in her report on illegal lockdown parties at Downing Street. Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he's "humbled", but going nowhere. To discuss this and more, we’re joined for Perspective by Duncan Fairgrieve, professor of comparative law at the University of Paris Dauphine and a practising barrister in Paris and London.